Paul Sample JP - Cllr for Wiltshire

Cllr Paul Sample JP

 Liberal Democrats  Cabinet Member for Environment, Climate and Waste

Email: paul.sample@wiltshire.gov.uk

Council: Wiltshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Salisbury Area Board (Chairman) Cabinet (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

29 meetings · Page 1 of 6

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am

The Wiltshire Council Cabinet is scheduled to meet to discuss a range of issues, including council tax premiums, biodiversity, adoption services, education provision, bus shelters, and waste management.

December 09, 2025
Salisbury Area Board Chairman

Salisbury Area Board - Thursday 4 December 2025 6.00 pm

The Salisbury Area Board met to discuss community grants, updates from partners and local organisations, and local highway improvements. The board was scheduled to discuss grant applications for the Salisbury Men's Shed, Wiltshire Creative, Splash Wiltshire, Salisbury Transition City CIC, The Men's Group at Salisbury Rugby Club, HomeStart South Wiltshire, and Folio Theatre. They were also scheduled to receive updates on the Salisbury Transportation Strategy, City Hall, and the Area Board Priorities Action Plan.

December 04, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

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.

November 11, 2025
Council Committee Member

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.

October 21, 2025
Council Committee Member

Extraordinary meeting - On the rising of the ordinary meeting of Full Council taking place on 21 October 2025, not before 14:00, Council - Tuesday 21 October 2025 2.00 pm

The Wiltshire Council was scheduled to meet to discuss a statutory recommendation from external auditors, Grant Thornton, regarding delays in the preparation of the council's financial accounts. The council was expected to consider the recommendation and approve a response.

October 21, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

39 decisions · Page 5 of 8

Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter One Capital Budget Monitoring

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am - September 16, 2025

... to approve the virement of £0.175m to the Stonehenge School project and note additional budgets funded by grants and contributions, budget removals due to lower grant awards, budgets brought forward from future years, budgets reprogrammed to future years, the revised 2025/26 Capital Programme forecast, and the capital spend as of June 30, 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter One Revenue Budget Monitoring

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am - September 16, 2025

...to approve the creation of a new earmarked reserve and a virement of funds, while noting a forecast revenue budget overspend, savings delivery performance, a net operating surplus on the HRA, receipt of grant funding, transfers from reserves, and an overspend against Dedicated Schools Grant budgets.

Recommendations Approved

Land Appropriation

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am - September 16, 2025

...to better align property use with appropriate holding powers, the Cabinet agreed to appropriate assets between the General Fund and the Housing Revenue Account, subject to necessary approvals, and to make corresponding accounting adjustments for the 2025/26 financial year.

For Determination

Future Commissioning of community based services

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am - September 16, 2025

...to proceed to tender for a single, joint framework for community-based services for adults and children, aiming for a new contract by April 2026, and to delegate contract awards to the Director of Commissioning in consultation with relevant Cabinet Members.

For Determination

Apologies

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am - September 16, 2025

...to note the apologies received from Cllr Adrian Foster and Cllr Paul Sample.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 29

Average per Month: 1.3

Decisions Recorded: 39