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APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR Minutes: RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Brian Grocock as the Chair for the municipal year 2017/18. |
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APPOINTMENT OF VICE CHAIR Minutes: Councillor Michael Payne and Councillor Andrew Brown were nominated for appointment as Vice-Chair. When put to the vote, the following votes were received for Councillor Michael Payne (10):
Councillor Liaqat Ali Councillor Nicki Brooks Councillor Eunice Campbell Councillor John Clarke Councillor Sybil Fielding Councillor Brian Grocock Councillor Patience Ifediora Councillor Jackie Morris Councillor Michael Payne Councillor Malcolm Wood
The following votes (6) were received for Councillor Andrew Brown
Councillor Andrew Brown Councillor Vaughan Hopewell Councillor John Longdon Councillor Francis Purdue-Horan Councillor Mike Quigley MBE Councillor Phil Rostance
RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Michael Payne as Vice-Chair. |
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Minutes: Councillor Tony Harper. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS Minutes: None. |
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Of the meeting held on 24 February 2017. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 24 February were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair. |
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CHAIRS' ANNOUNCEMENTS Minutes: The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting, in particular, the new Members of the Authority. He outlined the following points:
· A new Member induction meeting will take place at the riding of the Finance and Resources Committee on 7 July for new Members and old;
· The Chair paid tribute to past Members and will write to them and thank them on behalf of the Fire Authority;
· Those Members who have served a full term of 4 years will be invited back in September to receive a certificate of service. Special mentions went to John Allin, Chris Barnfather, Roger Jackson, Dave Liversidge, Mike Pringle, Darrell Pulk, Ken Rigby, Gordon Wheeler and Liz Yates;
· The past Chair, Darrell Pulk served on the Authority for 14 years, 12 of those years as the Chair. The Chair recommended that the Chief Fire Officer considered this through the internal awards process;
· Since the meeting in February, there have been three terrorist incidents in the UK, in Westminster, Manchester and London Bridge, with the loss of 30 lives and more than 100 injured. Thoughts were with those affected along with their families and friends. Thanks went to those who responded, both from the Emergency Services and the general public.
Everyone present then stood in a minute’s silence. |
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Report of the Clerk and the Monitoring Officer Minutes: RESOLVED to:
(1) note the following appointments to the Fire Authority:
City Council Members
Councillor Liaqat Ali Councillor Eunice Campbell Councillor Brian Grocock Councillor Patience Uloma Ifediora Councillor Jackie Morris Councillor Malcolm Wood
County Council Members
Councillor Nicki Brooks Councillor Andrew Brown Councillor John Clarke Councillor Sybil Fielding Councillor Tony Harper Councillor Vaughan Hopewell Councillor John Longdon Councillor Michael Payne Councillor Francis Purdue-Horan Councillor Mike Quigley MBE Councillor Phil Rostance Councillor Jason Zadrozny;
(2) approve the committee structure;
(3) approve the following appointments, Chairs and dates of meetings:
Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire and Rescue Authority (10:30am)
22 September 2017 15 December 2017 16 February 2018 8 June 2018 (AGM)
Policy and Strategy Committee (10:00am)
21 July 2017 Councillor Brian Grocock (Chair) 10 November 2017 Councillor Sybil Fielding 2 February 2018 Councillor Michael Payne 11 May 2018 Councillor Malcolm Wood Councillor Andrew Brown Councillor Tony Harper
Human Resources Committee (10:00am)
14 July 2017 Councillor John Clarke (Chair) 20 October 2017 Councillor Liaqat Ali 26 January 2018 Councillor Jackie Morris 4 May 2018 Councillor Vaughan Hopewell Councillor John Longdon
Councillor John Clarke and Councillor John Longdon were nominated for appointment as Chair of the Human Resources Committee. When put to the vote, the following votes were received for Councillor John Clarke (10):
Councillor Liaqat Ali Councillor Nicki Brooks Councillor Eunice Campbell Councillor John Clarke Councillor Sybil Fielding Councillor Brian Grocock Councillor Patience Ifediora Councillor Jackie Morris Councillor Michael Payne Councillor Malcolm Wood
The following votes (6) were received for Councillor John Longdon:
Councillor Andrew Brown Councillor Vaughan Hopewell Councillor John Longdon Councillor Francis Purdue-Horan Councillor Mike Quigley MBE Councillor Phil Rostance
Councillor Jason Zadrozny abstained from voting. Councillor Tony Harper had given apologies.
Community Safety Committee (10:00am)
30 June 2017 Councillor Eunice Campbell (Chair) 6 October 2017 Councillor Nicki Brooks 12 January 2018 Councillor Patience Uloma Ifediora 20 April 2018 Councillor Andrew Brown Councillor Tony Harper Councillor Jason Zadrozny
Councillor Eunice Campbell and Councillor Andrew Brown were nominated for appointment as Chair of the Community Safety Committee. When put to the vote, the following votes were received for Councillor Eunice Campbell (10):
Councillor Liaqat Ali Councillor Nicki Brooks Councillor Eunice Campbell Councillor John Clarke Councillor Sybil Fielding Councillor Brian Grocock Councillor Patience Ifediora Councillor Jackie Morris Councillor Michael Payne Councillor Malcolm Wood
The following votes (6) were received for Councillor Andrew Brown:
Councillor Andrew Brown Councillor Vaughan Hopewell Councillor John Longdon Councillor Francis Purdue-Horan Councillor Mike Quigley MBE Councillor Phil Rostance
Councillor Jason Zadrozny abstained from voting. Councillor Tony Harper had given apologies.
Finance and Resources Committee (10:00am)
7 July 2017 Councillor Malcolm Wood (Chair) 13 October 2017 Councillor John Clarke 19 January 2018 Councillor Brian Grocock 27 April 2018 Councillor Francis Purdue-Horan Councillor Mike Quigley MBE
Councillor Malcolm Wood and Councillor Mike Quigley MBE were nominated for appointment as Chair of the Finance and Resources Committee. When put to the vote, the following votes were received for Councillor Malcolm Wood (9):
Councillor Liaqat Ali Councillor Nicki Brooks Councillor Eunice ... view the full minutes text for item 7. |
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POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER REPRESENTATION PDF 42 KB Report of the Clerk to the Fire Authority Minutes: John Buckley, Chief Fire Officer informed Members of the request from the Police and Crime Commissioner to become a Member of the Fire and Rescue Authority.
RESOLVED to:
(1) invite the Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) to attend Combined Fire Authority and all Committee meetings; and;
(2) allow the PCC to contribute to the debates and discussions that take place at those meetings, although recognising that they do not have the power to vote;
(3) ask the Clerk to provide a future report to the Authority to consider the request of the PCC to be fully represented on the Fire Authority, when the required amendments to legislation make this possible. |
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THOMAS REVIEW ANALYSIS PDF 371 KB Report of the Chief Fire Officer Minutes: John Buckley, Chief Fire Officer at Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue provided feedback to Members on the work undertaken by the Thomas Review Task and Finish Working Group.
There were also recommendations from the Policy and Strategy Committee to be considered.
The report was concluded in around three months, around 18 months after it was submitted to government.
The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has responded, and from the 1 April the Chair of the NFCC will be providing operational and technical advice to Government.
RESOLVED to:
(1) adopt the final version of the draft gap analysis attached at Appendix B of the report;
(2) request that the Chief Fire Officer put into place work-streams to address areas identified within scope, and report back through the normal governance processes;
(3) submit the gap analysis to the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service, to support the work of Government in determining their response to the Review. |
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CHANGES TO STATUTORY DISCIPLINARY AND DISMISSAL PROCEDURES FOR PROTECTED OFFICERS Report of the Clerk to the Fire Authority Additional documents: Minutes: Malcolm Townroe, Clerk to the Fire Authority proposed an amendment to the Authority’s Standing Orders to bring in a new procedure for the disciplining and potential dismissal of the Head of Paid Service, Monitoring Officer and Chief Finance Officer (Treasurer).
RESOLVED to:
(1) adopt the procedures set out in paragraphs 2.3 to 2.5 of the report, which are in relation to disciplinary matters affecting the Head of Paid Service (Chief Fire Officer), Monitoring Officer and Chief Finance Officer (Treasurer);
(2) amend the Standing Orders of the Authority and the terms of reference of any affected committee to include these provisions. The Clerk to the Authority be authorized to make any and all necessary amendments;
(3) have any decision to suspend the Head of Paid Service (Chief Fire Officer), Monitoring Officer or Chief Finance Officer (Treasurer) be taken by the Chair or Vice Chair of the Authority in consultation with the Monitoring Officer or one of the other 2 statutory officers in the event that the officer proposed to be suspended is the Monitoring Officer. |
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Report of the Chief Fire Officer Minutes: RESOLVED to note the contents of the report. |
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EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC To consider excluding the public from the meeting during consideration of the remaining item(s) 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 in the public interest in disclosing the information. Minutes: RESOLVEDto exclude 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. |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT Report of the Chief Fire Officer Minutes: John Buckley, Chief Fire Officer at NFRS introduced a report on amendments to the permanent establishment.
RESOLVED to accept the recommendations in the report. |