Agenda

Items to be considered while the meeting is open to the public

To elect a Chairman for the forthcoming year.

To elect a Vice-Chairman for the forthcoming year.

To receive any apologies for absence.

To approve as a true and correct record and sign the minutes of the ordinary meeting of Council held on 25 February 2025 and the extraordinary meeting of Council held on 11 March 2025.

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

To receive any announcements through the Chairman.

To receive and note the Returning Officer’s report in respect of the Council’s elections held on 1 May 2025.

To elect a Leader of the Council for the period 2025-2029. Nominations will be sought from those present at the meeting.

The Leader will then advise Council on the membership of their Cabinet.

a)    Appointment of Committees and Review of Allocation of Seats on Committees to Political Groups

b)    Appointment of Members to Committees, Area Boards, and other bodies

c)    Appointment of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Committees

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. Members of the public are encouraged to register to speak earlier.

Up to 3 speakers are permitted to speak for up to 3 minutes each on any agenda item. Statements must be relevant to the agenda item.

Questions

To receive any questions from members of the public received in accordance with the constitution. No person or organisation may submit more than two questions to the meeting. No question may be sub-divided into more than two related parts.

Those wishing to ask questions are required to give notice of any such questions in writing to the officer named above (acting on behalf of the Proper Officer) no later than 5pm on 13 May 2025 in order to be guaranteed of a written response. Questions submitted no later than 5pm on 15 May 2025may receive a verbal response. Questions may be asked without notice if the Chairman decides that the matter is urgent.

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

Please contact the officer named on the first page of this agenda for further advice.

Petitions

To receive presentation of any petitions submitted for the meeting

To receive an update on any petitions received by the council since the last meeting.

To receive and note annual reports or updates regarding the following committees:

·       Overview and Scrutiny (including the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee, Children’s Select Committee, Environment Select Committee, Health Select Committee)

·       Audit and Governance Committee

·       Electoral Review Committee

·       Health and Wellbeing Board

·       Licensing Committee

·       Staffing Policy Committee

·       Standards Committee

·       Wiltshire Pension Fund Committee

·       Wiltshire Police and Crime Panel

To receive a report from the Director - Legal and Governance.

To receive any other appropriate announcments from the Leader, Cabinet Members, or Chairs of Committees.

Members were required to give notice of any questions in writing to the Proper Officer on the first page of this agenda no later than 5pm nine clear working days before the meeting in order to be guaranteed a written response.

Any question received after 5pm on 6 May 2025 and no later than 5pm four clear working days before the meeting 13 May 2025, may only receive a verbal response at the meeting. Any questions received after this date will be received at the next meeting.

Questions may be asked without notice if the Chairman determines the matter is urgent.

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

Items during consideration of which it is recommended that the public should be excluded because of the likelihood that exempt information would be disclosed.

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