25 January 2007

Date: 

Thursday, 25 January, 2007

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 Councillor Box.

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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 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 16 November 2006, and that they be signed as a correct record.

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PDF icon pdf-118-2007-01-25-03 - Minutes 16 November 2006.pdf30.11 KB
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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 2006/07 Expenditure Statistics

This report sets out the comparative financial information for fire authorities, as reported by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). This will enable the Fire Authority to consider areas for further investigation with the intention of ensuring that any opportunities for improving performance are fully explored.

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PDF icon pdf-120-2007-01-25-05 - 2006-07 Expenditure Statistics.pdf30.25 KB
PDF icon pdf-120-2007-01-25-05 Appendices A & B - 2006-07 Expenditure Statistics.pdf9.69 KB
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06 Precept 2007/08 Consultation Presentation and Feedback from Public Scrutiny Panels

The Chief Fire Officer will give a presentation on the 2007/08 precept. Copies of the presentation slides are attached marked 6a.

Feedback on the precept from the Fire Authority's Public Scrutiny Panels, collated by Opinion Research Services (ORS), will also be presented. Copies of those presentation slides will follow marked 6b.

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PDF icon pdf-121-2007-01-25-06a - PUBLIC SWFA Precept 2007 08 Consultation final 3.pdf239.18 KB
PDF icon pdf-121-2007-01-25-06b - Precept 2007-08 Feedback.pdf472.88 KB
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07 Assurance Statement on the Robustness of Budget and Adequacy of Financial Reserves

This report addresses the requirement that the Treasurer gives a positive assurance about the robustness of the 2007/08 budget and the adequacy of financial reserves.

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PDF icon pdf-122-2007-01-25-07 - Assurance Statement on the robustness of Budget and adequacy of financial reserves.pdf52.14 KB
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08 Capital Programme 2007/08 to 2009/10 and Prudential Guidelines

This report presents the capital programme, together with suggested amendments, for consideration by the Committee in the context of Prudential Guidelines.

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PDF icon pdf-123-2007-01-25-08 - Capital Programme.pdf64.41 KB
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09 Revisions to Revenue Budget

This report develops a final revenue budget package for consideration by the Fire Authority, taking into account public consultation and review by officers to see if the increase in precept could be limited to 4%.

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PDF icon pdf-124-2007-01-25-09 - Revisions to the Revenue Budget.pdf50.75 KB
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10 Income and Charging: Consultation by the Department for Communities and Local Government

This report deals with a response to a consultation paper by the Department of Communities and Local Government on Extension to Charging. It also deals with outstanding matters from the Authority's own annual review of charges.

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PDF icon pdf-125-2007-01-25-10 - Income and Charging Consultation by the DCLG.pdf44.72 KB
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11 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.

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PDF icon pdf-126-2007-01-25-11 - Corporate Risk Management Summary - Non-exempted Information.pdf168.32 KB
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12 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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13 Corporate Risk Management - Exempted Information

(Paragraphs 3 and 4)
The Committee will have received an open session report (at item 11 on the agenda), which summarises the Fire Authority's current exposure to corporate risk. This report supplements report 11 but will be considered in closed session, as it contains information, which is exempt from publication by virtue of paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
Attached marked 13. For information

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14 Opportunity for Relocation of Wellington Fire Station

(Paragraph 3)
This report informs Members about the recent opportunity for relocation of Wellington Fire Station. Attached marked 14. For decision

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