Ballot
Every business premise in the BID area listed on the Rating List for 1st January 2010 entitles the responsible business rate payer to one vote in the BID ballot. The business rate payer must be a person(s), registered company or organisation; they may appoint a proxy to vote on their behalf.
The BID ballot has to meet 2 tests to succeed:
- A simple majority (over 50%) of those voting must vote in favour.
- Those voting in favour must represent a majority of the total rateable value of all the business premises voting.
The ballot papers will be sent on 1st March 2010. They must be returned by 5pm on Monday 29th March 2010 (Ballot Day). The result will be announced within a week of Ballot Day.
If you vote for the Torquay BID it will provide a clear mandate for action in the BID area for the delivery of all the practical measures set out in the BID Business Plan. It will also give you, the business community of Torquay, a very powerful and persuasive voice to influence the Council and other organisations in how they deliver their services and shape the future of the town.
You will have control over those areas of the BID that you are paying for; The Town Centres Company has to provide you with a fully transparent, annual report on how we spend your money.
The BID will give you that unique opportunity to work together to make change and to start to really improve the environment in which you work and live. We can only achieve this if you vote YES in the BID ballot.