To appoint a chairman for the Clacton Town Board.

To appoint George Kieffer as the independent chairman of the Clacton Town Board for a term of one year.

On 1 October 2023 Government announced that Clacton-on-Sea will be one of 55 towns across the UK to receive a ten-year endowment-style fund, with £20 million of funding and support to give towns long term certainty to deliver projects over multiple years. The funding will be underpinned by an investment plan overseen by a new Towns Board, in consultation with local people. The Cabinet approved the delegation of the formation of the Board to the Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth, Regeneration and Tourism.

This decision sets out the first stage of the formation of the Clacton Town Board by the appointment of George Kieffer as the independent chair of the board. The appointment will be for a term of one-year to support the setting up and establishment of the Town Board, and the development of a long-term investment plan. There will be no remuneration for the post of chair, however travel expenses will be paid at the Council’s standard rate per mile.