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WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A PARISH COUNCILLOR AND HELP TO MAKE THE PARISH OF HEWORTH WITHOUT A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE?
There is currently 1 live vacancy on Heworth Without Parish Council.
The council can now fill these vacancies by co-option, which is a process whereby the council considers applications from interested persons and can then select someone to fill the seat.
If you want to find out about what councillors do and how they go about it, please contact
Gayle Enion-Farrington, Clerk to the Parish
via email clerk.hwpc@gmail.com or Tel: 07422961495
If you are interested in becoming a parish councillor, please write to the parish council (via the clerk) and include a few details of why you would like to become a councillor.
The work of a councillor.
If appointed, you will attend initial councillor training (Mainly on-line), and further courses depending on your role in the council. You’ll be invited to offer community service such as, helping with community events (Easter egg hunt, sporting activities at Stray Road Playarea etc), litter-picking (once a week for 30 minutes), delivering the parish newsletter / leaflets (max 4 times per annum), or using your IT or DIY skills for small jobs. Between meetings you will be discussing issues with other councillors, informally or in working parties on bespoke projects. It’s not just turning up for a meeting once a month! To accommodate more families and those that enjoy the summer there is no parish meeting August.
Meetings are 3rd Monday each month at Heworth Without Community Centre, but communication via email is a huge part of the role.
Councillors are often retired people, because they have the time available. However, that tends to give the Council a limited view of what the community needs. We also want to attract people that represent all age ranges and back grounds of our residents within the parish and spread the net as widely as possible, so please tell your friends or family members about this vacancy, especially if you think they have something unique to offer.
As you can see, the job is potentially a very interesting one, serving the community, meeting people, and doing a range of activities.
The co-option policy is on the website under documents.
If after reading the information carefully, you think it’s for you, write to the Council, via the Clerk, email address is on the advert, explaining why you would like to be a councillor, and what you think you could offer.
You will be invited to attend an interview in person, where you will be asked to give a short introduction about yourself, answer a few questions from the councillors present. After that, the Council will quickly make a decision about the appointment.