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Welcome to the New Community Partnership!

The Community Partnership was established in 2003, by the National Park Authority with Directors from the Association of Community Councils, the National Park Authority, Local Councils and Forestry Commission Scotland.

Now, the Community Partnership is a membership organisation run by and for the benefit of all communities in and around the National Park.  Any Community Trust, Community Council or Community Group can apply for full membership.

The Community Partnership is made up of:

The MEMBERS - who have the right to attend the annual general meeting (and any extraordinary general meeting).  The FULL MEMBERS elect people to serve as directors and take decisions in relation to changes to the articles themselves

The DIRECTORS - who hold regular meetings during the period between annual general meetings, and generally control and supervise the activities of the company; in particular, the directors are responsible for monitoring the financial position of the company.

Board of Directors

Elected Directors – are elected by the Full Members of the Partnership.  There can be a maximum of 12 elected directors –

3 should be from the Breadalbane area, 3 from the Trossachs area, 3 from the Loch Lomond area, and 3 from the Cowal Area. The number of Elected Directors will always constitute a majority.

Co-opted Director – The directors can co-opt any person to be a Directoreither on the basis that he/she has special skills or experience which would be of assistance to the board or on the basis that he/she has been nominated by an Associate Partner Member. The National Park Authority will always nominate a Co-opted Director. Maximum of 6 Co-opted directors.

The Current Interim Community Representatives
on the board are:

Association of Community Councils (ACC):
Iain MacInnes (Chair)
Maureen Campbell
Gary Groves
John Gleave
John Massey
Owen McKee
Joyce Russell
Ron Dalton - Co-opted Elizabeth Bain - Co-opted (Treasurer)

National Park:
Kate Sankey (vice-chair)
Grant Moir

Stirling Council:  tbc 

Argyll & Bute Council: Lynn Smillie

West Dunbartonshire Council: Cllr Craig McLaughlin

Support:
Forestry Commision Scotland: Gordon Donaldson
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park:
Scottish Natural Heritage: 

Board Meetings are held eight times a year.
 
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