Meeting Details

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 marked 4, of the Fire Authority Annual Meeting, held on 9 July 2014, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Members are asked to receive and note the non-exempt minutes of the Audit and Performance Management Committee meeting, held on 11 September 2014, attached marked 5.

Please note that the recommendations at items 9 and 12 of the minutes will be considered at items 9 and 10 respectively on the agenda for this meeting.

Members are asked to receive the minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 18 September 2014, attached marked 6, and agree the recommendations at item 7 relating to use of the General Fund Balance 2013/14.  A copy of the relevant report is attached marked 6a.

Please note that the recommendations at item 6 of the minutes, relating to the Integrated Risk Management / 2020 Planning Process, will be considered at item 8 on the agenda for this meeting.

This report, attached marked 7, asks Members to receive and agree the amendments to the Scheme of Delegtion to Officers and Standing Orders, which stand adjourned from the Annual Meeting of the Fire Authority.

This report, attached marked 8, informs Members of the outcomes from the Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP) 2020 consultation process and seeks decisions on which proposals should be included in the Fire Authority's final IRMP 2015-20 Plan, to be published in April 2015.

This report, attached marked 9, puts forward a draft Code of Corporate Governance 2014/15 for consideration and formal adoption by the Fire Authority.

This report, attached marked 10, presents the draft Annual Review (also known as the Annual Statement of Assurance) for 2013/14 for consideration and approval by the Fire Authority.

This paper, attached marked 11, highlights the number of people, who have been protected from harm, or rescued by operational crews during the year 2013/14 and from April to September 2014.  It also attempts to provide an economic value for the rescue work carried out by the Fire Service.

Officers will provide a verbal update on developments.

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 12(A) to the Act, by virtue of Paragraph 3.

Members are asked to receive and note the exempt minutes of the Audit and Performance Management Committee meeting, held on 11 September 2014, attached marked 14.