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There
is an Area Forum for each area ( Gorey, Enniscorthy, New Ross and Wexford),
and a County Wexford Community Forum. The Area Fora will act as a
sub-structure to the County Forum.
Representatives have been selected to sit on the County Development Board
and the Strategic Policy Committees. Representatives to Area Committees
will be selected at area level later this year.
There are membership criteria for groups that wish to engage in the
Community Forum Consultation Process.
Groups must be active within
the county
Groups active at parish or
electoral area must affiliate to and nominate
representatives to their area fora
Groups must have a minimum membership of five and be open to new
membership
Groups must have an adopted set of rules or constitution.
Groups must be in existence for a minimum of six months prior to
affiliation.
Groups must complete an official Application Form.
Groups must hold regular meetings and
AGM’s as appropriate.
State or semi-state bodies should not be
members of the forum.
Local development agencies are eligible to
affiliate.
Groups who have representational rights through national pillars or any
other mechanism may affiliate to and participate in the Area Fora but should not participate in the election of>
representatives to Strategic
Policy Committees or the County Development Board.
Political parties will not be eligible to affiliate.
Single-issue groups with a short-term task oriented focus shall not be
eligible to
affiliate, i.e. groups whose only objective is to promote or
block a once-off project.
At present 268 community and voluntary organisations are members of the
Community forum. These organisations represent a wide spectrum of the
disparate social, cultural and community interests present in the county.
It is expected that other community and voluntary groups will become
involved as time passes. There is no cut-off date for the affiliation of
community and voluntary groups to the community forum.
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