{"id":7586,"date":"2021-08-03T19:09:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T18:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/?p=7586"},"modified":"2024-07-07T22:04:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T21:04:18","slug":"community-council-vacancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/community-council-vacancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Council vacancy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We currently have a vacancy on our Community Council! If you are a resident within the St Monans &amp; Abercrombie ward and would like to help take practical action in the interests of the communities of both villages, why not consider applying?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What does the Community Council do?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Community Councils are established throughout Scotland to ascertain, co-ordinate and express the views of their communities to both the local and public authorities. Community Councils are encouraged to promote community participation and a sense of community spirit within their village or town.<\/li><li>Every Community Councillor is a volunteer who has been voted onto the Community Council and are not paid for their work.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is the time commitment?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We currently meet ten times per year (July and December are holiday months) usually on the third Monday of the month at 7.30pm.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The next election for the entire Community Council will be in October 2022.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hope to fill the vacancy at the next meeting of the Community Council on Monday 16 August.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How to apply<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Candidates can register their interest in standing with either the Acting Chair, Vicki Salvage (vsalvage7@gmail.com) or the Secretary, Stuart Bridges, up until <strong>12 noon on Monday 16 August<\/strong>. You need to be 16 years or over and be on the electoral role. Candidates will be able to address the meeting if they wish or send in a short summary about themselves. \u00a0A secret ballot will be taken at the meeting by the Community Councillors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to discuss the work of the Community Council in more detail, please feel free to contact any Community Councillor. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alternatively, please email us at: community@stmonans.org.uk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We currently have a vacancy on our Community Council! 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