Name:
The name of the body is Courtown Community Council.

Main Objectives:
Courtown Community Council was elected at a public meeting held in May 1999

The Council undertake to investigate and carry out to the best of their ability the ways and means of developing and protecting our environment in such a way as to give us all a resort that is beautiful, clean and safe, and to act as the strategic decision makers of the community of Courtown as a whole.

Subsidiary Objectives:

The chief objectives of the Courtown Community Council are to bring together all the local organisations and groups and unite them in working together for the good of the entire community. Providing the Courtown community with somebody responsible for the following area:

• Infrastructure, security, amenities, services, visual appearances, through the use of funds, which, are mainly locally derived.
• Communicating our activities in the most positive way to benefit the local community.

The committee will hold meetings on a regular basis. There will be an Annual General Meeting in May every year. The elected officers will stay in place for a period of two years with a suggested 20% rotation of officers annually in May.

This is a nonprofit making organisation, all money used for the local community; no member is paid a salary only out of pocket expenses will be paid to officers.

Powers

To the extent that the same are essential of ancillary to the promotion or attainment of the main objects of the Courtown Community Council as heretofore set out the Courtown Community Council may exercise the following powers:

• To open up a bank account in the name of Courtown Community Council, the signatures being any two of the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer.
• To acquire Community Property.
• To borrow money for community projects.
• To employ people for community work under F.A.S. scheme or any other.
• To do all such other things as may be deemed incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objectives.

Income & Property

The income and property of Courtown Community Council shall be applied solely towards the promotion of its main objectives as set forth by the Constitution. No portion of this body's property shall be paid or transferred by way of dividend, bonus or otherwise how so ever by way of profits to members of the body. No officer shall be appointed to any office of the body paid by salary or fees, or receive any remuneration or other benefit in money or money's worth from the body. However, nothing shall prevent any payment in good faith by the body of:

• Reasonable and proper remuneration to any member, officer or servant of the body for any services rendered to the body.
• Interest at a rate not exceeding 5% per annum on money lent by officers or other members of the body to the body.
• Reasonable and proper rent for premises demised and let by another member (including any officer) to the body.
• Reasonable and proper out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Officer in connection with their attendance to any matter affecting the body.

Additions, alterations or amendment's

No additions or amendments shall be made to or in the provisions of the Constitution for the time being in force unless the same shall have been previously submitted to and approved in writing by the Revenue Commissioners.

Winding-up

If upon winding up or dissolution of the Courtown Community Council there remains, after satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities, any property what so ever, it shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the body. Instead such property should be transferred to such other institution or institutions having objectives similar to the objectives of this council. The institution or institutions to which the property is to be given or transferred shall prohibit the distribution of its or their income and property among its or their members to an extent at least as great as is imposed by the Courtown Community Council. Members of the council shall select the relevant institution