Agenda

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Items
No. Item

1.

Election of Chair for Municipal Year 2023/24

2.

Appointment of Vice-Chair for Municipal Year 2023/24

3.

Representative Bodies

Purpose:

The Chair may, at his discretion, invite the Representative Bodies present to address the Management Committee once on any Part I item, on the prerequisite that the Representative Bodies advise the Chair at the commencement of the meeting of those Agenda items they wish to speak to.

4.

Apologies for Absence

5.

Declarations of Interest

Purpose:

To receive Declarations of Interest from Members relating to items to be considered at the meeting, in accordance with the provisions of the Fire Authority’s Local Code of Conduct, and any from Officers.

6.

Minutes of the meeting held on 3 April 2023 pdf icon PDF 344 KB

Purpose:

That the Minutes of the meeting and any recorded actions held on 3 April 2023 be confirmed, as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

7.

Receipt of Announcements

Recommendation:

To receive announcements from the Chair and / or Chief Fire Officer.

8.

Issues arising from the Audit and Governance Committee

Recommendation:

That it be noted that no reports have been referred by the Audit and Governance Committee.

9.

Fleet Replacement Business Case pdf icon PDF 145 KB

Purpose:

 

To agree Option 2 in the Business Case, and approve the capital expenditure for this option.

10.

Cleaning Contract Waiver pdf icon PDF 142 KB

Purpose:

 

To approvethe contract waiver to Sasse Facilities Management Ltd for up to £135,000 for a six month extension to the current cleaning contract.

 

11.

2022/23 Budget Monitoring - Quarter Four pdf icon PDF 237 KB

Purpose:

To note the report and agree the reserves position, as set out in Appendix D.

 

Additional documents:

12.

Quarter Four Appliance Availability by Crewing to meet Corporate Measures 16 and 17 pdf icon PDF 159 KB

Purpose:

 

To note Quarter Four performance on Whole-time Duty and On-call Appliance Availability.

13.

Forward Plan pdf icon PDF 46 KB

Recommendation:

 

To note the Forward Plan.

14.

Date of next meeting

Monday 16 October 2023, 6.30pm at RBFRS Headquarters, Newsham Court, Pincents Kiln, Calcot, Reading RG31 7SD.

15.

Exclusion of Public pdf icon PDF 166 KB

Recommendation:

 

To Resolvethat under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), the public be excluded from the meeting for the following Agenda Items  on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in the Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the said Act indicated and is exempt information if, and so long as, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

Categories of ‘Exempt Information’ under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

 

 

16.

Service Houses

Purpose:

 

To agree new tenancy agreements.

17.

Training School Redevelopment

Purpose:

 

To approve option 2 of the redevelopment scheme.

18.

Item 9 - Fleet Management Business Case - Appendix A

Purpose:

 

To agree the Fleet Management Business Case (Appendix A)