Community councils and their operation - have your say

A PUBLIC consultation focussing on how community councils operate in Moray is set to close next week.

The current Scheme of Establishment is in force until September 2021, and consultation on the scheme’s review happens over two stages, the first of which opened on 24 September and runs until Thursday 19 November.

As part of the statutory review, community council boundaries, the framework by which they operate, electoral arrangements for community councils, are all assessed. More information, including how residents can comment, is available on Moray Council’s website.

Feedback from the first round of consultation will inform any amendments to the draft scheme, which will then be subject to the next round of consultation in February 2021, before going to councillors for approval.

Once the scheme is approved, it will take effect from the date of the next Community Council election, scheduled for autumn 2021.