Community Council Co-option of Members

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Community councils can choose to co-opt additional members:

• to help keep membership numbers above the minimum allowed
• to ensure representation from other local interest groups, and/or
• to take advantage of specialist knowledge needed to pursue a particular goal (without voting rights).

Co-opted members can only be sponsored by two existing community council members and are considered to have full voting rights unless otherwise advised when admitted to the community council.

Candidates for co-option and their sponsors must complete a Co-option Nomination Form. Candidates' nomination forms must be validated by Renfrewshire Council before co-optees can take up membership.

Community Council Co-option Nomination Form (sample) (pdf - 44KB)

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The number of co-optees allowed in each community council can't be more than one-third of the total number of members, or 3 - whichever is greater.

Co-opted members are appointed only until the next interim election or four-yearly election and can seek nomination as a full member at that time.

For an informal chat about co-option to community councils, or for further advice, please contact community-council.cs@renfrewshire.gov.uk or phone 0141 840 3147.