Update from the Leader of the Council
An update will be provided to Members from Councillor L Haysey, Leader of the Council.
Minutes:
The Leader of the Council provided Members with a summary of her role and functions. She said that as Leader, it was she who was publically answerable should anything go wrong.
The Leader explained that she met monthly with Portfolio Holders, who in turn liaised closely with Heads of Service. The Leader explained the important role of working with partners in the development of Master Planning initiatives and the District Plan to ensure a co-ordinated approach to meet future housing provision targets and infrastructure needs.
The Leader explained that Gilston was part of a growing town, (Gilston Harlow Garden Town Board) and referred to the funding the Council had received to set up appropriate structures. It was noted that 16,000 homes would be built in the wider area, as part of the first tranche.
The Leader provided a summary of the organisations she was involved with. She stressed the need for a co-ordinated approach to influence future opportunities for East Herts. This would help support an over-arching structure for the area moving forward into 2023 to achieve a target of 100,000 new homes in Hertfordshire.
The Leader said that she was continually surprised at how much paper she needed to read and understand. She added that the Council needed to make sure that it continued with forward momentum in order to ensure that homes were built of good quality and design.
Members received the presentation and thanked the Leader for her summary.
RESOLVED – that the presentation be received.