The Cabinet will be asked to recommend to Council in private session regarding the proposed acquisition of property, adding to the Council’s commercial asset portfolio.
Details cannot be revealed as they could compromise negotiations and identify individuals causing prejudice to the Council and third parties.
Given the timeframe that is being worked to resolve this matter, it has not been possible to provide 28 days notice for reporting the matter being considered in private session. Under the Access to Information Procedure Rules of the Council’s Constitution, paragraphs 16.1 and 17.2, which requires that where the normal procedure cannot be followed in respect of the consideration of matters in private, the Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee is to be informed as to why the matter cannot be reasonably deferred. This has been undertaken accordingly.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommmend Forward to Council
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/06/2019
This item is subject to the General Exception procedure. It is proposed to take a key decision and/or consider an item in private session on the decision date shown below. It would be impracticable to defer the decision until it has been included on the next Decisions Plan. This notice has been issued by the Assistant Director (HR, Legal and Democratic Services). Appropriate discussions have been held with the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and agreement sought for the intended decision to be made by the expected date, where necessary.
It is anticipated that this report will contain information which is exempt from publication and during discussion of this information the public may be excluded from the meeting. View the reasons for the exemption
If you wish to make representations that the public should not be excluded from the meeting during discussion of this item please write to the Service Manager (Democratic Services) stating the reasons why you think the discussion should be held in public
Decision due: 25 Jun 2019 by Cabinet
Lead member: Councillor Susan Glossop susan.glossop@westsuffolk.gov.uk
Contact: Julie Baird, Director (Planning and Growth) 01284 757385, Colin Wright, Service Manager (Place Delivery and Strategic Property).
Type of Decision: (R) – Council 16/07/19
Documents to be submitted: Exempt Report to Cabinet with recommendations to Council.