Tipperary County council is seeking expressions of Interest for the position of Chair of the yet to be established Local Community Safety partnership. The structure is to replace the existing Joint Policing Committee as part of the reform of Policing in Ireland.
It is intended that membership of the Local Community Safety Partnership will include: residents; community representatives, including representatives of youth, new communities and the voluntary sector; business and education representatives; relevant public services in the area, including HSE, Tusla, An Garda Siochana, the local authority; and local councillors. The Partnership will have a maximum of 30 members. The Chairperson of each partnership will have the power to set up subgroups of the partnership, whether issue based or area based, ideally for a specified period of time in a targeted manner.
The role of Chairperson is a voluntary role with a three year term of office. Two full time council staff will support the work of the partnership which is expected to meet at least 4 times year.Applications can be submitted for the role of Chairperson by July 15th. Full details are available on the council website.
