Decision

To appoint Councillor Gina Placey to the Outside Body St. Osyth Priory and Parish Trust (in the stead of Councillor Scott).

Reasons for the decision

St. Osyth Priory and Parish Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission (No. 11700337) 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 particular historical, architectural, or construction interest firstly at St. Osyth Priory and secondly St. Osyth Parish’.

Councillor Scott the preceding TDC appointee had expressed his desire to be replaced.

Alternative options considered

Not to take up the appointment nomination right i.e. to not replace Councillor Scott following his resignation. This was discounted in view of the important work of the Trust.