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| 01 | Election of Chair |
Members are asked to elect a Chair for the ensuing year. |
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| 02 | Appointment of Vice-Chair |
Members are asked to appoint a Vice-Chair for the ensuing year. |
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| 03 | Apologies for Absence | |||||||||||||
| 04 | 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. |
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| 05 | Public Questions |
Members are asked to receive any questions, statements or petitions, of which notice has been received, from members of the public. |
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| 06 | Non-Exempt Minutes | |||||||||||||
| 06a | 24 June 2020 |
Members are asked to agree the non-exempt minutes, attached marked 6a, of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 24 June 2020, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.
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| 06b | 28 September 2020 |
Members are asked to agree the minutes, attached marked 6b, of the Extraordinary Fire Authority meeting, held on 28 September 2020, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.
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| 07 | Standards, Audit and Performance Committee Minutes | |||||||||||||
| 07a | 16 July 2020 |
Members are asked to receive and note the minutes of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee meeting, held on 16 July 2020, which are attached marked 7a.
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| 07b | 24 September 2020 |
Members are asked to receive and note the minutes of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee meeting, held on 24 September 2020, which are attached marked 7b, and agree the recommendation at item 8. The report for which is attached marked 7b(i)
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| 08 | Strategy and Resources Committee Minutes |
Members are asked to receive and note the minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 17 September 2020, which are attached marked 8, and agree the recommendation at item 6. The report for which is attached marked 8a
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| 09 | Constitutional Issues | |||||||||||||
| 09a | Committee Composition and Allocation of Seats to Political Groups |
This report, attached marked 9a, asks the Fire Authority to agree the numbers on its Committees, together with the allocations of seats on those Committees to political groups.
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| 09b | Committee Membership and Constitution |
This report, attached marked 9b, asks the Fire Authority to agree the constitutions of its committees; confirm appointments to those committees and to the Local Government Association Fire Services Commission; and to appoint Member Champions.
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| 09c | Review of Member Role Descriptions |
This report, attached marked 9c, asks the Fire Authority to review and agree its Member Role Descriptions.
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| 09d | Review of Standing Orders and Scheme of Delegation to Officers |
This report, attached marked 9d, 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.
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| 09e | Meeting Schedule 2021 |
A schedule of proposed dates for 2021 meetings of the Fire Authority and its committees is attached marked 9e, for approval. It is intended that this is revisited at the Annual Meeting of the Fire Authority in June 2021, as new Members may have been appointed, following the Annual Meetings of Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire Councils. At this time officers will present a schedule from June 2021 to May 2022, which will tie in with the planning of meetings by the two Councils.
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| 10 | Wholetime Recruitment |
This report, attached marked 10, informs the Fire Authority of the decisions made by the Service Management Team regarding the most appropriate method of recruiting between 7 and 14 Wholetime Firefighters in 2020/21.
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| 11 | Fire Strategic Alliance Update |
This report, attached marked 11, 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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| 12 | 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 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. |
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| 13 | Exempt Fire Authority Minutes (Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4) |
Members are asked to agree the exempt minutes, attached marked 13, of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 24 June 2020, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record. |
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| 14 | Brigade Managers' Employment Panel Minutes (Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3) |
Members are asked to receive and note the exempt minutes, to follow marked 14, of the Brigade Managers’ Employment Panel meeting, held on 15 July 2020.
The meeting will revert to open session at this point, |
For information | |||||||||||
| 15 | Election of Chairs and Appointment of Vice-Chairs to Committees |
Members of each of the Fire Authority’s Committees, Panels and Working Groups are asked to elect a Chair and appoint a Vice-Chair. |
For decision |
