Do you fancy having a say in your village, town or neighbourhood? Keen to influence decisions? Hen why not become a community councillor? Nominations will be open from Tuesday, 13 August.
Community Councils are voluntary organisations set up by statute and are run by local people to represent their communities. The role of the Community Council includes to encourage and facilitate consultation with their local community to listen to and act on the views of local people and should aim to establish effective working relationships with the Public Authorities and wider organisations.
Community Council Elections for the return of all Community Councils across Dumfries and Galloway will take place on Thursday, 3 October 2019.
As well as representing the views of their communities to the local authority and other public sector organisations, Community Councils facilitate a wide range of activities which promote the interests and wellbeing of their local area by bringing together local people to make things happen.
There are 105 Community Council areas with an overall total number of 1,271 Community Councillor places available across Dumfries and Galloway, of which 88 Community Councils are established.
Nominations will be open from Tuesday, 13 August 2019 until 5pm on Tuesday 3 September 2019.
If there are more nominations than places on the Community Council an election ballot will be held in that area on Thursday, 3 October 2019.
Councillor Andy Ferguson, Chair, Communities Committee said;
“As the most local tier of elected representation in Scotland, Community Councils play a key role in local decision-making by advising, influencing and advocating on behalf of their local communities. They are there to encourage and facilitate consultation with their local community and to listen to and act on the views of local people.”
Councillor John Martin, Vice Chair, Communities Committee said;
“Dumfries and Galloway Council is committed to ensuring that our local people and communities are at the heart of our decision-making and are keen to work closely with Community Councils to make our communities better places to live.”
Candidate Information Pack and Nomination Forms can be found at this link
