Voting record

 Council, Tuesday 21 February 2023 10.30 am

Item: Treasury Management Strategy

Treasury Management Strategy:

Resolution status:Carried

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Cllr Derek Walters For

Item: Budget 2023/24 and Medium-Term Financial Strategy 2023/24 - 2025/26

Amendment A:

Amendment status:Rejected

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Cllr Derek Walters For

Amendment B:

Amendment status:Rejected

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Cllr Derek Walters For

Amendment C:

Amendment status:Rejected

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CouncillorVote
Cllr Derek Walters For

Amendment E:

Amendment status:Rejected

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CouncillorVote
Cllr Derek Walters For

Budget Vote 1:

Resolution status:Carried

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Cllr Derek Walters Against

Budget Vote 2:

Resolution status:Carried

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CouncillorVote
Cllr Derek Walters Against

Item: Council Tax Setting 2023-24

Cabinet Member Motion:

Resolution status:Carried

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Cllr Derek Walters For

Item: Pay Policy Statement 2023/24

Cabinet Member Motion:

Resolution status:Carried

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Cllr Derek Walters Non-voting

Item: Cabinet Capital Recommendations 2022/23 Financial Year

Cabinet Member Motion:

Resolution status:Carried

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Cllr Derek Walters Non-voting

 Council, Tuesday 18 October 2022 10.30 am

Item: Independent Remuneration Panel Recommendation - Audit & Governance Committee

IRP Recommendation - Audit and Governance Co-Opted Member:

Motion status:Carried

That remuneration for the independent co-opted member of the Audit & Governance Committee should be £2,000

 

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CouncillorVote
Cllr Derek Walters For

Item: Appointment of an Independent Person (S.28 Localism Act 2011)

Appoint of an Independent Person:

Motion status:Carried

That Full Council appoint Mr John McAllister as an Independent Person

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CouncillorVote
Cllr Derek Walters For

Item: Community Governance Review 2021/22

CGR Recommendation 1 - Charlton and Wilsford:

Motion status:Carried

1.1 That the parishes of Charlton St Peter and Wilsford be grouped under a Joint Parish Council named Charlton St Peter and Wilsford Joint Parish Council.

1.2 The Parish of Wilsford to contain two Parish Councillors.

1.3 The Parish of Charlton St Peter to contain five Parish Councillors.

 

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Cllr Derek Walters For

CGR Recommendation 2 - Calne Town:

Motion status:Carried

2.1 That the area marked as A be transferred from Calne Without to Calne Town as part of the Calne South Town Ward. Calne South Ward to continue to have four councillors.

2.2 That the areas marked as B and C be transferred from Calne Without to Calne Town as part of the Calne Central Town Ward. Calne Central Ward to continue to have five councillors.

2.3 To request that the LGBCE amend the Calne Central and Calne Rural Electoral Divisions to be coterminous with the proposed revised parish boundaries of Calne Town and Calne Without.

 

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Cllr Derek Walters For

CGR Recommendation 3 - Bremhill:

Motion status:Carried

3.1 That the area marked as D1 and D2 be transferred from Calne Without and Calne Town respectively to Bremhill as part of the Bremhill Ward of Bremhill Parish Council. Bremhill Ward to continue to have five councillors.

3.2 That the area marked as E be transferred from Langley Burrell Without to Bremhill as part of the East Tytherton Ward of Bremhill Parish Council. East Tytherton Ward to continue to have three councillors.

3.3 That the area marked as F be transferred from Christian Malford to Bremhill as part of the Foxham Ward of Bremhill Parish Council. Foxham Ward to continue to have three councillors.

3.4 That the area marked as G be transferred from Bremhill to Langley Burrell Without. Langley Burrell Without to continue to have five councillors.

3.5 To request that the LGBCE amend the Kington, Calne North and Calne Rural Electoral Divisions to be coterminous with the proposed revised parish boundaries of Calne Without, Christian Malford, Bremhill, Langley Burrell Without and Calne Town.

 

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CouncillorVote
Cllr Derek Walters For

CGR Recommendation 4 - Compton Bassett and Hilmarton:

Motion status:Carried

4.1 That the area marked as H1 be transferred from Cherhill to Compton Bassett.

4.2 That the area marked as H2 be transferred from Calne Without to Compton Bassett.

4.3 That the area marked as I be transferred from Calne Without to Hilmarton.

4.4 That Compton Bassett continue to have seven councillors.
4.5 That Hilmarton continue to have eleven councillors.

 

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Cllr Derek Walters For

CGR Recommendation 5 - Cherhill:

Motion status:Carried

5.1 That the area marked as J be transferred from Calne Without to Cherhill.

5.2 That the area marked as J form two wards: Lower Compton Ward, and Blackland and Calstone Ward.

5.3 That Cherhill Parish Council comprise twelve councillors across four wards as set out in the map below: 1) Cherhill 2) Yatesbury 3) Lower Compton 4) Blackland and Calstone

5.4 Cherhill Ward would continue to contain five councillors.

5.5Yatesbury Ward would continue to contain two councillors.

5.6Lower Compton Ward to contain three councillors.

5.7 Blackland and Calstone Ward to contain two councillors.

 

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Cllr Derek Walters For

CGR Recommendation 6 - Heddington:

Motion status:Carried

6.1 That the area marked as K be transferred from Calne Without to Heddington.

 6.2 That the area marked as K comprise the ‘Stockley Ward’ of Heddington Parish Council.

6.3 The Stockley ward to have two parish councillors.

6.4 The remaining part of the parish would be called ‘Heddington Ward’.

6.5 Heddington Ward would comprise seven parish councillors.

6.6 That the parish of Heddington therefore be increased to a total of nine councillors.

6.7 To request that the LGBCE amend the Calne South and Calne Rural Divisions to be coterminous with the proposed revised boundaries of the Heddington, Cherhill and Derry Hill & Studley Parishes.

 

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CouncillorVote
Cllr Derek Walters For

CGR Recommendation 7 - Calne Without (Derry Hill & Studley):

Motion status:Carried

7.1 That subject to Recommendations 2-6, that the area shown in the map below, being the remaining part of Calne Without parish, be renamed from Calne Without to Derry Hill & Studley.

7.2 That the area marked as L be transferred from the parish of Bromham to the renamed parish of Derry Hill & Studley.

7.3 That the renamed parish of Derry Hill & Studley contain Eleven councillors across three wards: 1) Pewsham 2) Derry Hill & Studley 3) Bowood & Sandy Lane, as set out in the map below.

7.4 Pewsham Ward would contain one councillor.

7.5 Derry Hill & Studley Ward would contain nine councillors.

7.6 Bowood and Sandy Lane Ward would contain one councillor.

7.7 To request that the LGBCE amend the Calne South, Bromham, Rowde and Roundway, and Calne Rural Divisions to be coterminous with the proposed revised boundaries of the renamed parish of Derry Hill & Studley.

 

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Cllr Derek Walters For

CGR Recommendation 8 - Malmesbury, St Paul Malmesbury, and Brokenborough:

Motion status:Carried

8.1     That Malmesbury Town Council contain a total of 17 councillors in the following wards as shown in the map below:

i.        Backbridge Ward (two councillors)

ii.       Malmesbury North Ward (six councillors)

iii.      Malmesbury South (two councillors)

iv.      Malmesbury West (seven councillors).

8.2     That the area marked as M (next slide)be transferred from St Paul Malmesbury to the parish of Brokenborough.

8.3     The parish of St Paul Malmesbury Without to be unwarded, with Twelve Councillors.

 

Voting
CouncillorVote
Cllr Derek Walters For

CGR Procedural Vote:

Motion status:Carried

That Council:

 

1)    Approve the changes to community governance arrangements as set out below as recommended and detailed by the Electoral Review Committee in the Final Recommendations:

Recommendation 1 – Charlton St Peter
Recommendation 2 – Calne Town
Recommendation 3 – Bremhill
Recommendation 4 – Compton Bassett and Hilmarton
Recommendation 5 – Cherhill
Recommendation 6 – Heddington
Recommendation 7 – Derry Hill & Studley (Calne Without)
Recommendation 8 – Malmesbury, St Paul Malmesbury Without, and Brokenborough

 

2)    To authorise the Solicitor of the Council to take all necessary measures to make and approve the Community Governance Order(s) to bring into effect for 1 April 2025 all of the changes detailed under resolution 1, subject to any required consents by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England;

 

3)    To authorise the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary changes to polling districts to bring them into line with the agreed governance changes at the appropriate time, to be reported to the Electoral Review Committee.

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CouncillorVote
Cllr Derek Walters For

Item: Protocol 6: Complaints Procedure

Protocol 6 - Complaints Procedure:

Motion status:Carried

To adopt the amended Protocol 6 – Complaints Procedure as attached at Appendix 2 (page 199 - 205), within the Constitution

 

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CouncillorVote
Cllr Derek Walters For

Item: Part 3B: Responsibility for Functions - Prevent Duty and Channel Programme

Part 3B - Prevent Duty and Channel Panel:

Motion status:Carried

That Full Council:

Agree to Channel’s inclusion in the framework of Wiltshire Council’s constitution within Part 3B: Responsibilities for Functions as set out in Appendix 1 (pages 214 - 216).

 

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CouncillorVote
Cllr Derek Walters Non-voting

Item: Part 12: Members' Code of Conduct

Part 12 - Members Code of Conduct:

Motion status:Carried

To adopt the version of Part 12 – Members Code of Conduct attached at Appendix 1 (pages 223 - 242).

 

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CouncillorVote
Cllr Derek Walters For

Item: Notice of Motion No.22-02 - Cost of Living

Motion 22.02 - Cost of Living:

Motion status:Carried

Wiltshire Council therefore resolves to:

 

1)    Work with the Government to ensure that it delivers the much-appreciated support to the residents of Wiltshire as quickly as possible.

 

2)    Proactively identify those most in need of support in Wiltshire and ensure that they access all the Government support they are eligible for.

 

3)    Identify local opportunities in Wiltshire for energy generation to help increase the supply of energy to further aid the long-term lowering of prices, support the Government’s aim of domestic energy security and create local jobs.

 

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CouncillorVote
Cllr Derek Walters For

Item: Membership of Committees

Membership of Committees:

Motion status:Carried

1)    That Council approve the changes proposed by group leaders, and

2)    That Council approve the changes to the membership of the  Health and Wellbeing Board and that these be adopted within the constitution.

3)    To ratify the appointment by the Local Pension Board of Juliet Weimar as a Board member

4)    To note the appointment of Denisa Ahmeti and Louise Williams as independent co-opted members of the Police and Crime Panel.

 

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CouncillorVote
Cllr Derek Walters For

 Council, Tuesday 17 May 2022 10.30 am

Item: Proposed Changes to the Constitution - Part 3B - Audit and Governance Committee

Proposed Changes to the Constitution - Part 3b - Audit & Governance Committee:

Motion status:Carried

1) To approve the revisions to Part 3B of the Constitution as set out in Appendix B.

 

2) To delegate the appointment of up to 2 non-voting co-opted members to the Audit and Governance Committee and the arrangements for the selection of such members to the Monitoring Officer in consultation with the Chairman of the Audit and Governance Committee.

 

Voting
CouncillorVote
Cllr Derek Walters For

Item: Parish Name Change Review

Parish Name Change:

Motion status:Carried

1)    Approve the name changes for the following parishes and parish councils:

 

a)    Biddestone to be changed to Biddestone and Slaughterford;

b)    Charlton (near Pewsey) to be changed to Charlton St Peter.

 

2)    Authorise the Solicitor to the Council to make any necessary legal orders and notifications to enact the above changes

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Cllr Derek Walters Abstain