The County Community Forum comprises of 4 Community Representatives from each of the six Local Community Fora - in the Mayo District Electoral Areas, i.e. Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris, Swinford and Westport. There are 24 members of the County Community Forum which has 2 representatives on the County Development Board (County Community Forum--view member list). The primary function of the County Forum Reps on the CDB is to facilitate feedback to the Board from the representatives of the community and voluntary groups throughout the county.
Community Fora also work as a network to enable the community and voluntary sector to articulate common concerns and agree county-wide responses to their particular needs.
The County Community Forum is the main consultative body from which community and voluntary representatives are elected to the Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs) , Social Inclusion Measures Working Group, Western Regional Drugs task Force and other Committees & Boards ( CCF Reps on Committees & Boards). This is the primary function of the Community Forum, to influence the development strategies and policies that are relevant to the community and voluntary groups here in Mayo.
