ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL
COMMUNITY COUNCIL CO-OPTION

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CANDIDATE FOR CO-OPTION

The undernoted candidate is hereby proposed and seconded for CO-OPTION to the following community council:

COMMUNITY COUNCIL …………………………………………………………………………... 
Signature by  the  candidate  is  confirmation  that  the  candidate meets the criteria for co-option and accepts  the nomination.

	FULL NAME (BLOCK CAPITALS)	HOME ADDRESS IN FULL
(BLOCK CAPITALS)	SIGNATURE AND DATE	

CANDIDATE				
Candidate’s Elector number, email address/ Telephone No.		

PROPOSER				
NOTES:
(i)	Co-optees cannot fill more than a third of the total membership of the community council (see Scheme for details about maximum membership).
(ii)	Candidates for co-option must be at least 16 years of age, reside in the local area and be named on the electoral register for the community council area in which they are standing. Community Councils can apply for a free copy of the register (and updates) to be sent to them for the purposes of checking eligibility.
(iii)	A Candidate’s proposer should complete the detail in the form, send the form to all community councillors at least 14 days in advance of the meeting where proposal(s) to co-opt will be made.  Only when approved should at a meeting should this form be sent to the CCLO (details above) to update membership records.
(iv)	At the meeting all proposals for co-option will be considered, a seconder for each proposal must be sought and thereafter each person proposed must receive a 2/3 majority vote from the community councillors attending the meeting to enable them to be co-opted.  In the event that there are more candidates than spaces available, and there is an equality of votes for one or more candidate, the Scheme for the Establishment of Community Councils allows for a casting vote to be made by the person presiding over the meeting.
(v)	Please ensure that the NAMES and ADDRESSES of the Candidate and Proposer are shown clearly.  Please also include contact details.
Copies of the Scheme and further information may be obtained from the Community Council Liaison Officer, Argyll and Bute Council, Kilmory, Lochgilphead, Argyll Tel: 01546 604331; email  communitycouncils@argyll-bute.gov.uk or from the website.