Meeting Details

To elect a Chair for the ensuing year

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.

To agree the non-exempt minutes of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 14 June 2006, attached marked 5, 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 advises Members of the proposed composition of committees, allocation of seats to political groups and the appointments to committees, to confirm Member Champions/Lead Members and to review committee terms of reference and delegations.

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

To receive and note the minutes of the Audit and Performance Management Committee meeting, held on 15 June 2006.

To receive the non-exempt minutes of the Human Resources Committee meeting, held on 12 July 2006.

To receive the minutes of the West Midlands Regional Management Board meeting, held on 5 June 2006, and agree the recommendations at items 14/06, 18/06, 20/06, 21/06 and 22/06.

This report informs the Authority of new accounting standards that will impact on the way the annual audit is being carried out. The report also seeks agreement to delegate a specific duty to the Audit and Performance Management Committee.

This report informs the Fire Authority of progress against its agreed Prudential Indicators for 2006/07. It also reports recommended changes to a number of its indicators, following monitoring of performance over the first quarter of the year.

This report informs the Fire Authority of the submission of the efficiencies made in 2005/06 to the Department for Communities and Local Government.

This report informs Members of the performance of the Fire Authority in the Department for Communities and Local Government national Best Value Performance Indicator tables 2004/05.

This report informs Members of the progress of the Retained Review Implementation Project.

This is the first annual Risk Management Summary report to Members. Its aim is to inform Members about the corporate level risk management work undertaken during the previous twelve months, as well as summarising the risk environment in which the service is currently operating. Prior to consideration of this report the Head of Performance and Risk will provide a risk management awareness presentation to Members.

This report sets out the research findings of a study into road traffic incidents within the County and sets out where Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service could support the work of partners in reducing the number of road traffic injuries and fatalities. This work is in line with the new strategic objective previously agreed by Members and with guidance contained in the Fire and Rescue Service Framework Document 2006/07 published by the Department for Communities and Local Government.

This report informs the Fire Authority of the progress and developments in the previously reported Falck - Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service Staff Exchange Programme.

To consider a resolution under section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 that the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined by the provisions of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act, by virtue of the paragraphs specified against them.

(Paragraph 1) To receive the exempt minutes of the Human Resources Committee meeting, held on 27 June 2006, and agree the recommendations at item 8. To follow marked 24. For decision

(Paragraphs 3 and 4) The Fire Authority will have received an Open Session report (report 20), which provided the Authority with its first Annual Corporate Risk Management Summary. This report supplements report 20, as it contains information that was exempt from publication by virtue of Schedule 12(A) the Local Government Act 1972. Attached marked 25. For information