Voting record

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

That Full Council appoint Mr John McAllister as an Independent Person

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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).

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

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.

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.

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.

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

a)    A net general fund budget of 2022/23 of £417.703m;

b)    The Council’s Tax requirement for the Council be set at £311.192m for 2022/23 with an average Band D of £1,638.16, an increase of 91p per week;

c)     The Wiltshire Council element of the Council Tax be increased in 2022/23 by the following:

i)                 A 1.99% general increase;

ii)               Plus a levy of 1% to be spent solely on Adult Social Care;

d)    The Corporate Leadership Team be required to meet the revenue budget targets for each service area as set out in Appendix 1 to this report, for the delivery of Council services in 2022/23;

e)    The changes in the fees and charges as set out in the report;

f)      The Capital Programme 2022/23 to 2029/30;

g)    The Capital Strategy set out in Appendix 9; and

It is recommended that Council endorse the Medium Term Financial Strategy and the forecast budget gap, after the utilisation of the budget equalisation reserve, of £10.705m for the 2024/25 financial year.

h)    The Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget for 2022/23 of £24.173m;

i)       A 4.1% increase for social dwelling rents, except for rents currently over the formula rent which will    be capped at formula rent as per national guidance;

j)       All service charges related to the Housing Revenue Account (HRA)

Removal of ‘Introduce Parking charges for Blue Badge holders’ saving of £0.040m to be funded by an equal value reduction of the £1m High Streets budget

Removal of ‘Introduce Sunday charges in all car parks’ saving of £0.050m to be funded by an equal value reduction of the £1m High Streets budget

Removal of ‘Remove free event parking from Town Councils’ saving of £0.020m to be funded by an equal value reduction of the £1m High Streets budget

Removal of ‘Increase car parking charges by 10p per hour on every tariff’ saving of £0.600m to be funded by an additional saving ‘To increase annual, half-yearly and Quarterly Season Tickets by CPI (4%)’ which would deliver £0.024m and a £0.576m reduction of the £1m High Streets budget for the 2022/23 financial year and £0.120m funded by an equal £0.120m reduction in the High Streets budget in the 2023/24 financial year.

The proposal is to increase the Area Board Capital Grants to the previous level of funding of £0.800m prior to the re-allocation of £0.400m to Local Highways and Footpath Improvement Groups (LHFIG), an increase of the budget of £0.400m. It is proposed that this increase in the Capital Programme is funded by borrowing.

There is a revenue impact of undertaking additional borrowing to fund an increase in the Capital Programme, made up of interest and Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP). This impact will not affect the 2022/23 budget as any borrowing is assumed to be undertaken at the end of the financial year and therefore no interest cost is assumed and the MRP is charged the year following the expenditure.

The revenue impact of this proposal is £0.020m every year from 2023/24 and will have the impact of increasing the draw from the Budget Equalisation Reserve in 2023/24 to £9.122m and increase the budget gap in 2024/25.

1.    It be noted that on 3 December 2021 an Officer Decision was made by Andy Brown Interim Corporate Director of Resources.

a)    the Council Tax Base 2022/23 for the whole Wiltshire Council area as 189,964.37 [Item T in the formula in Section 31B(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the "Act")] and,

b)    for dwellings in those parts of its area to which a Parish precept relates as in the attached Appendix.

2.    Calculate that the Council Tax requirement for the Council’s own purposes for 2022/23 (excluding parish precepts) is £311,192,032.36.

3.    That the following amounts be calculated for the year 2022/23 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:

a)    £919,609,816   (Gross Revenue Expenditure including transfers to reserves, parish precepts and any collection fund deficit) being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2) of the Act taking into account all precepts issued to it by Parish Councils).

b)    £581,560,201   (Gross Revenue Income including transfers from reserves, General Government Grants and any collection fund surplus) being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3) of the Act

c)     £338,049,615   (Net Revenue Expenditure including parish precepts) being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 3(b) above, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act as its Council Tax requirement for the year. (Item R  in the formula in Section 31A(4) of the Act)

d)    £1,779.54 (Wiltshire Council band D tax plus average Town & Parish Councils Band D Council Tax) being the amount at 3(c) above (Item R), all divided by Item T (2 above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year (including Parish precepts), as shown below:

e)    £26,857,582.57 (Aggregate of Town & Parish Council Precepts) being the aggregate amount of all  special items (Parish Precepts) referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act (as per the attached Appendix C).

f)      £1,638.16 (band D Council Tax for Wiltshire Council purposes only) being the amount at 3(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 3(e) above by Item T (2 above), calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year for  dwellings in those parts of its area to which no Parish precept relates, as shown below: