21 July 2010

Date: 

Wednesday, 21 July, 2010

Time: 

14:00

Location: 

Shropshire Education and Conference Centre, Shrewsbury

Agenda: 

Category: 

Item no. Agenda Item Details Status
01 Election of Chair

To elect a Chair for the ensuing year

02 Appointment of Vice-Chair

To appoint a Vice-Chair for the ensuing year

03 Apologies for Absence and Welcome to New Members

To receive apologies for absence and welcome Councillors Mrs Blundell, Dixon and Eade, who have been appointed to the Authority by Telford & Wrekin Council

04 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 room before any item, in which they have a prejudicial interest, is discussed.

05 Non-Exempt Minutes

Members are asked to agree the minutes of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 16 June 2010, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

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06 Public Questions

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

07 Non-Exempt Minutes of Brigade Managers’ Employment Panel

Members are asked to receive and note the non-exempt minutes of the meeting of the Brigade Managers’ Employment Panel, held on 16th June 2010.

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08 Constitutional Issues
08a Committee Composition and Allocation of Seats to Political Groups

This report asks the Fire Authority to agree both the composition of its Committees and the allocations of seats on its committees to political groups.

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08b Appointments to, and Constitution of, Committees

This report asks the Fire Authority to confirm appointments to committees and outside bodies and to review the Terms of Reference, quorum and delegations for its Committees.

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08c Review of Member Role Descriptions

The purpose of the report is to review, and agree the Fire Authority’s existing Member Role Descriptions.

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08d Review of Scheme of Delegation to Officers and of Standing Orders

This report reviews the Fire Authority’s Scheme of Delegation to Officers and Standing Orders and asks the Authority to agree proposed amendments.

In accordance with the Fire Authority’s Standing Orders any amendments proposed will stand adjourned until the next meeting of the Fire Authority.

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09 Financial Monitoring Report 2010/11

The report updates members on financial matters affecting the 2010/11 budget and their implications for later years. It also seeks approval to budget variations.

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10 Voice/Data Communications, Command and Control Systems Refresh: Update

This report advises Members of the recent award of contract for the provision of fully-managed Command and Control system to replace existing obsolescent legacy equipment.

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11 Public Value Review Update

This report advises Members of progress to date with the Service’s 2010 Public Value review.

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12 Integrated Strategic Planning Process 2011/12

This report outlines how the Service will continue to align service, financial and improvement planning, the result will culminate in the publication of the 2011/12 Corporate Plan and a five year joint medium term service and financial plan.

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13 Firemen’s Pension Scheme Order 1992 Delegations and Policies

Report to follow marked 13.

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14 Partnership Working and the Outcomes

The purpose of this report is to provide members with an overview of the outcomes of partnership working within the Fire Authority and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.

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15 Corporate Risk Management Summary

This is the fourth Annual Corporate Risk Management Summary Report to Members. These reports aim to inform Members about the corporate level risk management work that has been undertaken during the previous twelve months, as well as summarising the risk environment in which the Service is currently operating.

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16 Local Government Act 1972

To consider a resolution under section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 that the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined by the provisions of Part I of Schedule 12(A) to the Act, by virtue of Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4.

17 Corporate Risk Management Summary – Exempt Information (Paragraphs 3 and 4)

The Authority will have received an open session report, which summarised its current exposure to corporate risk. This report supplements that one, as it contains information that is exempt from publication by virtue of the Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12a. Attached marked 17.

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18 Exempt Minutes of Brigade Managers’ Employment Panel (Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4)

Members are asked to receive and note the exempt minutes of the meeting of the Brigade Managers’ Employment Panel, held on 16th June 2010. Attached marked 18.

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