Agenda for Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire and Rescue Authority - Policy and Strategy on Friday, 17th April, 2015, 11.00 am

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Fire and Rescue Services HQ, Bestwood Lodge, Arnold Nottingham NG5 8PD

Contact: Catherine Ziane-Pryor  Email: catherine.pryor@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

28.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

Councillor Jon Collins (City Council business), Councillor Malcolm Wood substituting

Councillor John Willmott (ill health), Councillor John Allin substituting

29.

DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS

Minutes:

Neil Timms, Strategic Director for Finance and Resources, declared a personal interest in agenda item 6, ‘Strategic Management Team Re-Structure’ and withdrew from the meeting prior to the Committee considering the item.

30.

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Of the meeting held on 13 March 2015 (for confirmation).

Minutes:

The Committee confirmed the minutes of the meeting held on 7 November 2014 as a true record and they were signed by the Chair.

31.

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Report of Chief Fire Officer

Minutes:

Neil Timms, Strategic Director for Finance and Resources, presented the report which is further to the report considered by the full Authority at its meeting on 27 March 2015 (minute 56, Pensions Board).

 

It has not been possible to establish a joint pensions board with neighbouring Fire and Rescue Authorities within the required time scale so interim arrangements for the operation of a pensions board are sought to fulfil the statutory requirement.

 

RESOLVED to approve the creation of an interim local pensions board with the constitution provided as Appendix 1 to the report.

 

32.

EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

To consider excluding the public from the meeting during consideration of the remaining item in accordance with section 100a(4) of the local government act 1972 on the basis that, having regard to all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Minutes:

The Committee decided to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the remaining agenda item in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the basis that, having regard to all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information, as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 3of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

 

33.

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT TEAM RE-STRUCTURE

Report of Chief Fire Officer

Minutes:

John Buckley, Chief Fire Officer, presented the report which is further to the report considered by the Committee at it’s last meeting on 13 March 2015 and contains additional information requested by the Committee at that meeting.

 

The report proposes that the Strategic Management Team is restructured.

 

RESOLVED to agree the recommendations set out in the report and added to at the meeting.