Procedure for Nomination
- Nominees must be located within Perth & District including for the People’s Choice Award.
- You may nominate more than one business including yourself.
- All nominations will be vetted by the Chamber’s Nomination Committee to ensure that the nomination has been made in the correct category. If a nomination cannot stand, the nominator will be notified and given the opportunity to change the nomination.
- Nominees will be asked to accept their nomination.
- Nominees are eligible for consideration in one award category per year except the People’s Choice Award.
- Winners in an award category are not eligible for subsequent nominations in that category for a three-year period. (If a previous winner receives a nomination, the nominator will be notified of their ineligibility).
- Chamber member businesses get one nomination in each category.
- The People’s Choice Award is open to the public.
Voting Procedure
The voting survey will be open from September 14th to October 2 and will be advertised through the Chamber of Commerce newsletter, emails to members and social media.
- Each Chamber member business will be sent this policy to inform them of the Award protocols.
- Each Chamber member business will be sent a link to a voting survey where they can vote for their nominee/nominees.
Voting Procedure – People’s Choice Award
The voting survey will be open from September 14th to October 2 and will be advertised through the Chamber of Commerce newsletter, emails to members, and social media.
- There will be a direct link included on the Chamber website, newsletter.
Counting Votes
Each year, the Chamber appoints a Nomination Committee to vet the entries. Nominations are submitted from groups and individuals in the community that the Committee carefully reviews and then selects a category winner. Each email address will be cross-referenced with the voting list to ensure that each member only gets one vote per award. If there is a discrepancy (more than one vote from the same link) the votes will not be counted.
Counting the Votes – People’s Choice Award
Each vote will be counted.
ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS
- Winners will be announced by the representing sponsor at the Annual Business Achievements Awards on Thursday, October 22nd. Nominees will be contacted by the Perth & District Chamber of Commerce of the date, time and place of the Awards ceremony.
- Tickets for the Annual Business Achievements Awards will be announced soon and will include refreshments, entertainment and the awards ceremony.
- Nominees will be recognized in an ongoing slideshow throughout the evening.