Can't see anything about Standing Orders on any page 50 of either my handbooks. (Handbook is split into two which is very confusing) why not get the handbook professionally spiral bound...
Is the degree of formality necessary for a well functioning Community Council?
Should the information about quorum be included here and could the quorum be reduced to one-third of the voting membership or full 3 members?
Funnily enough, our handbook says that meetings require 50% of existing membership have to attend a meeting for it to be quorate, so we had to cancel some of our meetings unfortunately. However, I see that in East Ayrshire Council handbook they only require to have a third of members in attendance or 3 full members whichever is greater. This could be because East Ayrshire Council have adopted the Model Scheme reviewed and updated by the Improvement Service/Scottish Community Councils in 2023 which I knew nothing about until I looked at what East Ayrshire were doing on their council website. What gives?
I agree, but I also think that some things might be added to it by us and possibly some things altered. It makes sense to start from the new model scheme document and not the one that we have currently which was based on the Model scheme of 2019. Not all Local Authorities are happy with every single aspect of the latest model scheme so we could take their advice and make slight alterations.
Standing orders that are included seem fit for purpose and we have never had an issue with them where we have wanted to do something and it has restricted us.
Can't see anything about Standing Orders on any page 50 of either my handbooks. (Handbook is split into two which is very confusing) why not get the handbook professionally spiral bound...
Is the degree of formality necessary for a well functioning Community Council?
Should the information about quorum be included here and could the quorum be reduced to one-third of the voting membership or full 3 members?
Funnily enough, our handbook says that meetings require 50% of existing membership have to attend a meeting for it to be quorate, so we had to cancel some of our meetings unfortunately. However, I see that in East Ayrshire Council handbook they only require to have a third of members in attendance or 3 full members whichever is greater. This could be because East Ayrshire Council have adopted the Model Scheme reviewed and updated by the Improvement Service/Scottish Community Councils in 2023 which I knew nothing about until I looked at what East Ayrshire were doing on their council website. What gives?
Most of the country uses the model scheme, which is approved by COSLA. It is duplicating effort to NOT use the model scheme
I agree, but I also think that some things might be added to it by us and possibly some things altered. It makes sense to start from the new model scheme document and not the one that we have currently which was based on the Model scheme of 2019. Not all Local Authorities are happy with every single aspect of the latest model scheme so we could take their advice and make slight alterations.
Standing orders that are included seem fit for purpose and we have never had an issue with them where we have wanted to do something and it has restricted us.
Not as bad as many other bits of the Scheme
Works as is