1. Apologies for absence
2. To receive declarations by members of interests in respect of items on this Agenda
3. To advise of any other items which the Chair has decided to take as urgent elsewhere on the Agenda
4. Public Participation
5. Chair’s Announcements
6. To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Combined Fire Authority held on 25 September 2014 as a correct record
7. To confirm the minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Combined Fire Authority held on 5 November 2014 as a correct record
8. CFA Rules of Procedure Rule 9 – Member Questions
9. To consider the draft minutes of the Joint Consultative Committee meeting held on 29 October 2014
10. To consider the draft minutes of the Policy Committee meeting held on 5 November 2014
11. To consider the draft minutes of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 19 November 2014
12. Capital and Revenue Revised Estimates 2014/15
13. Firefighters’ Pension Schemes – Pensionable Allowances
14. Statement of Assurance 2013/14
15. Equalities Scheme 2014-17
16. Treasury Management Annual Report 2013/14
17. Treasury Management Mid-Term Report 2014/15
18. Travel, Subsistence and other Allowances and Expenses Policy – Proposed Changes
19. Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme
20. Firefighter Fitness Standards and Assessment Consultation – Proposed Response
21. Combination of Technical Rescue and Fire and Rescue Functions at Southern Fire and Rescue Station
22. Date of Next Meeting – 11th February 2015
23. Resolution to exclude the public:
The CFA is asked to exclude the public for consideration of the following items which are exempt under Part 1, paragraphs 3, 4 and 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 respectively; and in accordance with Part 2, paragraph 10 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that the public interest in the items remaining confidential outweighs the public interest in disclosure. For item 23 this is because the CFA is entitled to maintain the confidentially of commercially sensitive information prior to a decision being made so as not to prejudice its financial interests. For item 24 this is because the CFA is entitled to discuss its decision on a confidential basis prior to any engagement with employees and their representative body. For item 25 this is because the CFA is entitled to discuss its response to the dispute on a private basis so as not to prejudice its interests and its on-going relationship with the FBU.
24. Exempt Item: Sale of Moira Fire Station
25. Exempt Item: Proposed Fire Control Merger
26. Exempt Item: Payments to Brigade and Area Managers during Periods of Strike Action
