Agenda and minutes

General Purposes Committee
Tuesday, 5 November 2019 6:00 pm

Venue: The Jeffrey Room, The Guildhall, St. Giles Square, Northampton, NN1 1DE. View directions

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies Minutes: There were none.
2.	Minutes PDF 47 KB Additional documents: Minutes of Previous Meeting , item 2. PDF 46 KB Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 18 March 2019 were approved, as circulated prior to the meeting.
3.	Declarations of Interest Minutes: There were none.
4.	Deputations / Public Addresses Minutes: There were none.
5.	Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places PDF 104 KB Additional documents: Appendices , item 5. PDF 7 MB Minutes: The Chair, Councillor Kilbride invited the Electoral Services Manager to present the Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places report to the Committee. The Electoral Services Manager presented the report and explained to Members that any changes were highlighted in yellow as set out in Appendix 1. In response to questions from Members, the Borough Secretary explained that for the upcoming general election on 12 December 2019, the Borough Council is trying not to use mobile vans as the generators required for heat and lighting are very expensive. RESOLVED: The Committee approve the recommendations of the Local Returning Officer and that the recommendations come into effect for any election that is called after the date of this committee.
6.	Matters of Urgency which by reason of special circumstances the chair is of the opinion should be considered Minutes: There were none.