What do parish councillors do?
Once elected councillors have three main areas of work:
- Decision-making: through attending meetings and committees with other elected
members, councillors decide which activities to support, where money should be
spent, what services should be delivered and what policies should be
implemented.
- Monitoring: councillors make sure that their decisions lead to efficient and
effective services by keeping an eye on how well things are working.
- Getting involved locally: as local representatives, councillors have
responsibilities towards their constituents and local organisations. This often
depends on what the councillor wants to achieve and how much time is available.
Quite often councillors say that their duties occupy them for about three hours 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. Do you want to know more then please read the
Good Councillor Guide.
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