VACANCY FOR A COUNCILLOR
NOTICE OF CO-OPTION
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that ONE VACANCY has occurred in the office of Councillor for the Worthen Ward and Worthen with Shelve Parish Council intends to co-opt.
You can stand for Councillor you are over 18 and meet one of the following criteria:
- you are registered as a local government elector for your area, or
- you have lived in the area for at least 12 months, or
- been a tenant or landowner for at least 12 months, or
- your main or only place of work has been in the area for at least 12 months
- you have during the whole of the last 12 months resided in the community or within 4.8 km of it.
About Your Parish Council The role of your Parish Council is to work towards improving the well-being of its community and provide services at the most local level. They work to represent their local community, deliver services and strive to improve quality of life. Worthen with Shelve Parish Council provides services such as:
- Maintaining Closed Cemeteries in Hope and Worthen and the War Memorial in Worthen
- Maintaining and Managing Hope Burial Ground
- Bus shelters
- Street Lighting
- Crime reduction
- Public Toilets in Snailbeach
- Liaising with Shropshire Council on many issues such as safety and condition of roads and road signs, litter bins, planning applications and flooding.
Councillors attending monthly meeting make decisions on the works and direction of the Council, this means deciding where money should be spent, what services should be delivered and what policies should be implemented. They are the voice of the people, representing the view of the people on bodies that affect the wider community such as the Police and Shropshire Council.
If you are interested in being a Parish Councillor, then please contact the Clerk for further information and an application form. All completed applications must be received by 16th September 2022.
All candidates are welcome to attend Parish Council Meetings which are usually held on the last Monday of each month. (Except August and December). Details can be found on our web site. www.worthenwithshelvepc.org.uk
This notice is dated the 9th day of August 2022
Sarah-Jane Smith, Clerk to the Council
The Cart Barn, Worthen SY5 9HT. 01743 891438 (during working hours only Monday, Wednesday & Thursday) Email: [email protected]
