Community Council Handbook
This handbook has been designed to meet the needs of all community councillors in Aberdeenshire, and particularly new members who may be unfamiliar with the work of their community councils or with local government in general.
The aim is to provide some of the essential background information that community councillors will need in order to operate effectively within their community council, together with a brief summary of the main skills required.
The handbook covers the following topics:
- community councils
- the community councillor
- the chair
- the secretary
- the treasurer
- ways of working
- meetings
- minutes
- getting the most out of meetings
- dealing with the press
- dealing with conflict
- funding
- Aberdeenshire councillors
- insurance for community councillors
- Long Service Awards
View the Community Council Handbook (PDF 634KB).