Parish Council Vacancy October 2017
Compton and Shawford Parish Council
PO Box 565, Winchester,
Hampshire SO23 3HG
Phone: 01962 600198
email:
PARISH COUNCIL OF COMPTON & SHAWFORD
CASUAL VACANCY
FOR A
COUNCILLOR
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Parish Council Vacancy October 2017
There is a vacancy on Compton and Shawford Parish Council, after the resignation of Councillor J Brant.
The council wishes to fill this vacancy by volunteer, a process known as co-option.
Further information on the role of a parish councillor may be obtained from the clerk, the chairman or any other parish councillor.
Contact details can be found on the parish website (https://comptonshawford-pc.gov.uk), or in the parish magazine.
The council currently meets on six occasions a year and participates in an annual parish meeting, usually in May.
Parishioners interested in filling the vacancy should inform the clerk by:
Email:
Post: PO Box 565, Winchester, SO23 3HG.
The closing date for expressions of interest is 31 October 2017
David A Drake
Clerk
2 October 2017
Council Vacancies – more information
For more information see, on this website
- What the Parish Council Does
- Becoming a Councillor
- the Council’s Casual Vacancy and Co-option Process document.
and these online booklets (follow the links below the images)
- The Good Councillor’s Guide booklet (2017 edition). Here’s an extract from the Welcome section of the Guide
If you are reading this guide as a new councillor I congratulate you on joining the council and thank you for taking up a civic office that can make a real difference to the community that your council represents. Now that the excitement of being elected or co-opted has subsided you may well be wondering what you have done and perhaps feel a little daunted by the responsibility you have taken on. You are now part of the democratic framework of the country representing the interests of your community within a broad landscape of national governance. This guide will help you understand more about your role and the difference you can make..
- The Good Councillor’s Guide to Neighbourhood Planning, designed to help parish and town councillors support their communities and council in deciding whether or not to produce a neighbourhood plan for their area and, if they decide to go ahead, to guide them through the process of producing the plan and thinking about how it will be delivered.
- The Good Councillor’s Guide to Finance and Transparency 2017
- The Local Government Association’s Councillors’ Guide 2017, though this is mainly aimed at larger councils