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Executive Committee 27 July 2007
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority
Meeting of the Executive Committee held on
27 July 2007 at Fire Service Headquarters, Birkenshaw
Present: Councillors P Booth (in the Chair),
D Atkinson, G Beever, M Coulson, P M Harrand (as substitute for Councillor R Light) and M Khan
Apologies : Councillor R Light
1 Minutes of the Last Meeting
Resolved
That the Minutes of the meeting held on 15 June 2007 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.
2 Urgent Item - Attendance at Diversity in the Emergency Services
Conference, Australia
Consideration was given to a report of the Director of Human Resources which sought approval for the attendance as a keynote speaker of the Equality and Diversity Manager, at a Diversity in the Emergency Services Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
It was reported that the cost of travel and accommodation would be met by the organisers and that the only cost to the Authority would be in staff time.
Resolved
(i) That approval be given to the attendance of Ms Tonks, Equality and Diversity Manager, at the Diversity in the Emergency Services Conference, Melbourne, Australia on 31 October – 2 November 2007;
(ii) That five days’ paid leave be approved in respect of (i) above; and
(iii) That a report on the outcomes of the Conference to presented to Members upon her return.
[This item was considered as urgent as the invitation had been received since the date of despatch of the papers and the conference organisers required confirmation at the earliest opportunity].
3 Admission of the Public
Resolved
That the public and press be excluded from the meeting during the items 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 or press were to be present during these items, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information of the description specified.
Agenda Item No. - E6
Title of Report - Management Board Pay Review
Minute No. - 6
Description of Exempt information by reference to the paragraph number in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. - Paragraph 1 – Information relating to an individual
4 Declarations of Interest
No disclosures of interest were declared in any matter under consideration at the meeting.
5 Firecontrol - Roles, Responsibilities and Transitional Governance
Consideration was given to a report of the Director of Operations which advised of a request from Communities and Local Government which sought confirmation that this Authority understood the principles of transition governance during the implementation phase of FireControl and which also sought assurance that this Authority had the requisite management structures in place to support these principles.
Resolved
That the Chairman be authorised to confirm to Communities and Local Government that the Authority’s management structures would actively
support the indicated principles set out in the FireControl Transition Governance Roles and Responsibilities template by 30 September 2007.
6 Management Board Pay Review
(This item was considered as exempt information under Schedule 12A (1) of the Local Government Act 1972 – information relating to an individual)
Members met with representatives of the consultants Deloitte, to consider the recommendations detailed in their report which had been circulated under separate cover relating to Principal Officers’ pay.
Resolved
(i) That approval be given to a limited number of recommendations affecting the remuneration package of Management Board Members subject to further financial implications appraisal from the Chief Finance Officer (detailed at Part B to these minutes); and
(ii) That another meeting of the Executive Committee be convened to
consider the financial implications at (i) above.
Chair
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