Decision details

Decision Maker: Leader of the Council and Corporate Finance & Governance Portfolio Holder

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

To nominate Councillor Gary Scott to be a director/trustee for the St. Osyth Priory and Parish Trust (an outside body).

Reasons for the decision:

St. Osyth Priory and Parish Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission (No. 1170037) and a Company registered with Companies House (No. 09367206). Article 2 of the Company’s Articles of Association provides that Directors of the Company are also Trustees of the Charity.

 

Article 36(1) of the same Articles provides that at least one director of the Company should (ideally) be nominated by this Council.

 

The Company/Charity objects are:-

 

“The preservation of the buildings, monuments and land of historical, architectural, or construction interest firstly at St. Osyth Priory and secondly at St. Osyth Parish.”

 

 

 

Alternative options considered:

Not to take up the appointment nomination right. This was discounted in view of the important work of the Trust.

Publication date: 12/07/2024

Date of decision: 12/07/2024

Effective from: 20/07/2024