Parish Councillor Vacancies

Mabe Parish Council needs new team members. To apply you must live in Mabe parish or 3 miles from it. If you are a member of this community then you have a right to share and promote your ideas that we can put into practice to benefit the whole community. Everyone’s opinion matters.

What do Councillors do?

There are three main parts to the work of a Parish Councillor:

1. Representing the views of the parish - Decision Making – Bringing fresh new, workable ideas to the parish through meetings and attending committees with other councillors, decide which activities to support, where money should be spent, what services should be delivered, plus what goes into the policies that will affect our lives in the future and which policies should be implemented. Your input is vital.
2. Monitoring – Councillors make sure that their decisions lead to efficient and effective services by continual interaction with the parish constituents and as a connecting link between constituents and those outside who also have an effect on our parish such as Cornwall Council, Cormac, developers and other parishes, while keeping an eye on how well things are working.
3. Getting involved locally – as local representatives, Councillors have responsibilities towards their constituents and local organisations. These responsibilities and duties often depend on what the councillor has been asked and has found out from parish constituents as to what they want(s) to achieve and how much time is available, and may include:
   • Going to meetings of other organisations
   • Going to meetings of bodies affecting the wider community
   • Taking up issues on behalf of members of the public

How much time does it take up?

Quite often Councillors say that their duties occupy them for about an hour a week. Obviously, there are some councillors who spend more time than this – and some less, but in the main, being a parish councillor is an enjoyable way of contributing to your community, and helping to make it a better place to live and work.

If you are interested in applying, please contact the Clerk to the Council or see the application form on the Parish Council website.

Andrew Bishop MBE PSLCC, Clerk, Mabe Parish Council

[email protected] 07756 650 604