Mel Jacob - Cllr for Wiltshire

Cllr Mel Jacob

 Liberal Democrats  Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Communities, Engagement, and Corporate Services

Email: mel.jacob@wiltshire.gov.uk

Council: Wiltshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Health and Wellbeing Board (Vice-Chairman) Council (Committee Member) Environment Select Committee (Guest Part I) Staffing Policy Committee (Committee Member) Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Area Board (Guest Part I) Trowbridge Area Board (Committee Member) Cabinet (Vice-Chairman) Finance and Procurement Seelct Committee (Committee Member) Audit and Governance Committee (Committee Member - Non-Voting) Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (Guest Part I) Officer Appointments Committee (Vice-Chairman, Vice-Chairman, in the Chair)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

53 meetings · Page 8 of 11

Environment Select Committee

Environment Select Committee - Tuesday 4 March 2025 2.00 pm

March 04, 2025
Council

Council - Tuesday 25 February 2025 10.30 am

February 25, 2025
Trowbridge Area Board

Trowbridge Area Board - Thursday 20 February 2025 6.30 pm

February 20, 2025
Environment Select Committee

Environment Select Committee - Tuesday 14 January 2025 10.30 am

January 14, 2025
Council

Extraordinary Meeting, Council - Thursday 9 January 2025 6.00 pm

January 09, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

39 decisions · Page 1 of 8

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: 53

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 39