Scottish Borders Council

Agenda

Venue: via Microsoft Teams

Contact: Jenny Wilkinson, Clerk to the Council  Tel: 01835 825004 Email:  jjwilkinson@scotborders.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Welcome

2.

Apologies for Absence

3.

Order of Business

4.

Minute pdf icon PDF 82 KB

Consider Minute of Meeting held on 23 November 2021.  (Attached)

5.

Scottish Borders Community Council Scheme pdf icon PDF 226 KB

Consider amendments received to date and review as required.  (Scheme attached.)

6.

Scottish Borders Community Council Scheme - additional documents

6a

Community Council Training Handbook pdf icon PDF 177 KB

6b

Community Council Election Handbook pdf icon PDF 213 KB

6c

Community Council Constitution - example pdf icon PDF 90 KB

6d

Community Council Standing Orders - example pdf icon PDF 60 KB

6e

Community Council Complaints Procedure - example pdf icon PDF 73 KB

6f

Community Council Equalities Statement - example pdf icon PDF 32 KB

6g

Community Council Privacy Notice - example pdf icon PDF 68 KB

6h

GDPR Briefing Document for Community Councils pdf icon PDF 71 KB

6i

Community Council Documentation Retention Schedule pdf icon PDF 32 KB

6j

Financial Management Best Practice Guidance pdf icon PDF 73 KB

6k

Following the Public Pound Code of Practice for Community Councils pdf icon PDF 123 KB

6l

Planning Guidance for Community Councils pdf icon PDF 711 KB

7.

Timeline for Consultation pdf icon PDF 30 KB

Consider timeline for informal and then formal consultation on amended Scheme.  (Extract from Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 attached)

(a)   Informal consultation with Community Councils – any changes required to boundaries or membership numbers and comments on Scheme and accompanying documents

(b)   Meeting of CC Scheme Review WG to consider final draft document

(c)    Special meeting of Scottish Borders Council to approve draft document for statutory public consultation

(d)   Meeting of CC Scheme Review WG to consider consultation responses and amend draft Scheme as appropriate

(e)   Special meeting of Scottish Borders Council to amend draft Scheme if required

(f)    Further public consultation to make representations on amended draft Scheme if required

(g)   Meeting of CC Scheme Review WG to consider any further representations received if required

(h)   Special meeting of Scottish Borders Council to approve final Scheme for Community Councils.

 

8.

Next Meeting

Consider date for next meeting of the Working Group.

9.

Any Other Business

 

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