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 room before any item, in which they have a prejudicial interest, is discussed.

Members are asked to agree the minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 20 May 2010, and that they be signed as a correct record, marked 5.

This report, marked 7, brings the latest version of the Committee’s constitution to the notice of its Members. It also asks Members to consider whether there is any training or development, which should be undertaken by the Committee in order to fulfil its role.

This report, marked 8, seeks the approval of the Committee to making responses to the Government’s Consultation Paper on various options for grant distribution changes that could be introduced from the 2011/12 settlement onwards.

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

This report, marked 10, provides information on the financial performance of the service, and seeks approval for action, where necessary.

This report, marked 12, advises of capital investment made over the last three years and the benefits, which have been obtained from this investment.

This report, marked 13, advises of the current condition of assets owned by the Authority and changes which have occurred in the financial year 2009/10. 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, marked 14, 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 20 May 2010.

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 item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined by the provisions of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act, by virtue of paragraphs 3 and 4.