The Office

Overview and Functions

Better Local Government - A Programme for Change published by the Department of Environment and Local Government in 1996 paved the way for major changes within the County Council Structure - one such change was the establishment of the Office of Community and Enterprise.

The Community and Enterprise Department play a pivotal role in the integration process between Sligo Local Authorities and Local Development Agencies, Community and Voluntary Organisations, State Agencies operating within the County so that services are more coordinated between the social partners represented on the CDB.

The importance of community development to the economic and social progress of Sligo’s towns and villages and rural communities can scarcely be overstated. Sligo County Council, through the activities of the Community and Enterprise office based in the Development Centre, Cleveragh Road, acknowledges the vital role that communities play in their own development and prosperity.

Functions

• The Office of Community and Enterprise provides the secretariat to the County Development Board and the Sligo Community Forum
• The Office of Community and Enterprise co-ordinated the development of the ‘Integrated Economic, Social and Cultural Strategy for County Sligo 2002-12’
• The Community and Enterprise Office managed and administered the Urban and Village Renewal Programme.
• The Community and Enterprise Office manages and administers the provision of Burial Grounds and plots, the Community and Voluntary Grant Scheme, the Tidy Towns Grants Scheme and the Pride of Place programme.
• The Office of Community and Enterprise attains and administers the R.A.P.I.D Programme for five Cluster Areas in Sligo Borough
• The Office of Community and Enterprise co-ordinated the responses for the Clár Programme
• The Office of Community and Enterprise act as secretariat to the Sligo Peace and Reconciliation Partnership Committee for the administration of the EU Peace III Programme.
• The Office of Community and Enterprise continues to represent Sligo County Council in the promotion and development of Sports and Recreation Activity, Tourism, Social Inclusion and Economic Development
• The Office of Community and Enterprise facilitates the Sligo County Joint Policing Committee which was established in December 2008.
• The Office of Community and Enterprise completed a number of research projects including the Sligo Atlas and Profile, Rural Transport Audit, Community Funding Directory.
• The Office of Community and Enterprise has been involved in the development of the One Stop Shop in Tubbercurry.