Subrooke Parish Council is seeking a new Councillor!
THERE IS A VACANCY FOR A NEW MEMBER TO JOIN
SUDBROOKE PARISH COUNCIL
If you are interested in serving your community and would like to join a friendly team please contact the Clerk to the Council on Sudbrookeparishcouncil@gmail.com
Or if you would prefer to have a chat to find out more details please ring the Clerk or any Parish Councillor, contact details available on the parish website
https://sudbrooke.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/
How much time does it take up? Sudbrooke Parish Council has 11 meetings per year, each lasting about one and a half hours. In the main, being a Parish Councillor is an enjoyable way of contributing to the community and helping to make it a better place to live and work.
Am I qualified? Most people are. However there are a few rules. You have to be:
- Registered as a local government elector for the Parish on the current Electoral Register
- Has during the whole of the previous 12 months occupied as tenant or owner of any land or other premises in the Parish.
- His/her principal or only place of work in the previous 12 months has been in the Parish
- Has resided either in the Parish or within 4.8 kilometres (3 miles) thereof during the previous 12 months
You cannot stand for election if you are:-
- the subject of a bankruptcy restriction order or interim order
- have, within five years prior to being elected, been convicted in the UK of an offence and have had a prison sentence (whether suspended or not) for a period of over three months without the option of a fine.
- Work for the Council you want to become a Councillor for.