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Business Item
Incorporation, Membership and Directorship of Freeport East
Decision Maker Role:
Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member with responsibility for Economic Development
Date of Decision
Tue 23 Aug 2022
Description
Decision of the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member with responsibility for Economic Development
Matter for Decision (to consider...)
To resolve:
1. to incorporate Freeport East Limited on the finalised version of the Articles of Association and Members Agreement circulated to the Freeport East Supervisory Board members on 22 August 2022 at 13:30, subject to any minor amendments which it is agreed be made to these incorporation documents at the Board meeting on 26 August 2022; and
2. to appoint Councillor Gallant as East Suffolk Council’s Director of Freeport East Limited.
Service Area
Legal & Democratic Services
Service Area 2
Economic Development & Regeneration
Background Papers:
ES/0660 - Freeport East Submission. Report to ESC Cabinet's meeting of 2 February 2021.
ES/0863 - Freeport East Outline Business Case. Report to ESC Cabinet's meeting of 7 September 2021.
ES/1109 - Freeport East Full Business Case. Report to ESC Cabinet's meeting of 5 April 2022.
Freeport East Articles of Association
Freeport East Members Agreement
Is Decision District Wide
No
Decision Made
1. That Freeport East Limited be incorporated on the finalised version of the Articles of Association and Members Agreement circulated to the Freeport East Supervisory Board members on 22 August 2022 at 13:30, subject to any minor amendments which it is agreed be made to these incorporation documents at the Board meeting on 26 August 2022; and
2. That Councillor Steve Gallant (Leader of East Suffolk Council) be appointed as East Suffolk Council's Director of Freeport East Limited.
Reason for Decision
To ensure that in advance of the Freeport East Supervisory Board meeting on 26 August 2022, where the decision to incorporate Freeport East Limited is on the agenda, East Suffolk Council (ESC) has resolved to Freeport East Limited being incorporated on the Articles of Association and Members Agreement as drafted and circulated with the Board papers on 22 August 2022, and has resolved who to appoint as ESC’s director of the company.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
Not to agree to incorporate Freeport East Limited on the Articles of Association and Members Agreement as drafted.
Any Declarations of Interest Declared
None.
Any Dispensation Granted
Yes. The Chairman of the Council has agreed that the decisions above are reasonable in all the circumstances and that the decision be treated as a matter of urgency and be exempt from the call-in process, as the decisions must be made before the meeting of the Freeport East Supervisory Board taking place on 26 August 2022.
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Decision History
22/08/2022 16:07:54 | Matt Makin | Business Item Created | |
22/08/2022 16:09:13 | Matt Makin | Ward Added | Eastern Felixstowe |
22/08/2022 16:09:13 | Matt Makin | Ward Added | Western Felixstowe |
22/08/2022 16:11:52 | Matt Makin | General Details Edited | |
23/08/2022 09:22:22 | Matt Makin | General Details Edited | |
23/08/2022 09:24:16 | Matt Makin | General Details Edited | |
23/08/2022 09:25:54 | Matt Makin | General Details Edited | |
23/08/2022 09:32:55 | Matt Makin | General Details Edited | |
23/08/2022 10:14:41 | Matt Makin | General Details Edited | |
24/08/2022 11:02:35 | Matt Makin | General Details Edited | |
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