13 October 2021

Date: 

Wednesday, 13 October, 2021

Time: 

14:00

Location: 

Headquarters

Category: 

Item no. Agenda Item Details Status
01 Apologies for Absence
02 Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

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.

 

03 Public Questions

Members are asked to receive any questions, statements or petitions, of which notice has been received, from members of the public.

 

04 Fire Authority Minutes

Members are asked to agree the minutes, to follow marked 4, of the Fire Authority Annual Meeting, held on 23 June 2021, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

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05 Standards, Audit and Performance Committee Minutes
05a 29 July 2021

Members are asked to receive and note the minutes of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee meeting, held on 29 July 2021, which are attached marked 5a.

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PDF icon 5a - Standards, Audit and Performance Committee Minutes 29 July 2021145.59 KB
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05b 24 September 2021

Members are asked to receive the minutes of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee meeting, held on 24 September 2021, which are attached marked 5b, and agree the recommendation at items 8 and 9.  The reports for which are attached marked 5b(i) and 5b(ii)

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PDF icon 05b - Standards, Audit and Performance Committee Minutes 24 September 2021156.63 KB
PDF icon 5b(i) - Appointment of External Auditors from 2023-2498.25 KB
PDF icon 05(ii) - Annual Review 2020/2164.73 KB
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06 Strategy and Resources Committee Minutes

Members are asked to receive and note the minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 16 September 2021, which are attached marked 6, and agree the recommendation at item 6.  The report for which is attached marked 6a

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PDF icon 6 - Strategy and Resources Committee Minutes 16 September 2021157.43 KB
PDF icon 6a - Financial Performance to July 2021328.09 KB
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07 Constitutional Issues
07a Review of standing Orders relating to Contracts

This report, attached marked 7a, reviews the Fire Authority’s Standing Orders relating to Contracts and asks Members to consider and decide upon the amendments proposed.

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PDF icon 7a - Review of Standing Orders relating to Contracts261.61 KB
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07b Model Code of Conduct

This report, attached marked 7b, asks the Fire Authority to decide upon the adoption of the Model Code of Conduct that was published by the Local Government Association in December 2020

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PDF icon 7b - Model Code of Conduct245.88 KB
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08 Process for dealing with Brigade Managers Pay

This report, attached marked 8, informs the Fire Authority of the review of the process for undertaking Brigade Managers’ pay negotiations and makes a number of recommendations in light of the review.

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PDF icon 8 - Process for dealing with Brigade Managers Pay197.67 KB
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09 Firefighters' Pension Scheme Delegations

This report, attached marked 9, results from a routine review of the discretionary powers of the Fire Authority under the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme 2015. 

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PDF icon 9 - Firefighters Pension Scheme Delegations230.49 KB
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10 Fire Alliance Update

This report, attached marked 10, updates Members on progress in the priority projects developed by the Strategic Fire Alliance between Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service.

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PDF icon 10 - Fire Alliance Update118.47 KB
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11 Exclusion of Press and Public

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 paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

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12 Strategy and Resources Committee Exempt Minutes (Paragraph 3)

Members are asked to receive and note the exempt minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 16 September 2021, which are attached marked 12.

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13 Alerters and Station End Equipment Scheme (Paragraph 3)

This report, attached marked 13, sets out the requirement for the Service to replace current alerting and station end equipment and associated costs, for on-call locations and staff.  This will ensure mobilising systems continue to operate effectively into the future.

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