15 December 2021

Date: 

Wednesday, 15 December, 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 the 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 Non-Exempt Minutes

Members are asked to agree the non-exempt minutes of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 13 October 2021, attached marked 4, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record. 

 

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PDF icon 4 - Non-Exempt Fire Authority Minutes 13 October 2021140.64 KB
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05 Strategy and Resources Committee Minutes

Members are asked to receive the minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 18 November 2021 to follow marked 5, and consider and decide upon the recommendations at item 5.  The report relating to these recommendations is attached, marked 5a.

Please note that the reports considered by the Committee at Item 6 – 2022/23 and Later Years Revenue and Capital Budgets and Item 7 - Reserves and Funds are attached as the appendix to report 8 – 2022/23 and Later Years Budget Summary on this agenda and will form the basis of discussion at that item.

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PDF icon 5 - Strategy and Resources Committee Minutes 18 November 2021171.11 KB
PDF icon 5a - Financial Performance to September 2021, including Annual Treasury Review 2020/21 and Mid-Year Treasury Review 2021/22292.21 KB
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06 Standards, Audit and Performance Committee Minutes

Members are asked to receive and note the minutes of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee meeting, held on 2 December 2021 attached marked 6.

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PDF icon 6 - Standards, Audit and Performance Committee Minutes159.13 KB
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07 Meeting Schedule 2022

A schedule of proposed dates for 2022 meetings of the Fire Authority and its committees is attached marked 7, for approval.

It is intended that this is revisited at the Annual Meeting of the Fire Authority in June 2022, 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 2022 to May 2023, which will tie in with the meeting schedules of the two constituent authorities.

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PDF icon 7 - Meeting Schedule 202251.16 KB
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08 2022/23 and Later Years Budget Summary

This report, attached marked 8, summarises the budgets that are proposed by the Strategy and Resources Committee.  The results are put forward to the Fire Authority for approval as the basis for consultation, leading to a final decision at the Fire Authority meeting in February 2022.

 

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PDF icon 8 - 2022/23 and Later Years Budget Summary497.1 KB
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09 Fire Alliance Update

This report, attached marked 9, updates Members on progress in the priority projects developed by the Fire Alliance between Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service.

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PDF icon 9 - Fire Alliance Update111.4 KB
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10 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 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

For decision
11 Exempt Minutes (Paragraph 4)

Members are asked to agree the exempt minutes of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 13 October 2021, attached marked 11, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record. 

For decision
12 Brigade Managers' Employment Panel Minutes (Paragraph 3)

Members are asked to receive and note the exempt minutes of the Brigade Managers’ Employment Panel meeting, held on 11 November 2021, attached marked 12.

For information