Issue - decisions
PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE SCHEME OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY COUNCILS
04/10/2021 - PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE SCHEME OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY COUNCILS
The
Council considered a report which sought agreement to amending the existing
Scheme for the Establishment of Community Councils in Argyll and Bute for a
consultation on a proposal for meetings to take place on a remote or hybrid
basis.
Decision
The
Council agreed –
- To launch an 8 week public consultation on a proposed
amendment to the 2018 local Scheme for the Establishment of Community
Councils 2018 to incorporate an alternative option for community councils
to choose to meet remotely, or by a combination of remote and face to
face, with any meetings held being open to the public, as in accordance
with existing provisions within the local Scheme.
- That the existing temporary departure regarding holding
remote meetings continue until the outcome of the consultation can be
considered by a specially convened meeting of the Policy and Resources
Committee on 9 December 2021.
- To endorse the timetable for next year’s community council elections, as
set out in Appendix 1; and
- In principle to conduct a more detailed review of the
local Scheme when the new National Scheme is launched, noting that the
anticipated timescales for this work to conclude would most likely see
proposals coming before a specially convened Policy and Resources
Committee on 17 February 2022.
(Ref: Report by Executive Director for Legal and Regulatory
Support dated 8 July 2021, submitted)