Agenda and minutes
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Apologies Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Desna Allen, Jane Burton, Ernie Clark, Mark Connolly, Michael Cuthbert Murray, Brian Dalton, Peter Davis, Christopher Devine, Bill Douglas, Mary Douglas, Peggy Dow, Rod Eaton, Nick Fogg, Mark Griffiths, Russell Hawker, Chris Humphries, Tom James, George Jeans, Simon Killane, Laura Mayes, Ian McLennan, Jeff Ody, Stephen Oldrieve, Helen Osborn, Jeff Osborn, Graham Payne, Stephen Petty, Nina Phillips, Leo Randall, Pip Ridout, Ricky Rogers, Judy Rooke, Paul Sample, Julie Swabey, Fred Westmoreland and Graham Wright. |
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.
Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Public Participation The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public.
Statements If you would like to make a statement at this meeting in relation to the agenda item below, please register to do so at least 10 minutes prior to the meeting. Up to 3 speakers are permitted to speak for up to 3 minutes each. Please contact the officer named above for any further clarification.
Minutes: No requests for public participation had been received. |
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Electoral Arrangements - Royal Wootton Bassett Report of the Corporate Director and Returning Officer.
Supporting documents: Minutes: Cllr John Noeken, Cabinet member for Resources presented a report which updated members of the progress with its previously approved order to rectify errors in the 2009 electoral review and to seek approval to amend the provisions of the Statutory Instrument 2009 No 531 The County of Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2009. It was noted that there was one final outstanding area which related to the names of electoral areas within the parish of (Royal) Wootton Bassett. The Local Government Boundary Committee for England had already granted consent for the Council to change the electoral division names of Wootton Bassett North, Wootton Bassett South and Wootton Bassett East to Royal Wootton Bassett North, Royal Wootton Bassett South and Royal Wootton Bassett East. The Special Council meeting was now able to resolve, by a majority of at least two thirds of the members voting on it, to change the names as provided for in Section 59 of the 2007 Act.
Resolved: That the provisions of the Statutory Instrument 2009 No. 531 The County of Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2009 be amended as follows: a) The names of the Unitary Divisions of Wootton Bassett North, Wootton Bassett South and Wootton Bassett East and the town wards of Wootton Bassett North, Wootton Bassett South and Wootton Bassett East be amended by the inclusion of the prefix “Royal” in their titles with no alteration to the areas shown on the 2009 Order maps.
b) The effective date for the commencement of the Order be set to provide for the effective conduct of the 2013 parish and town council elections in May 2013.
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