SALISBURY CITY COUNCIL WILL ASK WILTSHIRE COUNCIL ABOUT TAKING OVER CITY HALL

SALISBURY CITY COUNCIL WILL ASK WILTSHIRE COUNCIL ABOUT TAKING OVER CITY HALL

Salisbury City Council has voted to open negotiations with Wiltshire Council to take over Salisbury City Hall.

The decision was made on the evening of Monday 4th September after a 3 hour meeting at Salisbury Guildhall.

The meeting agreed to a motion from Cllr Paul Sample JP, as follows: 

“The Council requests that the Officers now open negotiations with Wiltshire Council to ascertain the proposed terms and conditions upon which a transfer of Salisbury City Hall from Wiltshire Council to Salisbury City Council could be achieved and to report back to members.”

The motion was passed by a good majority.

All of the Lib Dem, Labour and Independent Councillors supported the motion.
They were joined by one Conservative - Cllr Cliona Hibbert - who asked a series of questions that were answered by Cllr Sample.

The diminishing Conservative Group was completely split.

Several of them had reservations about the motion and either voted against it (Cllr Ed Rimmer) or abstained.

The Mayor of Salisbury, Cllr Atil Hoque, refused to vote for the initiative.