Welcome
As Leader of the Council I have a demanding role in helping set the
priorities of the Council. With the introduction of the new Unitary Council in
April, Senior Councillors and Officers are now working to shape the future
direction of the Council to ensure services meet the needs of the people of
County Durham. Most senior staff are now in place and they are proceeding with
the restructuring of their departments and the integration and improvement of
services across County Durham.
I meet many local groups and organisations to find out how we can work
together and I also represent the Council on county, regional and national
organisations to encourage partnership working, promote County Durham and get
the best deal for our area. To give you an insight into my work you can view my
diary for the coming week and in ‘leader talk’ I will let you know about some of
the major issues we are currently dealing with.
Councillor Simon Henig
Latest Leader Talk
20/01/2010
At today’s Cabinet in Spennymoor, one of a number of important items was the agreement of the first stage of our accommodation strategy. This will look at what buildings and contact points the new Council needs to have across the county. The Council has inherited a large number of buildings but I ...