Consultation process
Review of Scheme for Establishment of Community CouncilsElections and Terms of Office
Currently, full elections take place every four years. Would you support a move to a three-year election cycle with no by-elections? Vacancies would be filled via the co-option process. (see Scheme page 9 and Guidance page 103)
Where the number of elected community councils fall below the minimum requirement or co-option has not been possible, a by-election may be called by South Ayrshire Council.
There is no option for saying "not sure" so I said yes. I presume you mean "elected community councillors" and not "elected community councils"? (See questions above). I have no objection to three-year election cycle as opposed to the current four-year election cycle, but, I am not sure about the option where people during that three-year cycle may join the CC without being elected by the 'whole area' as is the case at the three year election cycle and currently at the yearly by-election, however, I guess since it saves a lot of bother it might be okay as that person will have to be democratically elected by the whole area at the next three-year election....if you understand what I am saying.
Should remain at 4 years but remove bi-elections and co-opt from a vote of the current community cllr but new co-opt should have to attend 3meetings before being able to be co-opted
if we remove the bi-elections then that means that someone can be "elected" onto the community council between the 4 years while never actually being democratically elected by the whole area, only elected by a few community councillors in effect. Is that really democratic, would you want system for South Ayrshire Councillors because believe it or not, community councillors are just as much democratically elected as members of South Ayrshire Council. Sorry to be pedantic but I think it is important to be seen to be democratic, currently the problem is solved by yearly by-elections. That means more work for South Ayrshire Council but it means that things are done democratically, rather than not.
Less cumbersome or confusing.