Papworth Everard Seeks Councillors

Papworth Everard Parish Council is looking for local people who are interested in becoming a local councillor.
To be eligible you must meet the folowing guidelines:
1. Over 18 years of age
2. A British Citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland.
3. You will :
a) be a local government elector for the area of the authority on the day of co-option and thereafter, or
b) have during the whole of the 12 months preceding the day of co-option occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in the area or
c) have had your principal or only place of work in the area during the whole of the 12 months preceding the day of co-option or
d) have resided in the area for the whole of the preceding 12 months or
e) have resided in the parish or within 3 miles of it for the whole of the 12 months prior to co-option
4. Have not held any paid office or employment under this authority.
5. Have not been a person adjudged bankrupt.
6. Have not been a person who within five years before the day of co-option has been convicted of any offence and has had passed on him/her a sentence of imprisonment for a period of not less than 3 months (whether suspended or not) without option of a fine.
Interested parties should apply for an application form to the Clerk at the address below. On receipt of the application by the Parish Clerk, a formal resolution to co-opt may be tabled at the next full Council meeting. When formally co-opted, new members will sign the Declaration of Acceptance and the Declaration of Interests, agreeing to abide by the Code of Conduct which applies to everyone serving on Parish Councils.
Information provided on these declarations will go into the public domain.
The current co-option would be for the period up until the next elections for the parish, scheduled for May 2011.

All interested parties should contact:
Mrs E Sim
Parish Clerk
Mercia Cottage
Brockley Road
Elsworth
Cambridge
CB23 4JS

Added on Friday 08th of February 2008 at 07:25:14 PM
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