Meeting Details

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

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

There will be a vote of thanks for Councillors Terry Kiernan, Clive Mason and Stephen Reynolds, who left the Fire Authority in May.

The Fire Authority is asked also to welcome back Councillor Leon Murray and to welcome new Members Councillors Steve Barnes and Jane Pinter.

Members are reminded that they must not participate in the discussion of, or voting on, any matter, in which they have a Disclosabe 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 non-exempt minutes, attached marked 7, of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 3 May 2016, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Members are asked to receive and note the minutes of the Audit and Performance Management Committee meeting, held on 21 April 2016, which are attached marked 8, and agree the recommendation at item 8b, relating to the Three Year Internal Audit Plan, and at item 11, relating to the Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Strategy.

The reports relating to these items are attached marked 8a and 8b respectively.  In the draft Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Stratetgy, attached marked 8b, proposed additions are shown in bold italics and proposed deletions are struck through.

This report, attached marked 10c, asks the Fire Authority to review and agree Member Role Descriptions.

This report, attached marked 10d, reviews the Fire Authority's Standing Ordes 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.

This report, attached marked 10b, asks the Fire Authority to confirm appointments to committees and to the Local Government Association Fire Services Commission and to review and agree the constitution of its committees.

This report, attached marked 10a, asks the Fire Authority to agree both the composition of its Committees and the allocations of seats on its committees to political groups.

This report, attached marked 11, sets out the key revenue issues, which have arisen from work on the Statement of Accounts 2015/16, and seeks approval for the use of the General Fund balance in 2016/17.

This report, attached marked 12, outlines how the Service will continue to align service, financial and improvement planning, the result of which will culminate in the 2017/18 budget, publication of the 2017/18 Annual Plan and an update of the 2015/20 Action Plan, if required.

The Chair of the Strategic Planning Working Group will give a verbal update on the Telford Central redevelopment programme.

This report, attached marked 14, is an overview of the partnership working being undertaken by the Fire Authority and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.

This paper, attached marked 15, highlights the number of people, who have been protected from harm, or rescued by operational crews during the year 2015/16 and from April to May 2016.  It also attempts to provide an economic value for the rescue work carried out by the Fire Service.

This report, attached marked 16, informs Members about the corporate level risk management work that has been undertaken during the previous twelve months.

Members are asked to consider a resolution under section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 that the public be excluded from the meeting for items 18, 19 and 20 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined by the provisions of Part I of Schedule 12(A) to the Act, by virtue of Paragraph 3.

Members are asked to agree the exempt minutes, attached marked 18, of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 3 May 2016, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

This paper, attached marked 20, is exempt Appendix B to report 16 - Corporate Risk Management Annual Report 2015/16.

The meeting will return to open session at this point.

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