Leader's Announcements
To receive such announcements at may be made by the Leader.
Minutes:
The Leader of the Council :-
1. Referred to the Council’s new ways of working in the form of Alternative Service Delivery Vehicles. The Council was one of the few Authorities in the country to work in this way. The process was both transitionary and evolutionary and the Leader invited all Members to be a part of this process. He hoped that all Members would support the proposals put forward at the recent all Member briefing in respect of the ambition for the Authority to become a commissioning Council .
2. Announced that he was pleased that the Transport Minister had supported the HS2 transport hub for Crewe. The Secretary of State for Transport had not yet made his decision in respect of this matter, but he was confident that that the proposals would be approved.
3. Reported that he had asked the Monitoring Officer to look into changing the Council’s IT policy to ensure that it was made clear that all Members and officers should take care to abide by the rules regarding the use of Council IT facilities and not to use them for their personal gain.