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 12 October 2022, attached marked 4, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record. 

Members are asked to receive the minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 16 November 2022 attached marked 5, and consider and decide upon the recommendations at item 5.  The report relating to these recommendations is attached, marked 5a.

Please note that the reports considered by the Committee at Item 6 – 2022/23 and Later Years Revenue and Capital Budgets and Item 7 - Reserves and Funds are attached as the appendix to report 8 – 2022/23 and Later Years Budget Summary on this agenda and will form the basis of discussion at that item.

Members are asked to receive the minutes of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee meeting, held on 1 December 2022, to follow marked 6 and consider and decide upon the recommendation at item 11b.The report relating to this recommendation is attached marked 6a.

A schedule of proposed dates for 2023 meetings of the Fire Authority and its committees is attached marked 7, for approval.

It is intended that this is revisited at the Annual Meeting of the Fire Authority in June 2023, as new Members may have been appointed, following the Annual Meetings of Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire Councils.  At this time officers will present a schedule from June 2023 to May 2024, which will tie in with the meeting schedules of the two constituent authorities.

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 2023.

This report, attached marked 10, summarises the progress made against the key areas of the Fire Alliance Strategic Plan 2018-2022 and gives an outline of the next steps for the Alliance.

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 Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 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 12 October 2022, attached marked 13a, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record. 

Members are asked to agree the exempt minutes of the Extraordinary Fire Authority meeting, held on 18 November 2022, attached marked 13b, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record. 

This report, to follow marked 14, updates the Fire Authority on the Industrial Action situation.