Meeting Details

To elect a Chair for the ensuing year.

To appoint a Vice-Chair for the ensuing year. Please note that at its Annual Meeting last year, the Fire Authority agreed to suspend Standing Order No 2 'In the year when the Chair is a Member of Shropshire County Council the Vice Chair shall be a Member of Borough of Telford & Wrekin and vice versa' for one year (i.e. until 18 July 2008). Dependent on who is appointed as Vice-Chair, it may be necessary for the Authority to revisit this decision in relation to the suspension of Standing Order No 2 until the next Annual Meeting.

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.

Members are asked to agree the minutes of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 11 June 2008, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

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

This report asks the Fire Authority to agree appointments to Committees, appointment of Member Champions and the Terms of Reference for each of its Committees. It also seeks the appointment of a representative on the Local Government Association (LGA) Annual Assembly and Fire Service Forum and asks the Authority to endorse the existing appointment of Councillor Box to the LGA Fire Services Management Committee.

This report reviews the Fire Authority's Scheme of Delegation to Officers and Standing Orders and asks the Authority to agree proposed amendments. In accordance with the Fire Authority's Standing Orders any amendments made will stand adjourned until the next meeting of the Fire Authority.

Members are asked to receive and note the minutes of the Audit and Performance Management Committee meeting, held on 29 May 2008.

Members are asked to receive the non-exempt minutes of the Human Resources Committee meeting, held on 5 June 2008 and consider the recommendations at items 4 and 5.

Members are asked to receive and note the minutes of the Standards Committee meeting, held on 16 June 2008.

Members are asked to receive the minutes of the West Midlands Regional Management Board (WMRMB) meeting, held on 24 April 2008, attached marked 12 and agree the recommendations at items 6/08, 8/08, 9/08 and 10/08. The individual reports relating to all of the above recommendations can be found on the WMRMB website at: http://www.wmrmb.co.uk/about-wmrmb/meetings/public/2008-04-24-wmrmb.htm If you require a hard copy of any of these documents, please contact Lynn Ince, Management Support Officer, at Brigade Headquarters, on 01743 260 225.

Councillor Dr Drummond, Young People's Champion, and Councillor West, Vulnerable Persons Champion will give their presentations to the Fire Authority. For information

This report provides information on the financial performance of the service to date, and seeks approval for necessary action, where necessary.

This report seeks the approval of the Authority to the submission of its Backward Looking Annual Efficiency Statement (AES) for 2007/08, and Forward Looking AES for the current year.

This report outlines how the service will continue to align service, financial and improvement planning, the result of which will culminate in the publication of the 2009/10 Corporate Plan.

This report seeks approval to formal comments responding to the Communities and Local Government consultation paper on distributing £78 million of capital grant in 2009/10 and 2010/11.

This report advises the Authority of the current position with proposals to colocate Wellington Fire Station in to the new college planned by Telford College of Arts and Technology (TCAT).

This report brings to Members attention the recently launched national Equality and Diversity Strategy for the Fire and Rescue Service for the next ten years; the main areas covered by the strategy, and our responsibilities as defined by it.

This report provides Members with an overview of the partnerships currently held on the Partnership Register and underlines any outstanding achievements through partnership working. The report also highlights the good practice that was identified during the internal audit by Shirehall and informs the Fire Authority of future developments.

Members are advised that the Authority's Annual Report and Medium Term Financial Plan have recently been released and may be accessed at the Service's website: www.shropshirefire.gov.uk. A summary of the Annual Report has been published and will be issued to Members at the Authority meeting. The summary Report has been issued to key external stakeholders / stakeholder groups.

This is the third Annual Corporate Risk Management Summary Report to members. These reports aim to inform members about the corporate level risk management work that has been undertaken during the previous twelve months, as well as summarising the risk environment in which the service is currently operating.