What the committee does
The Nairnshire Committee is a local decision-making body that supports community planning and oversees the delivery of council services in the Nairnshire area.
Read the committee’s minutes and agendas
Its remit includes:
- appoint the Chair of the Local Committee, who is responsible for running the Committee and managing its functions
- appoint a Civic Leader where appropriate
- develop connections with the local community planning partnership and ensure Council support for the area covered by the Local Committee
- ensure the Council’s localism action plan is implemented in the locality
- scrutinise and monitor the local delivery of Council services, within approved resources and strategy
- scrutinise the performance of Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, and engage with them
- monitor the delivery of Council Capital Projects in the local area, as agreed in the Council’s Capital Programme
- approve delegated local functions, including:
- road traffic orders
- road construction consents
- upholding access rights
- champion local initiatives that promote and support the traditional languages, heritage and culture of the Highlands
- deal with requests for and make nominations or appointments to local outside bodies not covered by the Council or Strategic Committees, such as Local Access Forums
- agree any local community engagement, including the work of Ward Forums in relation to Council business in the locality
- consider proposals for community participation and the transfer of functions to community management or ownership, subject to Council policies and guidance from the Communities and Partnerships Committee
- ensure all local decisions are within the terms of legislation governing the Council’s work and the approved Scheme of Delegation to Committees and Officers
Further details about the committee’s remit and delegated powers are available in the council’s Scheme of Delegation.
Download area priorities documents