Full Authority

Delegated Powers

The Authority is a corporate body with the legal responsibility for making decisions about all matters concerning the functions, powers, duties and responsibilities of the Authority which are invested in it by statute and / or common law.

However, only the Authority will exercise the following functions:

Variations to standing orders and financial standing orders
Revenue budget and capital plan
Levying or issuing a precept or borrowing on money
Major policy issues including:

– number and location of fire stations

– major organisational variations to the management or command structure

– major variations to the establishment

– proposals for expenditure not within approved revenue or capital plans

Adoption of Members’ allowances scheme
Appointing Chair and Vice Chair of the Authority and of the committees and sub-committees
Any other matter which by law must be reserved to the Authority itself

Membership

Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrat
Cllr G Almas	Cllr C Anderson	Cllr R Downes
Cllr T Austin (Vice chair)	Cllr P Harrand	Cllr J Sunderland
Cllr J Dodds	Cllr R Holmes
Cllr J Fenton-Glynn	Cllr R Hunt
Cllr R Grahame	Cllr C Pillai
Vacancy (Chair)	Cllr M Pollard
Cllr J Lennox
Cllr D O’Donovan
Vacancy
Cllr M Pervaiz
Cllr K Renshaw
Cllr O Rowley
Cllr A Tait
Cllr A Wenham

Meetings – Agendas and Minutes

Membership

: Cllr Gohar Almas – Labour Group

: Cllr Caroline Anderson – Conservative Group

: Cllr Tracey Austin – Labour Group

: Cllr Joanne Dodds – Labour Group

: Cllr Ryk Downes – Liberal Democrat Group

: Cllr Josh-Fenton-Glynn – Labour Group

: Cllr Ronald Grahame – Labour Group

: Cllr Peter Harrand – Conservative Group

: Cllr Lisa Holmes – Conservative Group

: Cllr Judith Hughes – Labour Group

: Cllr Richard Hunt – Conservative Group

: Cllr Jessica Lennox – Labour Group

: Cllr Darren O’Donovan – Labour Group

: Cllr Tess Peart – Labour Group

: Cllr Mussarat Pervaiz – Labour Group

: Cllr Chris Pillai – Conservative Group

: Cllr Mike Pollard – Conservative Group

: Cllr Karen Renshaw – Labour Group

: Cllr Olivia Rowley – Labour Group

: Cllr Jeanette Sunderland – Liberal Democrat Group

: Cllr Angela Tait – Labour Group

: Cllr Angela Wenham – Labour Group

Meeting 29 June 2018

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority

Meeting to be held on Friday, 29 June 2018 at 10.30 a.m. in the Training and Conference Suite, Birkenshaw.

Agenda

1. Appointment of Chair

2. Appointment of Vice-chair

3. Membership of the Authority
Link to Report

4. Chair’s announcements

5. Admission of the public

Members are asked to consider whether, by resolution, to exclude the public from the meeting during the items of business marked with an ‘E’ reference, because of the possibility of the disclosure of exempt information.

6. Urgent items

To determine whether there are any additional items of business which, by reason of special circumstances, the Chair believes should be considered at the meeting.

7. Declarations of interest

To consider any declaration of disclosable pecuniary interest in relation to any item of business on the agenda.

8. Authority Constitution – review
Link to Report

9. Committee memberships and appointments 2018 – 2019
Link to Report

10. Nomination of Members to answer questions at meetings of constituent authorities and of District Community Safety leader representatives
Link to Report

11. Appointment of Member Champions 2018 – 2019
Link to Report

12. Representation on Outside Bodies for 2018 – 2019
Link to Report

13. Minutes of meeting held on 16 February 2018

14. Minutes of the Community Safety Committee held on 6 April 2018

15. Minutes of the Human Resources Committee held on 13 April 2018

16. Minutes of the Finance and Resources Committee held on 20 April 2018

17. Minutes of the Audit Committee held on 27 April 2018

18. Minutes of the Executive Committee held on

a) 21 March 2018
b) 12 April 2018
c) 9 May 2018
d) 27 June 2018

19. Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Local Pension Board held on 12 June 2018

20. Local Government Association Minutes

a) Fire Commission – 21 May 2018
b) Fire Service Management Committee – 26 January 2018
c) Fire Service Management Committee – 12 March 2018

21. Tri-Service Collaboration Board Minutes held on 7 March 2018

22. Performance Management report – 1 April 2018
Link to Report

23. Corporate Health – annual update report
Link to Report

24. Service Action Plan update
Link to Report

a) Final Update 2017 – 18 7 – 31 March 2018
b) Action Plan 2018 – 19

25. Programme of meetings 2018 – 19 – amendment
Link to Report

26. Fire Vision 2024
Link to Report

Agenda Pdf version

All Reports Pdf version

Minutes

Minutes Pdf version

Meeting 21 September 2018

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority

Meeting to be held on Friday, 21 September 2018 at 10.30 a.m. in the Training and Conference Suite, Birkenshaw.

Agenda

1. Chair’s announcements

2. Admission of the public

3. Urgent items

To determine whether there are any additional items of business which, by reason of special circumstances, the Chair believes should be considered at the meeting.

4. Declarations of interest

To consider any declaration of disclosable pecuniary interest in relation to any item of business on the agenda.

5. Minutes of meeting held on 29 June 2018

6. Minutes of the Human Resources Committee held on 6 July 2018

7. Minutes of the Local Pension Board held on 6 July 2018

8. Minutes of the Finance and Resources Committee held on 13 July 2018

9. Minutes the Community Safety Committee held on 20 July 2018

10. Minutes of the Audit Committee held on 27 July 2018

11. Minutes of the Executive Committee

a) 27 June 2018
b) 7 September 2018

12. Tri Service Collaboration Board Minutes held on 3 August 2018

13. Local Government Association Fire Commission Minutes held on 21 May 2018

14. Performance Management

a) 1 April – 31 July 2018
Link to Report
b) Presentation and submission of future Performance Management Reports
Link to Report

15. Service Plan Action Plan 2018 – 19 – update
Link to Report

16. Service Delivery Assurance report 2017 – 18
Link to Report

17. Statement of Assurance 2017 – 18
Link to Report

18. Integrated Risk Management Plan 2019 – 22
Link to Report

19. Improving flexibility and changing responsibilities at our fire stations
Link to Report

20. Presentation – Suicide by fire

Agenda Pdf version

All Reports Pdf version

Minutes

Minutes Pdf version

Meeting 14 December 2018

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority

Meeting to be held on Friday 14 December 2018 at 10.30 a.m. in the Training and Conference Suite, Birkenshaw

Agenda

1. Chair’s announcements

2. Admission of the public

Members are asked to consider whether, by resolution, to exclude the public from the meeting, during the items of business marked with an ‘E’ reference, because of the possibility of the disclosure to them of exempt information.

3. Urgent items

To determine whether there any additional items of business which, by reason of special circumstances, the Chair believes should be considered at the meeting.

4. Declarations of interest

To consider any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interest in relation to any item of business on the agenda.

5. Minutes of meeting held on 21 September 2018

6. Minutes of the Human Resources Committee held on 5 October 2018

7. Minutes of the Local Pension Board held on 5 October 201

8. Minutes of the Finance and Resources Committee held on 12 October 2018

9. Minutes of the Audit Committee held on 19 October 2018

10. Minutes of the Community Safety Committee held on 26 October 2018

11. Minutes of the Executive Committee held on 4 December 2018

12. Local Government Association Minutes

a) Fire Services Management Committee – 20 September 2018
b) Fire Commission – 21 May 2018
– 12 October 2018

13. Performance Management report
Link to Report

14. Service Plan Action Plan 2018 – 19 – update
Link to Report

15. Bonfire Review 2018
Link to Report

16. Customer Service Excellence
Link to Report

For decision

17. Improving Flexibilities and Changing Responsibilities

a) Consultation response
Link to Report

b) Proposals
Link to Report

Agenda Pdf version

All Reports Pdf version

Minutes

Minutes Pdf version

Meeting 21 February 2019

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority

Meeting to be held on Thursday 21 February 2019 at 11.00 am in the Training and Conference Suite, Birkenshaw

Agenda

1. Chair’s announcements

2. Urgent items

To determine whether there are any additional items of business which, by reasons of special circumstance, the Chair believes should be considered at the meeting.

3. Admission of the public

To consider whether, by resolution, to exclude the public from the meeting during the items of business marked with an ‘E’ reference, because of the possibility of the disclosure of exempt information.

4. Declarations of interest

To consider any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interest in relation to any item of business on the agenda.

5. Minutes of the last meeting held on 14 December 2018

6. Minutes of the Human Resources Committee held on 11 January 2019

7. Minutes of the Local Pension Board held on 11 January 2019

8. Minutes of the Community Safety Committee held on 25 January 2019

9. Minutes of the Finance and Resources Committee held on 1 February 2019

10. Minutes of the Audit Committee held on 8 February 2019 (p )

11. Minutes of the Local Government Association

a) Fire Services Management Committee held on 23 November 2018

b) Fire Services Management Committee held on 25 January 2019

12. Programme of meetings 2019 – 20
Link to Report