22 January 2009

Date: 

Thursday, 22 January, 2009

Time: 

14:00

Location: 

Brigade Headquarters, Shrewsbury

Agenda: 

Category: 

Item no. Agenda Item Details Status
01 Apologies for Absence For information
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 room before any item, in which they have a prejudicial interest, is discussed.

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03 Minutes

To agree the minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 13 November 2008, 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 Financial Performance to November 2008

This report provides information on the financial performance of the service to date, and seeks approval for action, where necessary.

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06 Capital Update on Activity and Finance

This report provides an overview of all the capital schemes within the Brigade and their current status.

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07 Fire Authority Improvement Priorities 2009/10

This report provides members with the opportunity to comment on the Draft 2009/10 Improvement Priorities.

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08 Budget Strategy 2009/10 to 2012/13 Consultation Presentation and Feedback from Public Scrutiny Panels

8a. The Chief Fire Officer will give a presentation on the Budget Strategy 2009/10 and 2012/13 Consultation. Copies of the presentation slides will be tabled to the meeting. For information.

8b. Feedback on the strategy from the Fire Authority's Public Scrutiny Panels, collated by Opinion Research Services (ORS), will also be presented. Copies of those presentation slides will also be tabled to the meeting. For information.

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09 Adequacy of Provisions and Reserves and Robustness of Budget

This report undertakes the full analysis of Reserves and Provisions as agreed by the Fire Authority in December 2008; examines reserves to see if funds could be transferred to the capital reserve; provides an assurance on the adequacy of reserves and provisions; and gives an assurance on the robustness of the budget.

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10 Shrewsbury Refurbishment

This report updates the Strategy and Resources Committee on progress with proposals to refurbish the St Michael's Street site at Shrewsbury and seeks guidance on the Committee's preferred option for further development.

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11 Capital Programmes 2009/10 to 2013/14 and Prudential Guidelines

This report presents the capital programmes for 2009/10 to 2013/14, for consideration by the Committee in the context of Prudential Guidelines.

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12 Revisions to the Budget and Final Budget Plan

The report develops a final revenue budget package for consideration by the Fire Authority, taking into account latest information.

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13 Corporate Risk Management Summary

This is the latest of the regular Risk Summary Reports to the Strategy and Resources Committee. As previously, these reports are intended to enable Members to meet the requirements of this Committee's Terms of Reference as they relate to the Fire Authority's management of corporate risk. The progress reported relates to that achieved since the last Summary Report, received by this committee at its meeting in November 2008.

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14 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 it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined by the provisions of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act, by virtue of paragraph 4.

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15 Corporate Risk Management Summary

Exempted Information - (Paragraph 4)
The Committee will have received an open session report, which summarised its current exposure to corporate risk. This report supplements that one, as it contains information that is exempt from publication by virtue of the Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A. For information.

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