Commonly used terms in community council minutes
| AGM | Annual general meeting |
| Area forum | Old name for area partnerships, used from 2012-2017 |
| Area partnership | A committee of Scottish Borders Council consisting of the councillors for the area’s wards and a community council member from each of its community councils. There are five area partnerships and they meet five times a year. Known as ‘area forums’ 2012-17 and ‘area committees’ pre-2012. |
| CC | Community council |
| Cllr | Councillor |
| ePlanning | Web portal for planning application documents |
| Floral gateway | Annual competition where Borders towns are judged on floral presentation, cleanliness and community involvement |
| Luggie | Site at the end of Millbank Road where the old school was located (more info) |
| MIR | Main issues report – documents prepared by SBC which sets out general proposals for policy development and land use within the Scottish Borders |
| PS | Primary school |
| Resilient communities | An SBC initiative to help communities to deal with emergencies (e.g. adverse weather) |
| SBC | Scottish Borders Council |
| SBCCN | Scottish Borders Community Councils’ Network |
| SEStran | South East of Scotland Transport Partnership |
| Small schemes | Funding available for minor improvement works approved by local council committees. |
| Tweeddale East | This is the council ward containing Clovenfords and is represented by three councillors. |
Please email if there are other terms you would like clarified.