Leader's and Deputy Leader's Announcements
To receive such announcements as may be made by the Leader and Deputy Leader.
Minutes:
The Leader of the Council, in summary:-
1 noted that under the new administration no matters had been referred to the police, Cheshire East Council had not been mentioned in Private Eye and no senior officers had been suspended on full pay.
2 noted the achievements of the new administration since the election which included
· the setting up of an administration and Cabinet,
· making appointments to Outside Bodies,
· making oppositions councillors chairs of scrutiny committees,
· instigating a move to the committee system,
· approving new terms of reference for the Investigation and Disciplinary Committee,
· arranging a peer review challenge for January 2020,
· appointing a new Monitoring Officer, a new Director of Financial and Customer Service, a new Executive Director Corporate Services, a Head of Internal Audit and eleven other senior posts and was in the process of appointing a new Chief Executive,
· launching a Leadership and Management development programme,
· publishing a draft Environmental Strategy for consultation,
· a significant improvement in timeliness of SEND assessment
· closure of the 2018/19 financial statement on time
3 Announced that Cllr Ashely Farrell would be the Champion for Armed Forces.
Cllr Farrell spoke in respect of his new role.
The Deputy Leader of the Council, in summary:-
1 provided an update on his meeting with Douglas Oakervee at Crewe Station about HS2.
2 reported that the 2020/21 budget proposals were being developed and would soon be inviting stakeholders to comment on the approach being taken.
3 stated that consultation on the SAPD had concluded and responses would be reviewed before deciding how to go forward.
4 commented on the infrastructure investment in Cheshire East and the schemes in progress.
5 referred to the work of the Governance Working Group on the emerging committee system proposals and encouraged members to attend the briefing session.
4 reported that there were now up to 40 connected community centres and that these paid a vital part in engagement with local communities.