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| 01 | Welcome to New Members | |||||||||||||
| 02 | Apologies for Absence | |||||||||||||
| 03 | 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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| 04 | Non-Exempt Minutes |
Members are asked to agree the non-exempt minutes of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 27 April 2011, marked 4, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.
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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 | Strategy and Resources Committee Non-Exempt Minutes |
Members are asked to receive the non-exempt minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 19 May 2011, attached, marked 6, and consider the recommendations at the following items: 5 Amendments to the Strategy and Resources Committee Terms of Reference, attached marked 6a (additions are shown in bold italics and deletions struck through).
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| 07 | Committee Composition and Allocation of Seats to Political Groups |
This report, marked 7, asks the Fire Authority to agree both the composition of its Committees and the allocations of seats on its committees to political groups following a change in the political balance, resulting from the elections at Telford & Wrekin Council.
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| 08 | Member Training and Development Programme 2011-12 |
Members are asked to consider and agree the revised Member Training and Development Programme, marked 8.
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| 09 | Fire Authority Treasurer |
This report, marked 9, recommends to Members of the Authority that they outsource the role of Authority Treasurer to Shropshire Council with a two-year Service Level Agreement with an option to extend for a further 2 years. By the time of the Fire Authority meeting this report will have been presented to the Audit and Performance Management Committee on 9 June for noting and comment. Any significant issues raised by Members at that meeting will be reported verbally to the Fire Authority.
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| 10 | Statement of Accounts 2010/11 |
This report, marked 10, sets out the key revenue issues that have arisen from work on the Statement of Accounts 2010/11, and seeks specific approval to a number of virements from the General Fund in 2011/12.
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| 11 | ICT Outline Business Case |
This report, marked 11, sets out the outline business case to formally enter in to a shared service agreement with Shropshire Council for the provision of a Wide Area Network.
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| 12 | FiReControl Project - Update |
This report, marked 12, sets out proposals to consolidate, through the use of a formal Memorandum of Understanding, partnership arrangements with Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Authority and recommendations to fund additional expenditure to secure resilient control room arrangements.
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| 13 | Annual Report 2010/11 |
This report, marked 13, seeks Member approval of the proposed contents and format of the Fire Authority Annual Report 2010/11. The Draft Annual Report can be accessed on the website via the following link: https://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/sites/alpha.shropshirefire.gov.uk/file... A colour, hard copy of the report, will be available at the meeting.
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For decision | |||||||||||
| 14 | Future of Local Public Audit |
This report, marked 14, seeks approval to a formal response to the Government’s Consultation Paper “The Future of Local Public Audit”. Please note that Appendix B to the report is to follow.
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| 15 | Fire Futures - Government Response |
This report, marked 15, summarises the response to the Fire Futures Reports produced by working parties from the fire community.
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For information | |||||||||||
| 16 | Local Government Act 1972 |
Members are asked 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 12(A) to the Act, by virtue of Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. |
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| 17 | Exempt Minutes (Paragraphs 1, 2 and 5) |
Members are asked to agree the exempt minutes of the Fire Authority meeting, held on 27 April 2011, marked 17, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record. |
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| 18 | Strategy and Resources Committee Exempt Minutes (Paragraphs 3 and 4) |
Members are asked to receive and note the exempt minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 19 May 2011, marked 18. |
For information |
