Boxgrove Parish Council is looking to co opt a councillor

What is the role of a councillor?

A parish councillor represents the views of all residents within the parish.

• Get involved with your community
• Have a say about the local issues people care about
• Influence local service delivery
• Decide how local money is spent to improve your community
• Bring about improvements through local projects
• Work in partnership with other parishes and agencies
• Councillors will work closely with the Clerk, who is an employee of the Council as a whole, in delivering the agreed vision.

We meet formally 11 - 13 times a year (normally the first Monday of the month at 7:00pm) for approximately 2 1/2 hours. While the role is voluntary (i.e. unpaid), you are an elected member of the Council (even if co-opted). You will be offered training and guidance on the role. To be a councillor you must be:

• UK, Commonwealth or EU citizen
• at least 18 years old
• an elector of the parish (or in the past 12 months occupied land) or
• other premises in the parish or
• work in the parish or
• living within 3 miles of the parish boundary

If you are interested, please contact Steve Trott ( Clerk ) clerk@boxgroveparishcouncil.gov.uk 07767 301299