Decision details

The Council gave consideration to a report setting out the feedback received from the first phase of consultation on the amended Scheme for Establishment of Community Councils which also featured a process for applying sanctions per the Council decision of 18 May 2017. The feedback received was considered with commentary provided from Governance and Law as to which matters ought to be included in a draft amended scheme. 

Motion

1.     To note the feedback received during phase one of the consultation and resolve to agree with the recommendations outlined in Appendix 2 and on the basis that these are minor amendments, instruct the Executive Director of Customer Services to give public notice of the amendments to the initial proposals, inviting further representations to be submitted within a 6 week period which will take account of the holiday period.

2.     Agree that where there are no proposed amendments to the final draft scheme by the end of the period of notice, the Council will delegate authority to the Executive Director of Customer Services to give notice of the new Scheme with an implementation date of 26 April 2018 which will coincide with the election date outlined in the consultation timetable.

Moved by Councillor Currie, seconded by Councillor Colville.

Amendment

To adopt the approach set out in 3.1 (b) and 3.2 of the report but to retain the provisions within the existing scheme to require community council’s to promote participation by young people.

Moved by Councillor Taylor, seconded by Councillor Blair.

Decision:

On a show of hands vote, the Amendment received 11 votes and the Motion received 17 votes, and the Council resolved accordingly.

(Ref:  Report by Executive Director of Customer Services, dated 30 October 2017, submitted.)