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Large Scale Voluntary Transfer: Extraordinary meeting of the Council - 12th October 2006

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Meeting: 07/09/2006 - Council (Item 65)

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Report number TSE9 by the Director of Tenancy Services.   (Enclosure)

Minutes:

DECISION:

 

(1) That the responses from tenants be considered initially by a joint meeting of members of the LSVT Working Group and the Offer Review Working Group and that they make recommendations to Council as to the content of the Council’s Stage 2 Notice;

 

(2) That the Council considers the responses from tenants and the recommendations from the joint meeting of the above working groups, then decides on the content of the Stage 2 Notice at an extraordinary meeting of the Council to be held on 12th October 2006; and

 

(3) That the provisional arrangements made for conducting the ballot, as detailed in the report, be approved.  

 

CouncillorsKirkman, Mrs Percival, Thompson, M Williams and Mrs Woods declared personal and prejudicial interests in this item, left the room during its consideration and took no part in the discussion or voting thereon. 

 

Further to the extraordinary meeting of the Council held on 20th July 2006, the Council considered report TSE9 of the Director of Tenancy Services which explained the process from the issuing of the formal consultation (offer) document through to ballot, including the consideration of responses from tenants and the arrangements made for conducting the ballot.

 

Since the start of stock transfer ballots nationally in 1988 all such ballots had been conducted by Electoral Reform Services (ERS) who had developed a national reputation for efficiency and impartiality at modest cost, it was therefore proposed to use ERS to conduct the ballot. The ballot paper and question had been agreed by the LSVT Working Group and ERS would send this to all tenants as notified by the Council, there would also be an advice line for tenants run by ERS. The ballot was secret and would not reveal to theCouncil until the end of the process which way tenants had been voting. The Chief Executive would ask ERS if information as to the total number of votes cast per ward was available.

 

In response to a question by a member, it was confirmed that the ballot was likely to take place in November 2006.

 

The motion was duly moved, seconded and carried.    

 

(The Council adjourned from 3.35-3.50pm)