Meeting Details

To elect a Chair for the ensuing year

To appoint a Vice-Chair for the ensuing year

To receive apologies for absence and welcome Councillors Mrs Blundell, Dixon and Eade, who have been appointed to the Authority by Telford & Wrekin Council

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 16 June 2010, 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.

Members are asked to receive and note the non-exempt minutes of the meeting of the Brigade Managers’ Employment Panel, held on 16th June 2010.

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 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 existing Member Role Descriptions.

This report asks the Fire Authority to confirm appointments to committees and outside bodies and to review the Terms of Reference, quorum and delegations for its Committees.

This report asks the Fire Authority to agree both the composition of its Committees and the allocations of seats on its committees to political groups.

The report updates members on financial matters affecting the 2010/11 budget and their implications for later years. It also seeks approval to budget variations.

This report advises Members of the recent award of contract for the provision of fully-managed Command and Control system to replace existing obsolescent legacy equipment.

This report advises Members of progress to date with the Service’s 2010 Public Value review.

This report outlines how the Service will continue to align service, financial and improvement planning, the result will culminate in the publication of the 2011/12 Corporate Plan and a five year joint medium term service and financial plan.

Report to follow marked 13.

The purpose of this report is to provide members with an overview of the outcomes of partnership working within the Fire Authority and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.

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.

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 1, 2, 3 and 4.

The Authority will have received an open session report, which summarised its current exposure to corporate risk. This report supplements that one, as it contains information that is exempt from publication by virtue of the Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12a. Attached marked 17.

Members are asked to receive and note the exempt minutes of the meeting of the Brigade Managers’ Employment Panel, held on 16th June 2010. Attached marked 18.