Agenda

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Items
No. Item

1.

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.

1a

Accessible Agenda pack pdf icon PDF 3 MB

2.

Apologies for Absence

3.

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.

4.

Minutes of the meeting held on 6 February 2024 pdf icon PDF 373 KB

Purpose:

That the Minutes of the meeting and any recorded actions held on 6 February 2024,  be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

5.

Receipt of Announcements

Recommendation:

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

6.

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.

7.

Recommendation from Committees

Recommendation:

 

To note Item 8 was recommended from Thames Valley Fire Control Service (TVFCS) Joint Committee on Monday 18 March 2024.

8.

Multi-Agency Incident Transfer (MAIT) Adoption pdf icon PDF 451 KB

Purpose:

 

To agree the MAIT contract and note the initial implementation costs will be recovered through Thames Valley Fire Control Service (TVFCS) revenue recharges aligned to the stipulations of the Inter-Authority Agreement.

9.

Cultural Development Update pdf icon PDF 152 KB

Purpose:

 

To note the Cultural Development Update report.

10.

Statutory Powers pdf icon PDF 143 KB

Purpose:

 

To note the Statutory Powers report (Appendix A).

Additional documents:

11.

Discipline and Complaint Effectiveness Assessment pdf icon PDF 161 KB

Purpose:

 

To note the details of the Discipline and Complaints Effectiveness Assessment report.

Additional documents:

12.

Forward Plan pdf icon PDF 16 KB

Recommendation:

 

To note the Forward Plan.

13.

Date of next meeting

Monday 22 July 2024,  6.30pm at RBFRS Headquarters, Newsham Court, Pincents Kiln, Calcot, Reading RG31 7SD.

14.

Exclusion of the 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 Paragraph 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.

 

15.

Part II Minutes of the meeting on 6 February 2024

Purpose:

 

That the Part II Minutes of the meeting and any recorded actions held on 6 February 2024,  be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

 

16.

Whitley Wood Firehouse Contract Cost Waiver

Purpose:

 

To approve the aggregated costs waiver for the operationally critical works carried  out on the Whitley Wood Training Centre firehouse facility.

17.

Retrospective Report on a Contract Waiver for Sage 1000 Support and Maintenance

Purpose:

 

To note the report and waiver to Contract Standing Orders for Sage 1000 Support and Maintenance.