Meeting Details

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 the 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 non-exempt minutes of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 11 October 2023, attached marked 4a, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record. 

Members are asked to agree the minutes of the Extraordinary Fire Authority meeting, held on 22 November 2023, attached marked 4b, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record. 

Members are asked to receive the non-exempt minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 22 November 2023, to follow marked 5, and consider and decide upon the recommendations at item 5 of those minutes.  The report relating to these recommendations is attached, marked 5a.

Please note that the reports considered by the Committee at Item 6 – 2024/25 and Later Years Revenue and Capital Budgets and Item 7 - Reserves and Funds are attached as the appendix to report 8 – 2024/25 and Later Years Budget Summary on this agenda and will form the basis of discussion at that item.

A schedule of proposed dates for 2024 meetings of the Fire Authority and its committees is attached marked 7, for approval.

This report, attached marked 8, summarises the budgets that are proposed by the Strategy and Resources Committee.  The results are put forward to the Fire Authority for approval as the basis for consultation, leading to a final decision at the Fire Authority meeting in February 2024.

This report, attached marked 9, updates Members on the current position of the Command and Control (C&C) System implementation project and to request additional increase to the revenue budget prior to award of contract.

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 Fire Authority meeting, held on 11 October 2023, to follow 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 Fire Authority meeting, held on 22 November 2023, attached marked 14.