Common use of Service to the Community Clause in Contracts

Service to the Community. As a community councillor you have a duty to act in the interests of the local community, which you have been elected or nominated to represent. You also have a duty to act in accordance with the remit of the Scheme for the Establishment of Community Councils, as set out by your local authority under the terms of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. You have a duty to establish and reflect, through the community council, the views of the community as a whole, on any issue, irrespective of personal opinion. You should ensure that you are, within reason, accessible to your local community and local residents. Various mechanisms to allow the general community to express their views, i.e. suggestion boxes, community surveys, opinion polls should, where possible, should be made available.

Service to the Community. As a community councillor Community Councillor you have a duty to act in the interests of the local community, which you have been elected or nominated to represent. You also have a duty to act in accordance with the remit of the Scheme for the Establishment of Community Councils, as set out by your local authority under the terms of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. You have a duty to establish and reflect, through the community councilCommunity Council, the views of the community as a whole, on any issue, irrespective of personal opinion. You should ensure that you are, within reason, accessible to your local community and local residents. Various mechanisms to allow the general community to express their views, i.e. suggestion boxes, community surveys, opinion polls should, where possible, should be made available.