If you have a view on whether Portobello Community Council has done a good job of representing the views of the community, you may wish to write to:-
community.councils@edinburgh.gov.ukThe New Deadline for responses is: April 12On the table is a proposal to reduce the number of Local Interest Groups on the PCC from 15 to 7, to bring it in line with other community councils across Edinburgh.
There are a total of 43 community councils in Edinburgh and, as the attached table shows, there are 92 local interest groups registered with Edinburgh City Council. Portobello has 12.
- Edinburgh Local Interest Groups.pdf
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They are:-
Brightons and Rosefield Residents Association
Joppa Tennis Club
PEDAL
Portobello & District Council of Churches
Portobello Amenity Society
Portobello Campaign Against the Superstore
Portobello Community Centre
Portobello Older People's Project
Portobello Open Door
Portobello Park Action Group
The Portobello Reporter
Towerbank School Council
Criteria for Appointment of Local Interest Groups:-
1. The organisation must be a voluntary group which has been in operation for at least 12 months prior to the notice of election.
2. The organisation must be a properly constituted group with a publicly available constitution, the objects of which explain how it is reasonably representative of a significant section of that community.
3. The organisation must have a committee that (after the first year) is elected at an AGM and has a minimum of 3 members
4. The organisation will be asked to submit a registration form demonstrating the following:
* how the decision was reached to appoint a candidate for election as a nominated representative on the community council, eg an extract from a minute of a meeting
* that the organisation meets on a regular basis
* that the organisation operates within the community council area
* that the nominee is a voluntary, active member of the nominating group
* that the organisation is committed to gathering the views and representing the interests of its members.