OKEHAMPTON Town Council should have a full complement of councillors this time next week, as the council will hold a special meeting next Monday to co-opt two new members.

The town council has 14 seats, but only 12 members. The vacancies can be filled by co-option. The council has been appealing to the community for months to find residents to come aboard the council.

Letters and forms were sent to local community groups to distribute, in the hope that applicants could be found. The council now has six applications to choose from.

The town council consists of the full council and four committees: planning, policy and resources, parks and property. Meetings are held most Monday evenings in the town hall.

Councillors are expected to attend all full council meetings, of which there are around six a year. They are then chosen to sit on one or more of the committees.

Members are entitled to attend all council meetings if they wish. A list of the weekly meetings and supporting agenda is advertised on the council's notice board in The Arcade and on the council website http://www.okehampton.gov">www.okehampton.gov. uk

Meetings are formal events, and open to the public so anyone can attend to ask a question, or just sit and listen to the workings of the council.

The special meeting to decide the two new councillors will take place on Monday, January 13.