Meeting of the Fire Authority

Agenda

1. Apologies for Absence
2. Declaration by Members of any Personal Interests
3. Chair’s Announcements / Personal Matters
4. To confirm and sign as a true record the Minutes of the Fire Authority Meeting held on 3rd July (PDF, 133kb) and 24th July 2006 (PDF, 148kb)
5. To receive and consider the Minutes of the following Committees:
   1. The Resources Committee held on 24th July 2006 (PDF, 88kb)
   2. The Performance and Policy Review Committee held on 4th September 2006 (PDF, 104kb)
   3. The Personnel Committee held on 25th September 2006 (PDF, 178kb)
   4. The Standards Committee held on 2nd October 2006 (PDF, 118kb)
   5. The Modernisation Working Group held on 9th October 2006 (PDF, 112kb)
   6. The Joint Consultative Committee held on 18th October 2006 (PDF, 79kb)
6. To receive a report on the National Assembly of Wales Statistical Bulletin for the 12 month period 1st October 2004 to 30th September 2005.
7. To receive a report on the finalisation of the Risk Reduction Plan 2007/10
8. To approve the 2005/06 Financial Statements (would Members please bring to the meeting copies of the 2005/06 Statement of Accounts presented to the Fire Authority Meeting on 24th July 2006)
9. To approve the Letter of Representation regarding the 2005/06 Financial Statement
10. To receive the ISA 260 Report for 2005/06 and a presentation thereon by the Wales Audit Office (PDF, 418kb)
11. To receive a report on the publication of the 2006/07 Performance Plan as an interim arrangement for the Wales Audit Office Inspection process
12. To receive a DVD Presentation on the Networking Women in the Fire Service Conference 7-9 July 2006
13. To receive the recommendations of both the Standards Committee held on 2nd October 2006 and the Modernisation Working Group held on 9th October 2006 on providing indemnities to Members and Officers
14. To receive the Annual Report of the Standards Committee for 2005/06
15. To receive the Chair’s Report on attendance at the Institution of Fire Engineers 2006 Fire safety Conference on 12th October 2006 in Co. Meath
16. To receive a report on the 2007 United States/United Kingdom Fire Symposium
17. To receive items for information
18. Any other items of business that by reason of special circumstances, the Chair decides should be considered as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972

A T Howells
Clerk and Monitoring Officer
24 October 2006