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Tenants and leaseholders in Babergh and Mid Suffolk have been
invited to stand for election to become part of a new Joint Housing
Board, which will make decisions about issues affecting all tenants
across the two districts.
Following a campaign to ask for nominations to the Board, the
Councils will ask all tenants to vote for their preferred
candidate, who will represent the area in which they
live.
What is the Joint Housing Board?
Plans to form a Joint Housing Board were approved by Members at
both Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils last
year. This is believed to be the first Joint Housing Board in
the country where tenants and Members from two districts will work
together, with equal voting rights, to decide on strategy and
develop plans and policy.
The Joint Housing Board, which will be made up of 12 Members (six
councillors and six tenants), will be established early this
year. It will cover six wards across the two districts. You
can view the ward areas, by clicking on the
Ward Map (PDF 514Kb).
Each tenant member will have to follow
rules for the Conduct of an Election of Tenant Representatives
(PDF, 88Kb) and also have
a
Job Description (PDF, 76Kb) for their role.
A
Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 84Kb) document has been
put together about some of the questions you may have about the
Board and your role as Member.
Further information about Babergh and Mid Suffolk's housing service
is available in the
Housing information note (PDF, 24Kb)
What is happening to elect tenants to the
Board?
A timeline which sets out the whole process for these elections is
available:
Election Timetable (PDF, 26Kb) This sets out the whole
process from the nominations, to the election of a candidate.
Election of candidates - decide who you want to represent
you!
For the six seats on the Joint Housing Board, there have been 24
nominations. To view the nominations for each area,
please click on the links below:
Each tenant in Babergh and Mid Suffolk will be sent a voting
pack from February 20 2012 to ask them to vote for their
preferred candidate - make sure you keep an eye out for your pack
and send back your vote. Voting will close on March 8
2012.
More information
If you have any questions or queries, please
contact:
Tarina Gregory
Telephone: 01449 724759
Email: tarina.gregory@midsuffolk.gov.uk
Latest News...
Positive response in nominations to Joint Housing Board - 24
candidates have nominated themselves for the six seats resulting in
a contest for each available seat.
Last call for tenants to
stand for Joint Housing Board - Tenants across Babergh and Mid
Suffolk are being urged to come forward and stand for the Joint
Housing Board – with the closing date of nominations just four days
away (Friday February 3).
Tenants urged to visit Tenants
Bus to find out more about Joint Housing Board - the Tenants
Bus will be out and about across Babergh and Mid Suffolk over the
next two weeks. Find out when it will be near you...
A new Joint Housing Board for
Babergh and Mid Suffolk - read the full news release that has
been issued to media in Babergh and Mid Suffolk.