Meeting Details

Councillor Wynn

Members are reminded that they must not participate in the discussion of, or voting on, any matter, in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest and should leave the room prior to commencement of the debate.

Members are asked to receive any questions, statements or petitions, of which notice has been received, from members of the public.

Members are asked to agree the minutes, to follow marked 4, of the Annual Fire Authority meeting, held on 14 June 2023, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Members are asked to receive and note the minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 22 March 2023, which are attached marked 5a.

Members are asked to receive and note the non-exempt minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 13 September 2023, which are attached marked 5b, and agree the recommendation at item 6.  The report for which is attached marked 5bi.

Members are asked to receive the minutes of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee meeting, held on 28 September 2023, which are attached marked 6c.  They are asked to agree the recommendation at Item 7, the report for which is attached marked 6ci, and at Item 11, the documents for which are attached marked 6cii and 6ciii. 

Members are asked to receive and note the minutes of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee meeting, held on 13 July 2023, which are attached marked 6b.

Members are asked to receive the minutes of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee meeting, held on 27 April 2023, which are attached marked 6a, and agree the recommendation at Item 7, the report for which is attached marked 6ai, and at Item 10, the report for which is attached marked 6aii.

This report, attached marked 7, sets out proposed amendments to the Fire Authority’s constitution for the Fire Authority’s consideration and agreement.

This report, attached marked 8, presents the draft Annual Review (also known as the Annual Statement of Assurance) for 2022/23 and asks the Fire Authority to consider the document and approve it for publication.

This report, attached marked 9, requests Members to consider and approve a contribution from reserves for backdated holiday pay, and a movement of schemes for fire appliances in the capital programme.

This report, attached marked 10, provides Members with an update on the Service’s implementation of changing pension legislation, the challenges associated, and solutions currently being explored.

The Head of Area Command will present an Operational Update to the Fire Authority, which will cover the previous three months of Service activity.

Members have a discretion to exclude the press and public from meetings of the Fire Authority in defined circumstances.  In view of the nature of business to be transacted, it is recommended that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, having been satisfied in all the circumstances of the case that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing this information, that Members formally resolve that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2 3 and 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

Members are asked to agree the exempt minutes of the Extraordinary Fire Authority meeting, held on 2 August 2023, attached marked 13, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Members are asked to receive and note the exempt minutes of the Brigade Managers Employment Panel meeting, held on 27 April 2023, which are attached marked 14.

Members are asked to receive and note the exempt minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 13 September 2023, which are attached marked 15.