16 November 2006

Date: 

Thursday, 16 November, 2006

Time: 

14:00

Location: 

Brigade Headquarters, Shrewsbury

Agenda: 

Category: 

Item no. Agenda Item Details Status
01 Apologies for Absence

Apologies for absence have been received from the Chair, Councillor Morgan.

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02 Declarations of Interest

Members are reminded that they should declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests at this point and that they should leave the meeting before any item, in which they have a prejudicial interest, is discussed.

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03 Non-Exempt Minutes

To agree the non-exempt minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 21 September 2006, and that they be signed as a correct record.

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04 Public Questions

To receive any questions, statements or petitions, of which notice has been received, from members of the public.

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05 Annual Efficiency Statement

This report seeks the scrutiny and approval of the Committee to the formal submission of the backward and forward looking Annual Efficiency Statements for 2006/07, as delegated by the Fire Authority.

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06 2007/08 to 2009/10 Revenue and Capital Budgets

This report brings together the various elements of the expenditure budgets and projections. It recommends them to the Fire Authority as the basis for its consideration of the budget on 20 December 2006.

The following papers considered by the Budget Working Group at its meeting on 6 November 2006 (as amended for minor omissions and corrections) are attached as an appendix to this report for information.

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06 Budget Summary

This note brings together the papers attached and summarises the consequences for the Fire Authority's spending.

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06 Base Budget Plus Committed Change

This note shows the latest position on the base budget plus committed change, following budget reviews with heads of department.

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06 Pay and Prices Assumptions

This note proposes an additional provision for pay and price increases to be added to the 2006/07 base budget.

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06 Efficiencies and Other Savings

This note sets out the efficiencies so far identified for 2007/08.

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06 Growth in Expenditure

This note sets out the growth items that would be funded from efficiencies and savings.

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06 Ten Year Capital Programme

This note proposes to the Strategy and Resources Committee a Ten Year Capital Programme to be put forward to the Fire Authority as a replacement for the Capital Programme currently contained within the Medium Term Financial Plan 2006/07 to 2008/09.

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PDF icon pdf-141-2006-11-16-06f - Ten Year Capital Programme.pdf81.84 KB
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06 Capital Programme and the Revenue Budget

This note links the attached report on the Ten Year Capital Programme to the revenue budget.

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06 Provisions, Earmarked Reserves and General Reserve

This note reviews the levels of Provisions and Reserves within the current policies of the Fire Authority and makes recommendations on changes for consideration during the budget process.

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06 Medium Term Financial Plan

The Fire Authority agreed that the Medium Term Financial Plan should be updated during November 2006, prior to its agreement by the Authority in February 2007. This paper is intended to demonstrate the close links between the budget work currently underway and the updates required to the Plan.

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07 CIPFA Statistics and the Audit Commission's<br />Value for Money Profile

This report informs Members of correspondence about the consistency of the information being used by the Audit Commission to undertake 'value for money' and 'direction of travel' assessments of this and other Fire Authorities.

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PDF icon pdf-145-2006-11-16-07 - CIPFA Statistics and the Audit Commissions Value for Money Profile.pdf113.96 KB
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08 Local Government Act 1972

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 they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined by the provisions of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act, by virtue of paragraphs 3 and 4.

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09 Exempt Minutes - Paragraphs 3 and 4

To agree the exempt minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 21 September 2006, and that they be signed as a correct record.
Attached marked 9. For decision.

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