Minutes of a Ward 3 committee meeting - 5th August 2010

Present

J Thiart (Chairperson), C Womersley, Dr. B Vosloo, J Davel, Councillor Nico Botha, Henda Thiart (secretary)

Opening and welcome

The Chairman extended a word of welcome to all present. H Thiart opened the meeting with a prayer.

Confirmation of the minutes of the 24th June 2010

The minutes were previously circulated and taken as read and approved. Proposed by B Vosloo and seconded by C Womersley.

Matters arising from the minutes

• To date we have 127 paid-up members.

• It is very difficult to recruit activists for door-to-door canvassing.

• Mostly elderly persons reside in Ward 3.

• Kowie Swiegers and Gene Tesselaar declared that they are available on election day to help where needed.

Report-back by Councillor Botha

• The KM is not forthcoming about important issues such as the pre-paid meter debacle and the theft of R860 000. The same can be reported about Fred Dennis and his suspension.

• The report-back meeting in regard to the activities of the oversight committee was poorly handled. Questions by the public and Councillors were unsatisfactorily dealt with.

• It was reported that a surprising number of Black paid up members attended the DA Congress in Cape Town. The Brown component was also well represented.

• The DA’s local aims are to win at least 4 wards with a large voters percentage in order to be able to nominate at least another 11 proportional Councillors. The new Council will consist of 29 Councillors, and for a DA take over we will need at least 15 Councillors.

• The newly-built ward committee office cannot be used by the Councillor of Ward 3. The KM has not yet provided furniture.

• Registration of voters. The office of the I E C will be available at venues still to be announced in January and February 2011. This information is important for the registration of voters in their Wards of residence on the day of the election, and also registration of new residents who are not yet registered in the Kouga as a voting district.

Ward 3 AGM

• It was decided that the AGM will be held on 27th August 2010 at 17:30. The venue will be the hall at Sea views Holiday Resort. After the AGM there will be a “bring and braai” and a social get together.

• In conjunction with B Vosloo the notices will be sent via the DA structures by SMS, E-mail notices, the DA Blog, and where none of the former is available, direct handouts to the member.

• The Chairman will communicate with B. Vosloo.

• Notices must be sent out not later than 13 August 2010. Councillor Nico Botha will be the guest speaker. An invitation will also be extended to Councillor Chimpy Cawood and MP Elza van Lingen.

Date of the next meeting

To be determined by the newly-elected committee.