Truro BID set to progress to full ballot
In recent months the Truro BID team have consulted with businesses and business leaders in the City through one-to-one and group meetings to understand if there is an interest and willingness from the business community to renew the Truro BID for a third term as the current five year term is due to end in October 2017.
Key Dates for your Diary
Final Truro BID business plan sent to all named voters of levy-paying businesses. Notice of ballot to be issued on 18th May 2017 with ballot paper to be dispatched on 5th June 2017.
JUNE TO JULY 2017
1ST OCTOBER 2017
Third term of Truro BID starts subject to a successful vote.
Useful information regarding the Vote.
The forms for proxy voters and those that have lost their papers are designed to make it as easy as possible for businesses to vote.
Proxy Voters
Applications to appoint a proxy can be downloaded here. Once completed, send back as an attachment FAO John Simmons at mailto://[email protected]. Alternatively, the form can be posted to John Simmons, Deputy Ballot Holder, Cornwall Council Electoral Services, St Austell One Stop Shop, Penwinnick Road, St Austell, PL25 5DR.
Applications must be received by 5pm on Monday 26th June 2017. A proxy can be cancelled by notifying the ballot holder no later than Thursday 29th June 2017
Lost Ballot Papers
Ballot papers will be sent to those who are eligible to vote on Monday 5th June 2017. If you (or your proxy if you appoint one) have not received your ballot paper by Thursday 29th June 2017 you may apply to the ballot holder for a replacement paper providing evidence of your identity.
Please use this template - the letter should be copied onto your headed paper, signed by the voter and include your UPRN which can be found on your rates bill. Truro BID will also have a record of your UPRN if you give them a call. The letter can be posted back to the Deputy Ballot Holder or emailed FAO John Simmons at mailto://[email protected]
Notice of ballot
All eligible businesses will be issued a notice of ballot letter on Thursday 18th May, however here is a template version for information. Click here
Baseline
Services provided by statutory organisations within Truro that have a correlation to the projects that the BID will deliver have been documented. The purpose of this it to ensure that Truro BID is adding value to current service provision and supporting businesses rather than replacing or duplicating existing services.
An agreement in principle, subject to a successful ‘yes' vote, has been reached with Cornwall Council, Devon and Cornwall Police and Truro City Council that these baselines will be reviewed each year and that issues will be reported through the localism team at Cornwall Council as and when they occur. For these baselines click the links below:
Highway maintenance baseline service
Public Rights of way maintenance baseline service
Street Cleansing baseline service
Truro City Council baseline service