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.

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 non-exempt minutes, attached marked 5, of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 19 May 2011, and that they be signed as a correct record.

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

This report, attached marked 7e, sets out the summary financial and service planning outcomes arising from the second year of the 2010 Public Value review, particularly in respect of the scheduling and nature of proposed budget cuts during the period 2012 to 2015. The outcomes and proposals set out within the report were considered and accepted by the Fire Authority’s Strategic Risk and Planning Working Group.

This report, attached marked 7g, further discusses precept proposals for 2012 and onwards following recent announcements by the coalition government

This report, attached marked 7f, sets out the issues which the Fire Authority will need to consider as part of its annual review of provisions, reserves and funds.

This report, attached marked 7d, sets out the current schemes put forward for inclusion in the next five years’ budgets. It then sets out the potential revenue consequences, subject to public value consideration, including project appraisals, and to a review of financing possibilities.

This report, attached marked 7c, looks at progress in identifying efficiencies for the period 2012/13 to 2016/17.

This report, attached marked 7b, sets out the possible provision to be made for pay and price inflation in 2012/13 and later years.

This report, attached marked 7a, shows the latest position on the base budget plus committed change, following budget reviews by heads of department.

This report, attached marked 7, brings together the elements of the budget, as set out in the reports that follow, and seeks the Committee’s approval for a budget outline to be recommended to the Fire Authority in December 2011.

This report, attached marked 8, provides information on the financial performance of the service, and seeks approval for action, where necessary.

This report, attached marked 9, provides an overview of all of the capital schemes within the Brigade and their current status.

This report, attached marked 10, advises of capital investment made over the last 3 years and the benefits, which have been obtained from this investment.

This report, attached marked 11, advises of the current condition of assets owned by the Authority and changes, which have occurred in the financial year 2010/11. This is a summary of information previously provided in the form of budget working papers, capital appraisals and capital budget reports, together with additional information.

This report, attached marked 13, is the latest of the regular Risk Summary Reports to the Strategy and Resources Committee. As previously, these reports are intended to enable Members to meet the requirements of this Committee’s Terms of Reference as they relate to the Fire Authority’s management of corporate risk. The progress reported relates to that achieved since the last Summary Report, received by this Committee at its meeting on 19 May 2011.

Members are asked to consider a resolution under the Local Government Act 1972 that the public and press be excluded for the following agenda items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined by the provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act, by the virtue of paragraphs 3 and 4.

Members are asked to agree the exempt minutes, attached marked 15, of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 190 May 2011 and that they be signed as a correct record.

The Committee is asked to recieve the second part of the appendix to report 9 - Capital Update on Activity and Finance, attached marked 16, which contains exempt information.