23 September 2009

Date: 

Wednesday, 23 September, 2009

Time: 

14:00

Location: 

Brigade Headquarters, Shrewsbury

Agenda: 

Category: 

Item no. Agenda Item Details Status
01 Election of Chair

To elect a Chair for the ensuing year

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02 Appointment of Vice-Chair

To appoint a Vice-Chair for the ensuing year

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03 Apologies for Absence For information
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.

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05 Minutes

To agree the minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 21 May 2009, and that they be signed 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.

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07 Financial Planning Strategy

This report seeks the Committee's approval to submit recommendations to the Fire Authority, firstly on the role of the Integrated Risk Management Planning (IRMP) Working Group in formulating financial service strategy, and secondly on the work programme for service financial planning leading to budget proposals in December.

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08 Response to Consultation on 'Consolidation of Council Tax Demand Notice Regulations including Efficiency Information'

This report proposes responses to a Communities and Local Government consultation on Council Tax (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations to be issued in 2009.

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09 Capital Update on Activity and Finance

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of all the capital schemes within the Brigade and their current status.

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10 Financial Performance to July 2009, including the Annual Treasury Report 2008/09

This report provides information on the financial performance of the service to date, and seeks approval for action, where necessary.

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11 Use of Capital 2009

This report advises of capital investment made over the last 3 years and the benefits which have been obtained from this investment.

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12 Asset Stewardship Report

This report advises the Strategy and Resources Committee of the current condition of assets owned by the Authority and changes which have occurred in the financial year 2008/09. This is a summary of information previously provided in the form of budget working papers, capital appraisals and capital budget reports, together with additional information.

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13 Response to consultation on Fire and Resilience Programme in-Service Management

This report outlines the response to the above consultation document.

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14 Corporate Risk Management Summary

This is the latest of the regular Risk Summary Reports to the Strategy and Resources Committee. As previously, these reports are intended to enable Members to meet the requirements of this Committee's Terms of Reference as they relate to the Fire Authority's management of corporate risk. The progress reported relates to that achieved since the last Annual Summary Report, received by the Fire Authority at its meeting in July 2009.

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15 Local Government Act 1972

Members are asked 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 item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined by the provisions of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act, by virtue of paragraph 4.

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16 Corporate Risk Management Summary - Exempted Information

The Committee 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 16. For information.

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