Issue - meetings

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting and introduced the Area Board Members, the officers, and the visiting Cabinet Representative, Councillor John Thomson.

It was noted that a Health and Wellbeing Fair was being held on 22 March, with a drop-in event from 4pm-6pm with various health checks and information stands, followed by a workshop on the health statistics for the Pewsey Community Area from 6.30pm-8.00pm.

Parish Councils were encouraged to respond to the Speed Limit Review by the deadline of 5 February 2010. 

The Chairman explained that, due to the cancellation of the meeting previously scheduled for 11 January 2010, the Board would have missed the deadline for responding to the Budget Consultation.  However, the deadline had been extended to allow the Board to contribute to the consultation and the voting cards had been included within the agenda packs.  The DVD introducing and explaining the process had been shown before the meeting, and the Chairman allowed five minutes for people to read and complete the cards.  These would be collected and processed and the results reported at the end of the meeting.

Responding to a question regarding the element of Council tax for the Police, Councillor Wheeler explained that this was set by the Police Authority, and that the Council merely acted as a collecting agent for that precept.