Agenda

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.

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.

Purpose:

That the Minutes of the meeting and any recorded actions held on 11 July 2023, be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Recommendation:

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

Recommendation:

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

Purpose:

To receive a presentation on contamination works carried out at Fire Stations and progress made.

Purpose:

To note the evaluation report, agree a Member Task and Finish Group be established to provide strategic direction to the work of Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) priority 5 and agree the proposed in principle time line to deliver a review of the Service’s response to Unwanted Fire Signals in line with CRMP.

Purpose:

To note the estimated revenue and outturn and to receive an update on capital projects at the end of quarter one (2023/24).

Purpose:

To note Appliance Availability (Wholetime and On-call) for Quarter One (April to July 2023).

Recommendation:

To note the Forward Plan.

Thursday, 4 December 2023, 6.30pm at RBFRS Headquarters, Newsham Court, Pincents Kiln, Calcot, Reading RG31 7SD.

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.

Purpose:

That the Part II Minutes of the meeting and any recoded actions hel on 11 July 2023 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Purpose:

To agree the options outlined in the report for the refurbishment of Slough Fire Station in line with the Authority’s Strategic Asset Investment Framework (SAIF).

Purpose:

To agree the recommendations outlined in the report.

Purpose:

To agree contract variations to two Senior Roles.