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.

On behalf of the Fire Authority the Chair and Leaders of the Labour and Liberal Democrat Groups will thank the Treasurer, Mr Keith Dixon, for his hard work and dedication over the last 14 years.

Members are reminded that they should declare any personal and / or prejudicial interests at this point and that they should leave the meeting room 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 15 June 2011, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record. Attached marked 5.

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 receive and note the minutes of the meeting of the Audit and Performance Management Committee, held on 9 June 2011, attached marked 7.

This report reviews the Fire Authority's Scheme of Delegation to Officers and Standing Orders and asks Members to consider and decide upon the amendments proposed, attached marked 8c. In accordance with the Fire Authority's Standing Orders any amendments proposed will stand adjourned until the next meeting of the Fire Authority.

The purpose of the report is to review, and agree the Fire Authority's Member Role Descriptions, attached marked 8b.

This report asks the Fire Authority to confirm appointments to committees, the Local Government Association Annual Assembly and Fire Services Forum and to review the constitution of its committees, attached marked 8a.

This report deals with issues arising from budget monitoring and with financial developments since the last meeting of the Authority. It requests approval to a number of virements to the 2011/12 budget as a consequence of these changes. Attached marked 9.

This report provides Members with an overview of the outcomes of partnership working within the Fire Authority and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Attached marked 10.

This is the fourth 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. Attached marked 12.

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 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 12(A) to the Act, by virtue of Paragraphs 3 and 4.

This report has been prepared to acquaint Members with outline details of the Service's Business Continuity Strategy. Attached marked 15.