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 Councillor Picken, who left the Fire Authority in May, and to Councillor Cherrington, who will be leaving later this month.  Members are asked to welcome Councillor Austin, who returned to the Authority in May, and also Rod Hammerton, who will be joining the Brigade in August as Deputy Chief Fire Officer.

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 the 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 non-exempt minutes, attached marked 7, of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 24 April 2014, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Members are asked to receive the minutes of the Audit and Performance Management Committee meeting, held on 12 June 2014, which are attached marked 8, and agree the recommendation at item 7, relating to the Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Strategy.  A copy of the draft Strategy is attached, marked 8a (bold italics in this document represent proposed additions and proposed deletions are struck through).

The recommendations at item 5 in the minutes, relating to the Committee's terms of reference, have been incorporated into report 10b on this agenda

Members are asked to receive and note the minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 19 June 2014, which are attached marked 9.

The recommendations at item 5 in the minutes, relating to the Committee's terms of reference, have been incorporated into report 10b on this agenda.

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

This report, attached marked 10d, reviews the Fire Authority's Scheme of Delegation to Officers and Standing Orders and asks Members to consider and decide upon the amendments proposed.

In accordance with the Fire Authority's Standing Orders any amendments proposed will stand adjourned until the next meeting of the Fire Authority.

This report, attached marked 10b, asks the Fire Authority to confirm appointments to committees and to the Local Government Association Fire Services Commission and to review and agree the constitution of its committees.

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

This report, attached marked 11, sets out the key revenue issues, which have arisen from work on the Statement of Accounts 2013/14 and seeks approval for use of the General Fund balance in 2014/15.

This report, attached marked 12, outlines how the Service will continue to align service, financial and improvement planning, the result of which will culminate in the 2015/16 budget, the Financial Strategy 2015/20, Integrated Risk Management Plan 2015/20 and the publication, in April 2015, of the 2015/16 annual, one-year Service Plan.

This report, attached marked 13, provides a summary of progress against the agreed outcomes, as set out within the Fire Authority's Public Value review undertaken in 2010.

This report, attached marked 14, informs the Fire Authority of the amendments to the Local Government Pensions Scheme.  It recommends decisions on the required discretions and also policies under each discretion to facilitate effective implementation of those decisions.

This report, attached marked 15, informs Members about the corporate level risk management work that has been undertaken during the previous twelve months.

This paper, attached marked 16, 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 June 2014.  It also attempts to provide an economic value for rescue work carried out by the Fire Service.

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

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 Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.

Members are asked to agree the exempt minutes, attached marked 19, of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 24 April 2014, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

The meeting will then revert to open session for the following business.

Members of Committees are asked to elect a Chair and appoint a Vice-Chair.