SPC Nomination Form

Guidelines for Nominations

• Nominated candidates must have no political affiliations, and must represent one or more of the following:
  • Community & Voluntary Pillar, Social Inclusion Pillar, or Environmental Pillar
  • Municipal District of Kilkenny City, Castlecomer, Callan, Pilltown, or Thomastown
• Candidates may be nominated for more than one of the above positions but can only hold one seat
• These positions are voluntary roles and all Representatives are entitled to have travel and Subs reimbursed where representing Kilkenny PPN
• Nominating organisations must be registered with Kilkenny PPN (at least 3 months)
• Nominations can only be made with the candidate’s knowledge and approval
• Community Groups can nominate one candidate only. If community groups nominate more than one candidate, the first nomination received will be accepted
• Kilkenny PPN must receive Nomination Forms on or before the deadline date and time.
• Candidates can withdraw their nominations up to the deadline date and time.

Strategic Policy Committees

View the adopted SPC Scheme 2024-2029

What are they?
The statutory basis for Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs) is set out in section 48 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended by section 41 of the 2014 Act.

SPC’s: –

• Assist the council in the formulation, development and review of policy;
• Reflect the major functions or services of a local authority within the broader context;
• Are tailored to the size, membership and administrative resources of a local authority but generally be 5 in number; and
• Have one third of their membership drawn from sectors relevant to the committees’ work.

Each local authority has established SPC’s which bring together both elected members, and people actively working with social, economic, cultural and environmental bodies to develop and review policies related to council services.

The SPCs thus provide elected members with external views as they discharge their strategic role in the development of the local authority, including their policy development and oversight roles within the local authority.

The elected representatives have a similar role to that of a board of directors. The SPC system provides them with a better focus and enhanced capacity for involvement in policy formulation, review and evaluation with inbuilt assistance of relevant sectoral interests and the support of a Director of Services.

SPCs prepare the groundwork for policies which are then decided on by the local authority, including as appropriate at municipal district level. Accordingly, local sectoral interests, including trade union, farming, environmental and community & voluntary sectors, along with the business community, constitute one third of the membership of SPCs.

The council is and remains the decision-making authority, and it is the task of the SPCs, as committees of the council, only to advise and assist the council in its work.

The success of the SPCs is crucially dependent on the active involvement of councillors and on a positive mindset from all involved.

Note the below formation of the SPC’s may be subject to change.

SPC 1: Economic Development, Enterprise Support and Tourism, Planning & Development Policy

• 1 x Environmental Seat

SPC 2: Transportation Policy, Mobility Management & Infrastructure

• 1 x Social Inclusion Seat
• 1 x Environmental Seat

3. SPC 3: Housing

• 1 x Community & Voluntary Seat
• 1 x Social Inclusion Seat
• 1 x Environmental Seat

4. SPC 4: Climate Action, Energy & Environmental Protection

• 1 x Community & Voluntary Seat
• 1 x Environmental Seat

5. SPC 5: Community, Integration, Cultural, Heritage & Fire Services

• 1 x Community & Voluntary Seat
• 1 x Social Inclusion Seat