The Scheme for the Establishment of Community Councils:
You will be
aware that a light touch review of the Scheme took place last year, following
over a year of using the revised Scheme, and
we sought feedback from Community Councils on the issues that had arisen.
Officers have carefully considered and reported to Full Council (21
November 2019) on the feedback received and have been working on revisions
to the Scheme to take account of these comments. To be able to
progress the Full Council instruction to formally review the Scheme, we require
to undertake a formal consultation with Community Councils and the wider public
on the proposed changes. The indicative timescale and content of the
consultation is detailed in the table below:-
|
Phase 1 |
21 August 2020 to 16 October 2020 |
seeks views on any issues regarding the Community
Council boundaries and membership numbers of Community Councils |
|
Phase 2 |
23 November 2020 to 25 January 2021 |
seeks views on the current Scheme of
Establishment and associated documentation |
|
Phase 3 |
26 April 2021 to 24 May 2021 |
seeks views on any amendments made as Part of
Phases 1 and 2 |
A public
notice detailing the information regarding the consultation will be published
in the Press and Journal, however, we have attached a poster for you to use
locally or on the Community Council Social Media or websites as appropriate.
We encourage
the Community Council to consider the content of the consultation, which for
the current phase is on the boundaries and membership numbers. If the
Community Council or residents have any comments regarding these, they can
respond to the consultation in the following ways:-
We will
contact you again at the start of each phase to give you further details,
relevant information and any available promotional material.