17 March 2011

Date: 

Thursday, 17 March, 2011

Time: 

14:00

Location: 

Headquarters, Shrewsbury

Category: 

Item no. Agenda Item Details Status
01 Apologies for Absence
02 Declarations of Interest

Members are reminded that they should declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests at this point and that they should leave the meeting before any item, in which they have a prejudicial interest, is discussed.

03 Non-exempt minutes

Members are asked to agree the non-exempt minutes, attached marked 3, of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 20 January 2011, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

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04 Public Questions

To receive any questions, statements or petitions, of which notice has been received, from members of the public.

05 Strategy and Resources Committee Work Plan 2011/12

This report, attached marked 5, reviews progress against the Strategy and Resources Committee 2010/11 Work Plan and seeks to put forward a 2011/12 Work Plan for consideration and approval by Members.

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06 Annual Report of the Strategy and Resources Committee

This report, attached marked 6, presents the draft version of the Annual Report of the Strategy and Resources Committee for consideration and approval by Members, prior to submission to the Fire Authority at its meeting in April 2011.

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07 Service Plan and Public Value Performance Measures 2011/12

This report, attached marked 7, informs Members of further developments to produce and implement a meaningful and simplified annual Service Plan 2011/12 to support delivery of the Fire Authority's Medium Term Corporate Plan.

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08 Financial Issues Update

This report, attached marked 8, updates the Committee on financial matters arising since the last performance report, and seeks approval for action, where necessary.

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09 Information and Communication Technology

This report, attached marked 9, updates Members on our current position with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure and requests that some £300,000 be moved from the capital reserve and other budgets for IT capital expenditure into a specific 'ICT Improvements' Reserve budget, when closing the 2010/11 accounts.

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10 Proposed Response - The Future of Fire and Rescue Control Services in England (Consultation Exercise)

This report, attached marked 10, sets out a proposed response, on behalf of the Fire Authority, to the Government's recently announced consultation exercise regarding the future of fire control services in England.

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11 Fire Futures Report

This report, attached marked 11, summarises the five Fire Futures reports presented to the Fire Minister, Bob Neil MP and suggests themes for a response for Fire Authority Members.

The full Fire Futures reports, which are summarised in this report, can be accessed via the following link:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/fire/firerescueservice/firefutures/

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12 Local Government Act 1972

Members are asked to consider a resolution under the Local Government Act 1972 that the public and press be excluded for the following agenda item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined by the provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act, by virtue of paragraphs 3 and 4.

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13 Exempt Minutes

Members are asked to agree the exempt minutes, attached marked 13, of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 20 January 2011, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

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