West Kilbride Community Council
West Kilbride Community Council meets on the second Monday of the month,
except July, in the Village Hall, West Kilbride at 7:30pm.
Members of the public and interested parties are welcome to attend.
Information about Community Councils in North Ayrshire is available on
the North Ayrshire website - www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Meeting Minutes will be included soon.
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What is a Community Council?
Community Councils were established by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as a way of bridging the gap between local authorities and local communities. Community Councils comprise a number of volunteers who are elected or co-opted to serve as Community Councillors. Each Community Council usually appoints from its membership a Chair, Secretary and Treasurer whose roles are set out in more detail later in this guide.
The purpose of Community Councils is provided in very generalised terms in the Act itself, but their role can be broadly said to be about:
* finding out what local people think about issues affecting the local community
* making sure that Councils and other public bodies are aware of those views
* communicating information to the local community and
* generally acting in the interests of the local community.
More specifically, Community Councils:
* have a statutory interest in the planning process
* may have an interest in liquor licensing and some other licensing matters
Community Councils have an important role to play in ensuring that their local authority and other public bodies are as informed as possible about the needs and wishes of local communities and in helping to keep the local community informed. If Community Councils are to be fully representative and act in the interests of their communities as a whole, it is important that they do not favour a particular political party, ethnic group, gender or age group. They should make an effort to seek the views of the local community and avoid any automatic assumption that Community Councillors' personal views reflect those of the wider community.
Further information can be obtained from www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk on the following link, it takes you directly to the 107 PDF which goes to great lengths to tell readers what your Community Council does for you.
Personally I highly recommend going to one of the meetings to actually see what they do. I did and I found it very informative and now know who to speak to about certain issues.