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Calendar

All the Council’s meetings are open to everyone. Members of the public are very welcome and encouraged to attend meetings.

All the reports and papers for the meetings are available on this website or available from the Council Office, The Guildhall, Market Place, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 1JH. At the beginning of every meeting time is set aside to hear comments and answer questions from the public.

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The Local Government Act lays down the basic requirements of council meetings. These include public access to meetings, councillor voting and the need to keep minutes of meetings as a public record.

Council minutes are draft until approved at the following meeting of that committee.

Council
Decisions

The Full Council (a meeting of all council members) is responsible for all decisions, however in practice many of these are made in smaller groups of councillors or council officers (paid staff).

All the reports and papers for the meetings are available on this website or available from the Council Office, The Guildhall, Market Place, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 1JH. At the beginning of every meeting time is set aside to hear comments and answer questions from the public.

Salisbury City Council is made up of 24 elected councillors who represent eight wards across the City.

These councillors regularly meet as a Full Council. Only Full Council can make decisions about the following issues.

  • Setting the precept
  • Borrowing money
  • Making, amending or revoking Standing Orders, Financial Regulations and Internal Controls
  • Matters of principle or policy
  • Any proposed new undertakings