Cllr Mel Jacob
Email: mel.jacob@wiltshire.gov.uk
Council: Wiltshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
52 meetings · Page 2 of 11
Trowbridge Area Board - Thursday 13 November 2025 6.30 pm
The Trowbridge Area Board met to discuss a range of issues, including the disposal of St Stephen's car park, updates on the Trowbridge Leisure Centre and highways improvements, and to decide on an application to create a legal street art wall in the Hilperton Road underpass, which was approved. The board also received updates from partner organisations, including Wiltshire Police, and discussed the Area Board priorities and action plan.
Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am
The Wiltshire Council Cabinet met on 11 November 2025 and approved an increase to the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) allocation for the Chippenham Avon Project, as well as the quarterly revenue and capital budget monitoring reports, and the Treasury Management Strategy report. The Cabinet heard announcements from the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Members, and responded to questions from members of the public.
Finance and Procurement Select Committee - Thursday 6 November 2025 10.00 am
The Finance and Procurement Select Committee of Wiltshire Council met on Thursday 6 November 2025, to discuss the council's financial performance, proposed fees and charges for 2026/27, and a motion regarding green tariffs for electricity. The committee was also scheduled to receive updates from cabinet members and review its forward work programme. Some of the reports for the meeting were provided as an agenda supplement.
Officer Appointments Committee - Thursday 6 November 2025 9.00 am
The Officer Appointments Committee of Wiltshire Council was scheduled to meet on Thursday 6 November 2025, to discuss the appointment of a Director of Commissioning. The meeting was also scheduled to cover standard agenda items such as apologies, declarations of interest, public participation and confirmation of the minutes from the previous meeting. Due to the confidential nature of the appointment, the public was scheduled to be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the appointment.
Council - Tuesday 21 October 2025 10.30 am
The Wiltshire Council meeting on 21 October 2025 addressed a range of topics, including the approval of the Our Wiltshire Plan 2025-2035, an update on the council's response to the climate emergency, and discussions on various motions from council members. The council also considered supplementary planning documents related to air quality and the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site. Additionally, the council addressed questions from members regarding tourism, council investments in Israel, and other local issues.
Decisions from Meetings
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Chippenham Avon Project
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025
...to facilitate the Chippenham River Avon Project, the Cabinet increased the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) allocation to £1.8 million, delegated expenditure approval to the Director of Planning, Economy, and Regeneration, and authorized contract agreements with the Environment Agency, contingent on Defra funding.
Recommendations Approved
Report on Treasury Management Strategy 2025/26 Half Year ended 30 September 2025
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025
...to note the report on the Treasury Management Strategy 2025/26 Half Year ended 30 September 2025, confirming its alignment with the existing strategy and the performance of investments and borrowings against established parameters.
Recommendations Approved
Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter Two Capital Budget Monitoring
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025
...the Cabinet approved budget virements for Facilities Management and Integrated Transport, and noted additional budgets, budget removals, budget reprofiling, and the revised 2025/26 Capital Programme forecast.
Recommendations Approved
Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter Two Revenue Budget Monitoring
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025
...to approve drawdowns from various reserves to fund specific initiatives in supporting families, children's social care prevention, and adult care, while also noting a forecast revenue budget overspend of £6.658m and an overspend against Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) budgets of £12.892m.
Recommendations Approved
West Wiltshire Nursing Home Provision
From: Extraordinary, Cabinet - Wednesday 15 October 2025 11.30 am - October 15, 2025
...to approve the recommendations outlined in a Part II report concerning nursing home provision in West Wiltshire.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 52
Average per Month: 2.3
Decisions Recorded: 39