Personnel and Training Committee 11 April 2008

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Personnel and Training Committee 11 April 2008

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority

Meeting of the Personnel and Training Committee held on 11 April 2008 at Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Birkenshaw

Present: Councillors G P Kirkland (in the Chair),

S Armitage, V Binney,N Ikram, M Jamil, A McKenna, A Ogilvie (as substitute for Councillor M Coulson),

R Taylor and G Wilkinson

Apologies : Councillors D Atkinson, J Cole and

M Coulson

45 Chairman's Announcements – Councillor David Atkinson

The Chair advised the Committee that this would be the last Committee meeting attended by Councillor David Atkinson who was due to retire with effect from 5 May 2008.

Resolved

That Councillor Atkinson be thanked for his many years’ service and commitment, both as an operational officer and member of the Fire Authority.

46 Minutes of the Last Meeting

Resolved

That the Minutes of the Committee at a meeting held on 29 February 2008 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

47 Urgent Items

None.

48 Exclusion of the Public– Section 100A Local Government Act 1972

Resolved

That the public and press be excluded from the meeting during the item of business specified

below as it was likely, in view of the nature of the

business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during this time, there would be disclosure

to them of exempt information of the description respectively specified.

Agenda Item No. - E9

Title of Report - Retirement – efficiency of the service

Min No. - 53

Description of exempt information by reference to the paragraph number in Schedule 12a of the

Local Government Act 1972 -Paragraph 1 – relating to an individual

49 Disclosures of Interest

No disclosures of interest in any matter under consideration were made.

50 Community Fire Safety – Increase to Establishment

Consideration was given to a report of the Director of Fire Safety and Community Relations which sought approval for the creation of additional posts in the Community Safety department as follows;

• High Risk Team (5 posts)

• Arson Task Force (5 posts)

• Road Safety Liaison Officer ( 1 post)

• Safety Central (6 posts)

Members were advised that these posts had been included as a service development bid as part of the budget process and would be established on a phased basis.

Resolved

That approval be given to the changes to the Community Safety establishment as detailed in the report now submitted.

51 Protection and Redeployment Policy

Resolved

That this item be not considered.

52 Personnel Activity Report

The Director of Human Resources submitted a report which advised of personnel activity between the period March 2007 to February 2008.

Resolved

(i) That West Yorkshire Police be requested to submit their sickness figures for comparative purposes; and

(ii) That the report be noted.

53 Retirement – Efficiency of the Service (Mr C)

(Exempt information under Schedule 12A (1) of the Local Government Act 1972 – information relating to an individual)

Consideration was given to a report of the Director of Operations which sought approval for the retirement of Mr C on the grounds of the efficiency of the service.

Resolved

(i) That approval be given to the retirement of Mr C on the grounds of efficiency of the service for the reasons given in the report now submitted;

and
(ii) That approval be given to the deletion of a Crew Manager post from the establishment in the Mobilising and Communications Centre.

Chair