To appoint the Director (Planning) (Gary Guiver) as Tendring District Council’s representative on the St. Osyth Priory & Parish Trust for a term of office that will expire in May 2027.

The St. Osyth Priory & Parish Trust (“the Trust”) is a registered charity (no. 1170037) that seeks the preservation of the buildings, monuments and land of particular historical, architectural, or construction interest firstly at St Osyth Priory and secondly in the wider St Osyth Parish.

The Trust seeks to invite a nomination to serve on the Trust as a representative of Tendring District Council.

Full Council has delegated authority to the Chief Executive for the appointment of any individual –

(a)        to any office other than an office in which they are employed by the authority;

(b)        to any body other than –

(i)         the authority;

(ii)        a joint committee of two or more authorities; or

(c)        to any committee or sub-committee of such a body.

and the revocation of any such appointment.

To not appoint anyone to represent Tendring District Council on the Trust. However, this was deemed not to be in the Council’s best interests.