Meeting Details

Members are reminded that they should declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests at this point and that they should leave the meeting before any item, in which they have a prejudicial interest, is discussed.

To agree the minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 2 October 2007, and that they be signed as a correct record.

To receive any questions, statements or petitions, of which notice has been received, from members of the public.

This report brings together the various elements of the expenditure budgets and projections. It recommends them to the Fire Authority as the basis for its consideration of the budget on 19 December 2007.

This report shows the latest position on the base budget plus committed change, following budget reviews by heads of department.

This report sets out the possible additional provision to be made to the 2008/09 and subsequent years' budgets for pay and price changes not know at the time of fixing the budget.

This report seeks the scrutiny and approval of the Committee to the backward and forward looking Annual Efficiency Statements (AES) for 2007/08. Although no longer required, by Government it is good practice to monitor progress. It also looks at the implications for setting efficiency budgets in 2008/09 to 2010/11.

This report sets out the current schemes put forward for inclusion in the next three years' budgets. It then sets out the potential revenue consequences, subject to project appraisals and a review of financing possibilities.

This report sets out the issues which the Fire Authority will need to consider as part of its annual review of provisions, reserves and funds.