What do we do?

Community Councils are statutory bodies and are officially stated to be "non-party-political and non-sectarian" in their discussions and decision making.



Membership of the community council is open to any resident of the area covered by the community council. Residents must be nominated and seconded before they can stand for election to the community council. If there are more nominations for membership than there are places, then elections are held.





The objectives of the COMMUNITY COUNCIL shall be:



(a)   to ascertain, co-ordinate and reflect the views of the community which it represents, to liaise with other community groups within  the area, and to fairly express the diversity of opinions and outlooks of the people;



(b)   to express the views of the community to the local authority for the area, to public authorities and other organisations;



(c)   to take such action in the interests of the community as appears to it to be desirable and practicable;



(d)   to promote the well-being of the community and to foster community spirit;



(e)   to be a means whereby the people of the area shall be able to voice their opinions on any matter affecting their lives, their welfare, their environment, its development and amenity.



Recently the Scottish Government have made Community Councils a statutory body to be consulted on planning matters and on the issue of Alcohol licences.

Mintlaw CC Constitution