Minutes:
The Chair welcomed Members, officers, and guests to the meeting.
Apologies had been received from Cllrs Bev Craig and Robert Alden.
Cllrs Liam Billington and James Swindlehurst attended the meeting as substitutes.
Cllr Gillian Ford declared an interest as she was a Facilitator at Shared Service Architecture.
The Chair congratulated Cllr Samantha Dixon on her inclusion in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, in recognition of her services to local government both in her role as a Councillor in West Cheshire and Chester Council and on her work as a Member of the City Regions Board.