Meeting Details

Item no. Agenda Item Details Status
01 Election of Chair

Members are asked to elect a Chair for the ensuing year.

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02 Appointment of Vice-Chair

Members are asked to appoint a Vice-Chair for the ensuing year.

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03 Apologies for Absence
04 Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

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.

05 Public Questions

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

06 Non-Exempt Minutes
Attachment Size
Minutes for Extraordinary meeting 26 Feb 2021 103 KB
06a 24 June 2020

Members are asked to agree the non-exempt minutes, attached marked 6a, of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 24 June 2020, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Attachment Size
6a - Fire Authority Minutes 24 June 2020 192 KB
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06b 28 September 2020

Members are asked to agree the minutes, attached marked 6b, of the Extraordinary Fire Authority meeting, held on 28 September 2020, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Attachment Size
6b - Fire Authority Extraordinary Meeting Minutes 28 September 2020 72 KB
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07 Standards, Audit and Performance Committee Minutes
07a 16 July 2020

Members are asked to receive and note the minutes of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee meeting, held on 16 July 2020, which are attached marked 7a.

Attachment Size
7a - Standards, Audit and Performance Committee Minutes 16 July 2020 174 KB
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07b 24 September 2020

Members are asked to receive and note the minutes of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee meeting, held on 24 September 2020, which are attached marked 7b, and agree the recommendation at item 8.  The report for which is attached marked 7b(i)

Attachment Size
7b - Standards, Audit and Performance Committee Minutes 24 September 2020 171 KB
7b(i) - Annual Review 2019/20 72 KB
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08 Strategy and Resources Committee Minutes

Members are asked to receive and note the minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 17 September 2020, which are attached marked 8, and agree the recommendation at item 6.  The report for which is attached marked 8a

Attachment Size
8 - Strategy and Resources Committee Minutes 17 September 2020 148 KB
8a - Financial Performance to July 2020 147 KB
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09 Constitutional Issues
09a Committee Composition and Allocation of Seats to Political Groups

This report, attached marked 9a, asks the Fire Authority to agree the numbers on its Committees, together with the allocations of seats on those Committees to political groups.

Attachment Size
9a - Committee Composition and Allocation of Seats to Political Groups 140 KB
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09b Committee Membership and Constitution

This report, attached marked 9b, asks the Fire Authority to agree the constitutions of its committees; confirm appointments to those committees and to the Local Government Association Fire Services Commission; and to appoint Member Champions.

Attachment Size
9b - Committee Membership, Appointments and Constitution 125 KB
9b - Appendix A Constitution of Committees 178 KB
9b - Appendix B Membership of Committees 56 KB
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09c Review of Member Role Descriptions

This report, attached marked 9c, asks the Fire Authority to review and agree its Member Role Descriptions.

Attachment Size
9c - Review of Member Role Descriptions 89 KB
9c - Appendices A-M Review of Member Role Descriptions 246 KB
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09d Review of Standing Orders and Scheme of Delegation to Officers

This report, attached marked 9d, reviews the Fire Authority’s Standing Orders for the Regulation of Proceedings and Business, Standing Orders relating to Contracts and Scheme of Delegation to Officers and asks Members to consider and decide upon the amendments proposed. 

Attachment Size
9d - Review of Standing Orders and Scheme of Delegation to Officers 139 KB
9d - Appendix A Standing Orders for Proceedings and Business 305 KB
9d - Appendix B Contract Standing Orders 216 KB
9d - Appendix C Scheme of Delegation to Officers 146 KB
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09e Meeting Schedule 2021

A schedule of proposed dates for 2021 meetings of the Fire Authority and its committees is attached marked 9e, for approval. 

It is intended that this is revisited at the Annual Meeting of the Fire Authority in June 2021, 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 2021 to May 2022, which will tie in with the planning of meetings by the two Councils.

Attachment Size
9e - Meeting Schedule 2021 65 KB
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10 Wholetime Recruitment

This report, attached marked 10, informs the Fire Authority of the decisions made by the Service Management Team regarding the most appropriate method of recruiting between 7 and 14 Wholetime Firefighters in 2020/21.

Attachment Size
10 - Wholetime Recruitment 217 KB
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11 Fire Strategic Alliance Update

This report, attached marked 11, 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.

Attachment Size
11 - Fire Strategic Alliance update 237 KB
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12 Exclusion of Press and Public

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 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

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13 Exempt Fire Authority Minutes (Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4)

Members are asked to agree the exempt minutes, attached marked 13, of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 24 June 2020, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

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15 Election of Chairs and Appointment of Vice-Chairs to Committees

Members of each of the Fire Authority’s Committees, Panels and Working Groups are asked to elect a Chair and appoint a Vice-Chair.

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