Meeting Details

To elect a Chair for the ensuing year.

To appoint a Vice-Chair for the ensuing year.

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.

To agree the non-exempt minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 24 May 2007, and that they be signed as a correct record.

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

The report seeks the approval of the Committee to making responses to the Government's Consultation Paper on various options fro the distribution of grant over the next three years.

This report provides Members with details of a 'value for money profile tool' recently provided by the Audit Commission to support their auditors in undertaking this years 'use of resources' and 'direction of travel' audits which form important parts of the fire and rescue performance assessment for 2007.

This report provides Members with details of a 'performance information profile tool' recently provided by the Audit Commission to support their auditors in undertaking this year's 'use of resources' and 'direction of travel' audits which form important parts of the fire and rescue performance assessment for 2007.

This report outlines the proposed method of monitoring the revenue budget for 2007/08, to the Committee and to the Fire Authority

This report advises the Strategy and Resources Committee of the progress with schemes in the 2006/07 and 2007/08 capital programmes. It addresses the improvement idea, identified by the Member Champion for Asset Management and Procurement, that members should receive regular updates on the progress of capital schemes.

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

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 2006/07. 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.

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 Annual Summary Report, received by the Fire Authority at its meeting in July 2007.

This report informs Members of the treasury activities for 2006/07, as required by the Code of Practice on Treasury Management.

Members are asked to consider a resolution under the Local Government Act 1972 that the public be excluded 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 paragraphs 3 and 4.

To agree the exempt minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting held on 24 May 2007, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

This report advises Members of special exemptions from Standing Orders Relating to Contracts, which have been agreed by the Chief Fire Officer and the Treasurer, after consultation with the Chair of the Fire Authority. Exemptions are requested in the form of a memorandum from the responsible officer to the Chief Fire Officer and Treasurer. These are then discussed at regular Chair's briefing sessions where the agreement, or otherwise, is noted and a copy of the memo placed on the Authorities contracts register. This paper includes information directly from the memoranda to enable members to consider the information on which the decision was taken.