Agenda

Members are reminded that the meeting will be audio-recorded.

The following Members have been appointed to the Fire Authority by the respective constituent authorities:

Representing Cheshire East Borough Council (5 Con, 2 Lab, I Ind)

Conservative                      Labour                        Independent

Cllr D Marren                       Cllr D Bailey               Cllr D Mahon

Cllr G Merry                          Cllr D Flude  

Cllr J Saunders

Cllr M Simon

Cllr J Weatherill

Representing Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council (3 Con, 4 Lab)

To be advised – Fire Authority representatives to be appointed at Cheshire West and Chester Cabinet meeting held on 8^th June 2016

Representing Halton Borough Council (3 Lab)

Labour

Cllr P Harris

Cllr S Nelson

Cllr R Polhill

Representing Warrington Borough Council (5 Lab)

Labour

Cllr A Dirir

Cllr K Mundry

Cllr L Morgan

Cllr M Tarr

Cllr S Wright

Members are invited to elect a Chair of the Authority, to serve until the Annual Meeting in 2017.

Members are invited to elect a Deputy Chair of the Authority, to serve until the Annual Meeting in 2017.

Note: The Chair and Deputy Chair must be from different constituent authorities.  If an election is necessary votes will be cast by secret ballot until one Member receives more than half the cast votes.

A political group may appoint a Group Spokesperson.  The respective names will be confirmed at the meeting.

Each constituent authority is invited to appoint a Lead Member.

Note: Should the Chair or Deputy Chair wish to act as Lead Member for their respective constituent authority they would automatically take this role.

To receive any announcements that the Chair wishes to make prior to the commencement of the formal business of the meeting.

Members are reminded that the Members’ Code of Conduct requires the disclosure of Statutory Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Non-Statutory Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the Fire Authority meeting held on 30^th March 2015. (attached as Annex 1)

To receive, for information, the notes of the Member Training and Development Group meeting held on 25^th April 2016. (attached as Annex 2)

To receive, for information, the minutes of the Policy Committee meeting held on 29^th April 2016. (attached as Annex 3)

Members are asked to appoint to the Committees etc., Outside Bodies and Member Roles for 2016-17.

The report of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services (attached as Annex 5) sets out the requirements for these appointments.

Members are asked to note the Timetable of Meetings for 2016-17.

(attached as Annex 6)

To note that the Chair and the Deputy Chair will be invited to attend the LGA Annual Conference on behalf of Cheshire Fire Authority.

Members are asked to adopt the constitution which contains the following sections:

Section 1 –   Cheshire Fire Authority

Section 2 –   Key Documents

Section 3 –   Members’ Decision Making Bodies

Section 4 –   Procedural Matters

Section 5 –   Outside Bodies

Section 6 –   Members’ Roles

Section 7 –   Protocols

Section 8 –   Members’ Codes of Conduct

Section 9 –   Members’ Allowance Scheme

Section 10 – Financial Regulations: Revised version approved for submission to the Fire Authority at Governance and Constitution Committee 30 March 2016 (Copy attached for approval)

Section 11 – Scheme of Delegation

A copy of the Constitution can be accessed on the Service’s web-site. (http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk)