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.

There will be a vote of thanks for Councillors Peter Adams, Pauline Dee, Chris Mellings, Paul Milner and Keith Roberts from Shropshire Council and Councillor Karen Blundell from Telford & Wrekin Council, who all left the Fire Authority in May.

The Fire Authority is also asked to welcome Councillors Roy Aldcroft, Mark Boylan, Garry Burchett, Roger Evans, Nick Hignett and Christian Lea to the Fire Authority.

The Fire Authority is also asked to welcome Councillor Dean Carroll back to the Fire Authority.

Members are reminded that they must not participate in the discussion of, or voting on, any matter, in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest and should leave the room prior to commencement of the debate.

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 agree the minutes, attached , of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 26 February, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Members are asked to agree the non-exempt minutes, attached marked 7a, of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 10 February 2021, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Members are asked to agree the non-exempt minutes, attached marked 7b, of the Extraordinary Fire Authority meeting, held on 26 February 2021, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Members are asked to note the minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 18 March 2021, attached marked 8.

Members are asked to receive the minutes of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee meeting, held on 22 April 2021, attached marked 9, and agree the recommendations at items 7a and 10.  These items are attached marked 9a and 9b respectively.

This report, attached marked 10c, requests approval of the Terms of Reference for the Fire Authority and also asks the Fire Authority to agree the constitutions of its committees.

This report, attached marked 10e, reviews the Fire Authority’s Standing Orders for the Regulation of Proceedings and Business, Standing Orders relating to Contracts and Scheme of Delegation to Officers and asks Members to consider and decide upon the amendments proposed. 

This report, attached marked 10d, asks the Fire Authority to review and agree its Member Role Descriptions.

This report, attached marked 10b, asks the Fire Authority to confirm appointments to its committees; to agree the appointment of Chairs and Vice Chairs to serve on committees; to appoint its representative on the Local Government Association Fire Services Commission; and to appoint its Member Champions.

This report, attached marked 10a, asks the Fire Authority to agree the numbers on its Committees and the allocations of seats on its Committees to political groups.

This report, attached marked 11, provides information on the financial performance of the Service, and seeks approval for action, where necessary.

This report, attached marked 12, sets out the key revenue issues, which have arisen from work on the Statement of Accounts 2020/21, and seeks approval for use of the General Fund balance in 2021/22.

This report, attached marked 13, outlines how the Service will continue to align service, financial and improvement planning, the result of which will culminate in the 2022/23 and the publication of the 20222/23 Annual Plan.

This report, attached marked 15, asks the Fire Authority to consider and agree its 2021/22 Scheme for the Payment of Members’ Allowances

This report, attached marked 17, provides an overview of collaborative and partnership working being undertaken by the Fire Authority and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.

This report, attached marked 18, informs Members about the corporate risk management work that has been undertaken during the previous twelve months.

Members have a discretion to exclude the press and public from meetings of the Fire Authority in defined circumstances.  In view of the nature of business to be transacted, it is recommended that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, having been satisfied in all the circumstances of the case that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing this information, that Members formally resolve that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

Members are asked to agree the exempt minutes of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 10 February 2021, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Members are asked to agree the exempt minutes of the Extraordinary Fire Authority meeting, held on 26 February 2021, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

This paper is the exempt Appendix B to report 18 – Corporate Risk Management Annual Report 2020/21.