Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Election of Chairman

To elect a Chairman for 2020/21

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(Councillor Hopkins in the Chair)

 

Councillor Hopkins gave a roll call of Members, who provided their names when asked.

 

It was proposed and seconded that Councillor Clarke OBE be elected Chairman of the Fire Authority for 2020/21.

 

RESOLVED –

 

That Councillor Clarke OBE be elected Chairman of the Authority for 2020/21.

 

(Councillor Clarke OBE in the Chair)

2.

Appointment of Vice-Chairman

To appoint a Vice-Chairman for 2020/21

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It was moved and seconded that Councillor Hopkins be appointed Vice-Chairman of the Fire Authority for 2020/21.

 

RESOLVED –

 

That Councillor Hopkins be appointed Vice-Chairman of the Authority for 2020/21.

4.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 225 KB

To approve, and sign as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Fire Authority held on 12 February 2020 (Item 4)

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RESOLVED –

 

That the Minutes of the meeting of the Fire Authority held on 12 February 2020, be approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

6.

Chairman's Announcements

To receive the Chairman’s announcements (if any).

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The Chairman announced that: 

 

She wished to thank the Buckinghamshire Council Members that had not been reselected to serve on the Fire Authority for the coming year, Noel Brown, Charlie Clare, Anita Cranmer (Vice Chairman – Overview and Audit Committee), Netta Glover, Brian Roberts, Jean Teesdale (Lead Member Health Safety and Corporate Risk), and with special thanks for David Watson (Chairman Overview and Audit Committee). She welcomed the six new Conservative Members from Buckinghamshire Council, Andrew Cole, Gary Hall, Mahboob Hussain, Wendy Mallen, Tim Mills, Liz Walsh and one new Labour Member Robin Stuchbury.

 

On 7 May 2020, the Blue Light Hub in Milton Keynes was handed over to the Authority following practical completion of the building.  There was still some outstanding work to be done on a section of the car park, but work was now well underway to prepare and test the main building in advance of it becoming operational. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the decision had been made not to proceed with the decked car park and the fit-out of the top floor at the current time.  However, the car park would be constructed with the appropriate elevation and footings to allow an upper deck to be installed with the minimum amount of disruption in future. A full evaluation of the cost and benefits, both to the Authority and the wider community, would be presented to a future meeting of the Authority. It was anticipated that our service would start operating from the new facility from 30 June 2020.  The police and ambulance service would begin operating from the site once the remaining section of the car park had been fully completed, which was forecast for Autumn 2020.

 

The Chairman also wished to put on record her thanks and the thanks of the Members to all the staff at Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service for the splendid work they had undertaken during the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

(Councillors Exon and McLean joined the meeting)

(Councillor Mallen left the meeting)

9.

Membership of the Authority

Under the Buckinghamshire Fire Services (Combination Scheme) Order 1996 Part III paragraph 12 – Each constituent authority shall, so far as is practicable, appoint such number of representatives to be members of the Authority as is proportionate to the number of local government electors in its area in relation to the number of such electors on the other constituent authority’s area.

 

The electorate for Buckinghamshire Council is 411,165 as at 1 December 2019 (Office for National Statistics, 22 May 2020) 66.8% (399,971 as at 1 December 2018, Office for National Statistics). The electorate for Milton Keynes Council is 204,757 as at 1 December 2019 (Office for National Statistics, 22 May 2020) 33.2% (194,423 as at 1 December 2018, Office for National Statistics).

 

Total Number of Members      :                                               17

 

Buckinghamshire                    411,165           (66.8%)           11            Members

Milton Keynes                         204,757           (33.26%)           6            Members

 

This equates to Authority Membership for Buckinghamshire Council 11 Members and Milton Keynes Council 6 Members.

 

To note that the Constituent Authorities have appointed the following Members to serve on the Fire Authority for 2020/21:

 

Buckinghamshire Council (11)

 

Councillors Carroll, Christensen, Clarke OBE, Cole, Hall, Hussain, Lambert, Mallen, Mills, Stuchbury and Walsh

 

Milton Keynes Council (6)

 

Councillors Exon, Hopkins, Marland, McCall, McLean and Minns

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The Authority noted that the following Members had been appointed by the Constituent Authorities to serve on the Fire Authority for 2020/21:

 

Buckinghamshire Council (11)

 

Councillors Carroll, Christensen, Clarke OBE, Cole, Hall, Hussain, Lambert, Mallen, Mills, Stuchbury and Walsh

 

Milton Keynes Council (6)

 

Councillors Exon, Hopkins, Marland, McCall, McLean and Minns

10.

Committee Matters

(a)        Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990.

 

The Authority is required by the above Regulations to review the basis of allocation of seats amongst the Political Groups either at its Annual Meeting, or as soon as practicable thereafter, or following a change in its Membership.  In making its review, the Authority is required, so far as reasonably practicable, to comply with the following principles:

 

(i)             Not all seats on each Committee are to be allocated to the same Group.

 

(ii)            The majority of seats is to be allocated to a particular Group if the number of persons belonging to that Group is a majority on the Authority.

 

(iii)           Subject to the above paragraphs, the number of seats on the Committees allocated to each Group should bear the same proportion to the total of all the seats on the Committees as that borne by the number of Members of that Group to the Membership of the Authority.

 

(iv)           Subject to paragraphs (i) to (iii) above, that the number of the seats on the body which are allocated to different political groups bears the same proportion to the number of all the seats on that body as is borne by the number of members of that group to the membership of the authority.

 

Subject to formal notification of the Membership of each Political Group, the allocation of seats on the Authority is as follows:

 

Conservative Group:                           10 seats          (58.82%)

 

Liberal Democrat Group:                    4 seats            (23.53%)

 

Labour Group:                                     3 seats            (17.65%)

 

The above Regulations, with the Authority’s Scheme of Delegation, require a notice in writing to be delivered to the Authority’s Monitoring Officer signed by two or more Members of the Authority to establish a Political Group. 

 

The Authority is asked to note the report.

 

Contact Officer:           Katie Nellist (Democratic Services Officer) – 01296 744633

 

Background papers:   None.

                       

(b)        Committee Appointments

 

To consider making appointments to the Authority’s committees. The membership of the Executive and the Overview and Audit committees is required to be mutually exclusive.

 

Executive Committee

 

The Authority is asked to make appointments to the Executive Committee in accordance with the wishes of the respective Political Groups (8 Members)

 

It is recommended that the seats should be allocated as follows:

 

Conservative - 5

 

Liberal Democrat – 2

 

Labour - 1

 

Overview and Audit Committee

 

The Authority is asked to make appointments to the Overview and Audit Committee in accordance with the wishes of the respective Political Groups (9 Members).

 

It is recommended that the seats should be allocated as follows:

 

Conservative - 5

 

Liberal Democrat - 2

 

Labour – 2

 

Contact Officer:           Katie Nellist (Democratic Services Officer) – 01296 744633

 

Background papers:   None.

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Minutes:

(a)            Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990

 

The Authority noted that the allocation of seats on the Authority was:

 

(i)             Conservative Group:               10 seats                (58.82%)

 

(ii)            Liberal Democrat Group:        4 seats                  (23.53%)

 

(iii)            Labour Group:                        3 seats                  (17.65%)

 

(b)        Committee Matters – Committee Appointments

 

             RESOLVED-

 

That the following Committees be appointed and seats    be allocated, as follows:

 

(a)        Executive Committee (8 members):

 

(i)         Conservatives – 5 seats

 

(ii)        Liberal Democrats – 2 seats

 

(iii)       Labour – 1 seat

 

(b)        Overview and Audit Committee (9 members):

 

(i)         Conservatives – 5 seats

 

(ii)        Liberal Democrats – 2 seat

 

(iii)       Labour – 2 seat

                                   

RESOLVED

 

1.         That the following Members be appointed to the Executive Committee:

 

Councillors Clarke OBE, Hall, Hopkins, Lambert, McCall, McLean, Marland and Walsh in accordance with the Group Leader’s wishes.

 

2.         That the following Members be appointed to the Overview and Audit Committee:

 

Councillors Carroll, Christensen, Cole, Exon, Hussain, Mallen, Mills, Minns and Stuchbury in accordance with the Group Leader’s wishes.

11.

Calendar of Meetings

Fire Authority

 

Wednesday 14 October 2020                         at 11.00am

 

Wednesday 9 December 2020                       at 11.00am

 

Wednesday 17 February 2021                       at 11.00am

 

Wednesday 16 June 2021                              at 11.00am

 

Executive Committee

 

Wednesday 15 July 2020                               at 10.00am

 

Wednesday 16 September 2020                    at 10.00am

 

Wednesday 18 November 2020                     at 10.00am

 

Wednesday 10 February 2021                       at 10.00am

 

Wednesday 24 March 2021                           at 10.00am

 

Overview & Audit Committee

 

Wednesday 22 July 2020                               at 10.00am

 

Wednesday 11 November 2020                     at 10.00am

 

Wednesday 17 March 2021                           at 10.00am

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The Authority considered proposed dates for its meetings and meetings of its committees during 2020/21.

 

RESOLVED –

 

1.              That meetings of the Authority be held on Wednesday 14 October 2020, 9 December 2020, Wednesday 17 February 2021 and Wednesday 16 June 2021, all at 11 a.m.

 

2.              That meetings of the Executive Committee be held on Wednesday 15 July 2020, Wednesday 16 September 2020, Wednesday 18 November 2020, Wednesday 10 February 2021 and Wednesday 24 March 2021, all at 10 a.m.#

 

3.              That meetings of the Overview and Audit Committee be held on Wednesday 22 July 2020, Wednesday 11 November 2020, and Wednesday 17 March 2021, all at 10 a.m.

12.

Appointment of Representatives to Outside Bodies

(a)        Local Government Association Annual Conference

 

To appoint 1 Member to attend as the Authority’s representative at the Local Government Association’s Annual Conference.

 

(b)        Local Government Association Fire Commission

 

To appoint 1 Member and Standing Deputy to represent the Authority at the Local Government Association’s Fire Commission.

           

(c)        Local Government Association Annual Fire Conference

 

To appoint 1 Member to attend as the Authority’s representative at the Local Government Association’s Annual Fire Conference.

 

(d)        Combined Fire Authorities Conference

 

To appoint 1 Member to attend as the Authority’s representative at the Combined Fire Authorities Conference.

 

(e)        Thames Valley Fire Control Service – Joint Committee

 

(i)             To appoint 2 Representatives to the Thames Valley Fire Control Service – Joint Committee.

 

(ii)        To nominate 2 substitute members to the Thames Valley Fire Control Service – Joint Committee (in the event the 2 representatives are unable to attend).

 

Appointments to the Thames Valley Fire Control Service Joint Committee are exempt from the political balance rules under section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. It is a joint committee constituted by two or more authorities under section 102 of the Local Government Act 1972 but to which the Authority appoints fewer than three members.

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The Authority considered the appointment of representatives to outside bodies having received nominations which were seconded:

 

RESOLVED –

 

1.              That Councillor Clarke OBE be appointed to attend the Local Government Association Annual Conference.

 

2.              That Councillor Clarke OBE be appointed as the Authority’s representative (and Councillor Hopkins as the Standing Deputy) to the Local Government Association Fire Commission.

 

3.              That Councillor Clarke OBE be appointed as the Authority’s representative (and Councillor Hopkins as the Standing Deputy) to the Local Government Association Annual Fire Conference.

 

4.              That Councillor Clarke OBE be appointed as the Authority’s representative (and Councillor Hopkins as the Standing Deputy) to the Combined Fire Authorities Conference.

 

5.              That Councillors Clarke OBE and Lambert be appointed as the Authority’s representatives on the Thames Valley Fire Control Service – Joint Committee.

 

6.              That Councillors Carroll and Hopkins be nominated as substitute members on the Thames Valley Fire Control Service – Joint Committee.

13.

Lead Member Responsibilities

To consider the allocation of Lead Member Responsibilities; and to appoint Members to those roles.

 

Responsibility

Service Delivery, Protection and Collaboration

To lead on issues relating to the protection of our communities, the enforcement of fire safety legislation, and collaboration across the blue light services.

People, Equality and Diversity and Assurance

To ensure that the right staffing solutions are in place to provide the best possible service to our communities; and to ensure that our operations are fully assured and we continue to improve the quality of our service to our communities and the safety of our staff.

Finance and Assets, Information Security and IT

To lead on treasury management, MTFP and the longer term aspects of our finances including the capital programme; optimising the use of assets (including fleet and property); and on information and data security and IT to ensure that we can develop and protect our infrastructure and service to our community.

Health and Safety and Corporate Risk

To ensure that measures and policies are in place to mitigate risks to the organisation and our staff.

 

 

It is recommended that:

 

1.         Appointments to each of the Lead Member roles be made.

 

Contact Officer: Katie Nellist (Democratic Services Officer) – 01296 744633.

 

Background Papers:   None

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RESOLVED –

 

That Members be appointed as Lead Members for 2020/21 as follows having received nominations which were seconded:

 

Responsibility

Lead Member

Service Delivery, Protection and Collaboration

Councillor Clarke OBE

People, Equality and Diversity and Assurance

Councillor Lambert

Finance and Assets, Information Security and IT

Councillor Hopkins

Health and Safety and Corporate Risk

Councillor McLean

 

14.

2020-2025 Corporate Plan pdf icon PDF 160 KB

To consider Item 14

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The Corporate Planning Manager advised Members, that as they would have seen from the cover paper and Appendix 1, the main purpose of the Corporate Plan was to shape and schedule the programme of work needed to develop and implement the proposals contained within the Authority’s Public Safety Plan (PSP). The most recent of these, covering the five-year period through to March 2025, was approved by the Authority at its meeting on 12 February 2020. This was following, and with regard to, the outcomes of an eight-week public consultation carried out in the last quarter of 2019. The draft plan at Appendix 1 also reflects the exercise of the discretion granted to the Chief Fire Officer by the Authority at the February meeting to determine the sequencing and timing of the work required to deliver on the strategic priorities set out in the PSP.

 

The Corporate Planning Manager advised Members that consolidated into the draft Corporate Plan were the ‘Areas for Improvement’ identified by the HMICFRS following their first inspection of the Service last year. The findings of which were reported to the Authority at the exceptional meeting held on 23 January 2020 and were also the subject of an action plan presented to the Authority on 12 February 2020. Furthermore, there had been a review of the draft Corporate Plan in light of the current Covid-19 pandemic and modifications made to try to anticipate the potential impact of it.

 

The Corporate Planning Manager advised Members that as they would have seen, it was structured around a framework of Strategic Objectives and Enablers. The first three objectives related to prevention, protection and response in managing risks in the community as required by the National Framework. The fourth was about ensuring that it was done in a way that ensured value for money and compliance with regulatory and good practice standards. There were also a range of Outcome Measures shown that were used to determine overall progress in relation to the objectives. These were reported annually to the Overview and Audit Committee, usually in November via the Annual Performance Monitor Report. There were also three strategic enablers that related to people, information systems, and assets and equipment in supporting delivery of the strategic objectives.

 

The Corporate Planning Manager also advised Members that the potential risks to the ability to deliver the plan were set out at page 45, together with how the Service proposed to control these. The Service was entering a period of great uncertainty as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, not least in relation to the economic outlook, which would have potential implications for, amongst other things, the nature and level of risk in the community and also the Authority’s revenue funding base which was currently being considered, with a view to capturing it as part of the financial strategy that was proposed to be presented to the Authority in October. Given the degree of uncertainty that was likely to persist for some time to come, the plan  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.

15.

The Authority's People Strategy 2016-2020 Annual Update pdf icon PDF 171 KB

To consider Item 15

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The Station Commander HR Projects advised Members that this report was a final update on the achievements to date of the Authority’s People Strategy 2016-2020, which was approved by Members in 2016. The People Strategy was currently being revised to ensure it aligned to the new Public Safety Plan and Corporate Plan. The revised strategy would be presented to the Authority in October 2020. The People Strategy demonstrated how the Authority captures the commitment and professionalism of all its people to achieve the vision, aim, priorities and objectives of the Public Safety Plan and Corporate Plan.

 

The Strategy had recently been incorporated into the new Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service website which facilitated a single point of entry for those interested in its work, which enabled an easy link to published news and updates from across the organisation. The People Strategy continued to be maintained and updated through stakeholder engagement. There were five key areas supporting the overarching People Strategy, each had its own strategy these were: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion; Employee Engagement; Resourcing; Talent Management and Employee Well-being. The main page on the website detailed the strategy’s Key Challenges, Assumptions, Employee proposition, Our Vision, Aim and priorities, and culminates at the bottom with links to the five key areas.

 

The Station Commander HR Projects advised Members that in January 2020, as part of the employee engagement project, the Authority carried out a follow up employee culture survey to the 2017 survey. The results were promising and provided an insight into the strengths and areas for opportunity. The results were currently being used to set actions at both service and team level. The results would also be utilised to inform the revised People Strategy and provide evidence for future HMI Inspections.

 

The Station Commander HR Projects advised Members that with regard to resourcing, there had been a number of targeted recruitment campaigns via social media and the DAX platform, attendance at many career fairs, all to encourage and attract more diverse applicants. The Authority had recruited some 84 apprentices across operational and support services to date, and recently revised its apprenticeship model to ensure it remained attractive and in line with other services. There were 17 new operational apprenticeship recruits, who were currently in training at the Fire Service College, to ensure the Authority was fully prepared for the impacts of the court of appeal pensions ruling.

 

Succession planning was undertaken as part of the performance management process and included a rolling organisational training needs analysis. The Authority’s talent management programme continued to ensure replenished development pools at each level, resulting in staff with the required skills to fulfil the roles when needed. A pilot scheme to identify and develop future leaders in the service was successfully employed and would be utilised later this year to validate the process.

 

A network of Mental Health Champions and First Aiders, who all received the appropriate training, was established. All Champions and First Aiders had been issued with a green mental health awareness ribbon  ...  view the full minutes text for item 15.

16.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Objectives 2020 - 2025 pdf icon PDF 193 KB

To consider Item 16

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The Lead Member for People and Equality and Diversity and Assurance thanked the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) Group for their expertise, knowledge and willingness in bringing the report and objectives together.

 

The Head of Human Resources advised Members that this report was an update on the progress to set the objectives for the future, which aligned to the Public Safety Plan and Corporate Plan 2020-2025. In late 2019, employees from across the service met as the ED&I Group and looked at tangible 6, 12 and 18 month objectives and the action plan at Annex B was formed. There were regular monthly reviews to see what had been completed, what was in progress and what was still needed to be done to ensure the priorities were identified. For example, over the weekend a communication was sent out to the organisation regarding ‘Black Lives Matter’.

 

The Head of Human Resources advised Members that the Authority undertook a Culture Survey in early 2020 and that showed that the Service values and promotes employee diversity, 78% of the respondents were in favour: this was a marked increase of 17% from the last survey. Also, 79% of the 377 respondents were happy that they were treated with respect as individuals.

 

The Head of Human Resources also wanted to highlight the HMICFRS Inspection report People Pillar. The Service was commended on ED&I and was given a good rating. An improvement plan had been written and the Service strives to continue with the areas it did well on, to make sure there was continued improvement and also the areas where it may need some development.

 

The Head of Human Resources advised Members that the Authority was encouraging staff to disclose their protected characteristics. Members would see in the data that there were areas where employees hadn’t disclosed their protected characteristics. Employees tended to when they joined the Service, but if there were any changes, they were not so willing to update them. The ED&I Group would be carrying out a piece of work, to find out why people didn’t want to disclose this information, and to encourage them to do so, so they were supported and represented.

 

A Member asked why the Authority had to report on pay equality and was advised that it was a statutory requirement to publish the gender pay information in March every year. The Authority previously hadn’t recruited for over 7 years and over the last few years when recruiting Apprentices, it was working hard to reach all the different communities through different mediums.

 

The Deputy Chief Fire Officer advised Members that the gender pay gap and equal pay were different. Gender pay was around average pay, and the potential earning of different sexes, and equal pay was across all roles. Just because there was a gender pay gap, didn’t mean that males and females were not paid the same for the same role. Firefighters earn exactly the same salary irrespective of their background.

A Member asked  ...  view the full minutes text for item 16.

17.

Consultation by Minister of State for Building Safety, Fire and Communities pdf icon PDF 136 KB

To consider Item 17

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The Director of Legal and Governance advised Members that as set out in the short cover report, the purpose of this report was to apprise the Authority, in its role as the governance body for Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, of a letter received by the Chairman and Chief Fire Officer from the recently appointed Minister with responsibility for Fire. The Minister’s letter, seeks views from the consultees listed in his letter on the recommendations made by Sir Tom Winsor, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector for Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services, in his ‘State of Fire and Rescue’  report which was published on 15 January 2020. The letter seeks collective contributions from the bodies listed in his letter but also invites views from individual fire and rescue services before the end of June 2020.

 

Sir Tom Winsor’s four recommendations were set out in the report. The recommendations pose fundamental and existential questions for the fire and rescue sector to wrestle with. Such as what was the role of a fire and rescue service and what was the role of its employees; whether the national pay negotiation machinery for firefighters needed to be overhauled; whether legislation was needed to enshrine the demarcation of roles between a fire and rescue authority and its Chief Fire Officer; and finally, whether a code of ethics should be produced for all fire and rescue authority employees.

 

A Member asked for clarification on the second recommendation in Sir Tom Winsor’s report and was advised that it was asking for a general view on pay and that the consultees included the Fire Brigades Union and other representative bodies.

 

RESOLVED –

 

1.              That the content of the letter from Lord Greenhalgh dated 14 May 2020 (Annex A) be noted; and

 

2.              that the Chief Fie Officer be authorised to submit a response after consultation with the Group Leaders and Vice Chairman.

18.

Exclusion of Press and Public

To consider excluding the public and press representatives from the meeting by virtue of Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as the report and appendices contain information relating to an individual; and  Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as the report and appendices contain information relating to the financial or business affairs of a person (including the Authority); and on these grounds it is considered the need to keep information exempt outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information:

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RESOLVED –

 

It was moved and resolved that the Press and Public be excluded from the meeting by virtue of Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12a of the Local Government Act 1972, as the report contains information relating to an individual; and Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12a of the Local Government Act 1972 as the report contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of a person; and on these grounds it is considered, at this moment in time, that the need to keep information exempt outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

The Chairman advised viewers of the live webcast that the meeting would now go into private session to hear the report and discuss the recommendations. The vote on the recommendations would be taken in public session and it was estimated that the deliberations may take 30 minutes. Anyone watching the webcast should check back on the webcast at 12.45 pm.

 

M Osborne (Deputy Chief Fire Officer), D Norris (Head of Service Delivery), C Bell (Head of Service Development), S Gowanlock (Corporate Planning Manager), A Stunell (Head of Human Resources) and J Humphrey (Station Commander HR Projects) left the meeting.

 

The live webcast was suspended for 30 minutes.

19.

Succession Planning

To consider item 19 (the vote on the recommendations will be taken in public session)

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Minutes:

The Authority considered the report and appendices, details of which were noted in the confidential/exempt minutes.

 

At 12.45 pm the Director of Legal and Governance confirmed the webcast had restarted.

 

An amendment having been proposed and seconded, Members voted on the resolutions below as follows:

 

 

For

Against

Abstained

Carroll

ü   

 

 

Clarke OBE

ü   

 

 

Cole

ü   

 

 

Exon

ü   

 

 

Hopkins

ü   

 

 

Hussain

ü   

 

 

Lambert

ü   

 

 

Marland

ü   

 

 

McCall

ü   

 

 

McLean

ü   

 

 

Mills

ü   

 

 

Minns

ü   

 

 

Stuchbury

ü   

 

 

Walsh

ü   

 

 

 

RESOLVED –

 

1.              an interim departure from the DCFO Succession Plan (Annex A) until no later than 31 December 2022 be approved; and a paper to be submitted to the Authority before this date to consider all options open to the Authority.

 

2.              the re-engagement of the incumbent DCFO/COO be approved because of operational need for business continuity with regard to part of the COVID-19 recovery programme (while not setting a precedent) in order that an offer of employment be made:

 

a.   subject to the following:

 

i.          a fixed term contract for 2 years to terminate no later than 31/12/2022 (unless terminated by either side on the giving of 3 months’ notice); and

 

ii.         £125,784 per annum starting salary.

 

b.   with terms and conditions in accordance with the DCFO’s current entitlements and obligations.

 

 

 

 

 

THE CHAIRMAN CLOSED THE MEETING AT 12.51 PM