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Decision details

Decision Taken Under Urgency Powers: Ubico Growth Request

Decision Maker: Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

Councillor Andy Graham, Leader of the Council, introduced the item, the purpose of which was to report to the Executive on a decision taken by the Chief Executive Officer under urgency powers. Councillor Graham expanded on how a requirement for such a decision may have arisen.

 

Giles Hughes, Chief Executive Officer, explained the circumstance in which the decision had arose. There had been a proposal for a further Authority to join Ubico. This required agreement by all shareholders that included the Council. The timescales for the decision to be made had meant that it had not been possible to bring the decision to the Executive.

 

Councillor Graham proposed accepting the recommendations of the report.

 

Councillor Enright seconded the proposal.

 

This was voted on and approved unanimously.

 

RESOLVED:

That the Executive:

1.    Note the decision taken as set out in Annex A.

Report author: Si Pocock-Cluley

Publication date: 12/09/2025

Date of decision: 10/09/2025

Decided at meeting: 10/09/2025 - Executive

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