Agenda

To elect a Chairman for the forthcoming year.

To elect a Vice-Chairman for the forthcoming year.

To receive details of any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 13 March 2025.

To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

To receive any announcements through the Chair.

The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public.

Statements

If you would like to make a statement at this meeting on any item on this agenda, 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 on any agenda item. Please contact the officer named on the front of the agenda for any further clarification.

Questions

To receive any questions from members of the public or members of the Council received in accordance with the constitution.

Those wishing to ask questions are required to give notice of any such questions in writing to the officer named on the front of this agenda no later than 5pm on Tuesday 27 May 2025 in order to be guaranteed of a written response. In order to receive a verbal response, questions must be submitted no later than 5pm on Thursday 29 May 2025. Please contact the officer named on the front of this agenda for further advice. Questions may be asked without notice if the Chairman decides that the matter is urgent.

Details of any questions received will be circulated to Committee members prior to the meeting and made available at the meeting and on the Council’s website.

To report to the new Overview and Scrutiny (OS) Management Committee:

a)    Topics recommended for inclusion in the new OS work programme by its predecessor Committee based on experience during the 2021-25 council.

b)    The comments of its predecessor Committee regarding the strengths and weaknesses of OS during the 2021-25 council.

c)    Next steps for developing a comprehensive OS work programme that reflects the priorities of the council, its members and Wiltshire residents.

To receive a report on Temporary Agency Staffing Procurement.

Please note that this report will follow as an agenda supplement.

To set out the allocation of the Overview and Scrutiny Fund, which is part of the Council’s Members’ Allowances Scheme, for 2024-25.

To confirm the date of the next meeting as 23 July 2025.

Any other items of business which the Chairman agrees to consider as a matter of urgency.