RESIDENTS are being asked to give their views on a number of issues relating to community councils.

Clackmannanshire Council has initiated the first stage of a public consultation process on the operational framework within which community councils work.

It begins by asking if the boundaries for each reflect natural communities of people and what membership numbers should be.

The local authority has said it will be working with the county's nine existing community councils to ensure there is an informed response to the consultation.

To help do this, it it also asking people to share their views on collective community activity to find out how they could operate to suit 21st century lifestyles, interests and attitudes.

There are two on-line questionnaires: one is for people who want to express their views specifically on community council boundaries and membership numbers.

The other is for those who want to share their attitudes to community activity and the part it plays in their lives.

They can be found in the same ‘Community Councils’ consultation in the consultation database on Clacksweb.

The findings from this first stage of consultation will be presented to a meeting of Clackmannanshire Council before the second stage on community council elections and other aspects of governance begins.

More details about the consultation and general information on community councils can be found on the council's website.