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REVIEW OF SCHEME FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY COUNCILS - SHORT LIFE WORKING GROUP
Meeting: 23/04/2015 - Argyll and Bute Council (Item 13)
13 REVIEW OF SCHEME FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY COUNCILS - SHORT LIFE WORKING GROUP 
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Report by Executive Director – Customer Services
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Minutes:
The Council considered a report which set out the current position with regards to extension of the electoral franchise and in light of this requested them to consider if there was a requirement to continue the SLWG to further consider this matter.
Motion
That Council:
(a) Note
the current position on the extension of the electoral franchise to 16-17 year
olds and the feedback from other Councils.
(b) Agree
that in light of the information provided within this report there is no
further requirement to continue the work of the SLWG.
(c) Agree
the recommendation not to extend the electoral franchise for Community Council
Elections at this time but to give effect to it from and after the next review
of the Scheme in 2017; to have effect at the next full election.
(d) Note
the request from Arrochar and Tarbet Community Council to change the name of
the Community Council and to agree to consult on this at the next scheduled
review providing there are no changes to their current boundary from the
impending Boundary Commission Review.
Moved Councillor Dick Walsh, seconded Councillor
Gary Mulvaney.
Amendment
That Council:
(a) Note
the current position on the extension of the electoral franchise to 16-17 year
olds and the feedback from other Councils.
(b) Agree
that in light of the information provided within this report there is no
further requirement to continue the work of the SLWG.
(c) Agree
the recommendation not to extend the electoral franchise for Community Council
Elections at this time but to give effect to it from and after the next review
of the Scheme in 2017; to have effect at the next full election.
(d) Agree
the change of the Community Council name as requested and to regard this as de minimis
and therefore not require a review of the Scheme.
Moved Councillor George Freeman, seconded
Councillor Robert G MacIntyre.
Decision
On a show of hands vote the Motion was carried by
16 votes to 12 and the Council resolved accordingly.
(Reference:
Report by Executive Director – Customer Services dated 23 March 2015,
submitted)
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