Leader's Announcements
To receive such announcements as may be made by the Leader of the Council.
Minutes:
The Leader of the Council:-
1. Reported a Key Decision to Council, which had been taken as an urgent decision, by the Corporate Policy Cabinet Member, in accordance with rule 54.7 of the Cabinet Procedure Rules, to approve the re-engagement of V4 Services to support the Council to instil a more robust approach to procurement, in anticipation of significant savings (between £1.85m and £4.5m being achieved on a fixed cost basis (£447k), the reason for the urgency being that any delay in entering into a contract with V4 Services as the Council’s improvement partner would risk the Council not achieving the financial savings envisaged in the report.
2. Reported that he had attended at least 60 public meetings, including some relating to the Local Plan and that the Council was delivering on its vision.
3. Stated that every Member of the Council should have the power to attend public Council meetings.
4. Referred to the Council’s Value for Money report, providing guidance and data on the financial resilience of the Council, which had been published on the Council’s website and urged all Members to read it.
5. Referred to a recent report in the Congleton Chronicle relating to the Council and stated that the Council’s position was growing stronger every day and was moving forward aggressively. He gave an number of examples of areas where the Council was performing well.
6. Expressed Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday to the Deputy Leader of the Council, Cllr David Brown.