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 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 Fire Authority Annual Meeting, held on 23 June 2021, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Members are asked to receive and note the minutes of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee meeting, held on 29 July 2021, which are attached marked 5a.

Members are asked to receive the minutes of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee meeting, held on 24 September 2021, which are attached marked 5b, and agree the recommendation at items 8 and 9.  The reports for which are attached marked 5b(i) and 5b(ii)

Members are asked to receive and note the minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 16 September 2021, which are attached marked 6, and agree the recommendation at item 6.  The report for which is attached marked 6a

This report, attached marked 7a, reviews the Fire Authority’s Standing Orders relating to Contracts and asks Members to consider and decide upon the amendments proposed.

This report, attached marked 7b, asks the Fire Authority to decide upon the adoption of the Model Code of Conduct that was published by the Local Government Association in December 2020

This report, attached marked 8, informs the Fire Authority of the review of the process for undertaking Brigade Managers’ pay negotiations and makes a number of recommendations in light of the review.

This report, attached marked 10, updates Members on progress in the priority projects developed by the Strategic Fire Alliance between Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service.

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 item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

Members are asked to receive and note the exempt minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 16 September 2021, which are attached marked 12.

This report, attached marked 13, sets out the requirement for the Service to replace current alerting and station end equipment and associated costs, for on-call locations and staff.  This will ensure mobilising systems continue to operate effectively into the future.