Agenda and draft minutes

Nottinghamshire & City of Nottingham Fire & Rescue Authority
Friday, 24th May, 2024 10.30 am

Venue: Joint Fire / Police HQ, Sherwood Lodge, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 8PP

Contact: Cath Ziane-Pryor  Governance Officer

Items
No. Item

1.

Appointment of Chair

Minutes:

Resolved to appoint Councillor Michael Payne as Chair of the Authority for the 2024/25 municipal year.

2.

Appointment of Vice-Chair

Minutes:

Resolved to appoint Councillor Audra Wynter as Vice-Chair of the Authority for the 2024/25 municipal year.

3.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Councillor Johno Lee

4.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

None.

5.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 443 KB

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 23 February 2024

Minutes:

The minutes of the last meeting held on 23 February 2024 were confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair.

6.

Chair's Announcements

Minutes:

The Chair, Councillor Michael Payne, welcomed the new members and thanked the previous members for their hard work.

7.

Membership of the Authority, Appointments to Committees and Boards, and Dates of Future Meetings pdf icon PDF 185 KB

Report of the Solicitor, Clerk and Monitoring Officer

Minutes:

Malcolm Townroe, Solicitor, Clerk and Monitoring Officer, presented the report, confirming the membership of the Authority following the annual meetings of the County and City Councils, confirming the committee structure, requesting nominations to committees and boards, confirming dates of meetings, and seeking to appoint Chairs of certain committees from those appointed to serve on them.

 

He informed the Authority that the City Council appointments have been amended to include Councillor Gul Khan in place of Councillor Nick Raine.

 

The Chair informed the Authority that work would be done to move the June meetings, and that the outcome of this will be communicated to members.

 

Resolved

 

(1)  To note the following appointments:

 

The City Council has appointed the following members:

 

 

 

Councillor Anwar Khan (Labour)

Councillor Gul Khan (Labour)

Councillor Salma Mumtaz (Labour)

Councillor Nayab Patel (Labour) 

 

 

Councillor Samina Riaz (Labour)

 

Councillor Audra Wynter (Labour)

 

The County Council has appointed the following members:

 

Councillor Callum Bailey (Conservative)

Councillor Richard Butler (Conservative)

Councillor John Clarke (Labour)

Councillor Robert Corden (Conservative)

Councillor Sybil Fielding (Labour)

Councillor Tom Hollis (Independent Alliance)

Councillor Johno Lee (Conservative)

Councillor Michael Payne (Labour)

Councillor Thomas Smith (Conservative)

Councillor Nigel Turner(Conservative)

Councillor Roger Upton (Conservative)

Councillor Jason Zadrozny (Independent Alliance)

 

(2)  To approve the Committee structure.

 

(3)  To approve the following appointments to Committees, Chairs and meeting dates:

 

(a)  Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire and Rescue Authority (10.30am)

 

26 July 2024

20 September 2024

13 December 2024

28 February 2025

23 May 2025 (AGM)

 

(b)  Policy and Strategy Committee

 

Meeting Dates (10am)

Membership

5 July 2024

Councillor Michael Payne (Chair)

15 November 2024

Councillor Sybil Fielding

31 January 2025

Councillor Tom Hollis

4 April 2025

Councillor Nigel Turner

 

Councillor Roger Upton

 

Councillor Audra Wynter

 

(c)  Human Resources Committee

 

Meeting Dates (10am)

Membership

28 June 2024

Councillor Audra Wynter (Chair)

8 November 2024

Councillor Robert Corden

24 January 2025

Councillor Tom Hollis

28 March 2025

Councillor Gul Khan

Councillor Johno Lee

 

Councillor Nayab Patel

 

 

(d)  Community Safety Committee

 

Meeting Dates (10am)

Membership

14 June 2024

Councillor Jason Zadrozny (Chair)

11 October 2024

Councillor Robert Corden

10 January 2025

Councillor Anwar Khan

14 March 2025

Councillor Gul Khan

 

Councillor Samina Riaz

 

Councillor Nigel Turner

 

(e)  Finance and Resources Committee

 

Meeting Dates (10am)

Membership

21 June 2024

Councillor John Clarke (Chair)

18 October 2024

Councillor Callum Bailey

17 January 2025

Councillor Richard Butler

21 March 2025

Councillor Sybil Fielding

 

Councillor Anwar Khan

 

Councillor Salma Mumtaz

 

Councillor Tom Smith

 

(f)  Personnel Committee

 

Meeting Dates

Membership

As and when required

Councillor Richard Butler

 

Councillor Gul Khan

 

Councillor Johno Lee

 

Councillor Nayab Patel

 

Councillor Samina Riaz

 

Councillor Roger Upton

 

Councillor Audra Wynter

 

(g)  Appointments Committee

 

Meeting Dates

Membership

As and when required

Councillor Sybil Fielding

 

Councillor Tom Hollis

 

Councillor Johno Lee

 

Councillor Michael Payne

 

Councillor Roger Upton

 

Councillor Audra Wynter

 

(4)  To approve the following appointments

 

(a)  Strategic Inclusion Board

 

Councillor Callum Bailey

Councillor Sybil Fielding

Councillor Michael Payne

Councillor Roger Upton

Councillor Audra Wynter

Councillor Jason Zadrozny

 

(b)  Pensions Board

 

Councillor Sybil Fielding

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8.

Exclusion of the public

To consider excluding the public from the meeting during consideration of the remaining items in accordance with Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, under Schedule 12A, Part 1, Paragraph 3, on the basis that, having regard to all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining an  exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Minutes:

Resolved to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration

of the remaining items in accordance with Section 100A of the Local

Government Act 1972, under Schedule 12A, Part 1, Paragraph 3, on the

basis that, having regard to all the circumstances, the public interest in

maintaining an exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the

information.

 

9.

Minutes

To confirm the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 23 February 2024

Minutes:

The exempt minutes of the meeting held on 23 February 2024 were confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair.