RM130705

SOUTH EAST FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT BOARD

Date & time

Place

Contact

Wednesday
13 JULY 2005
11.00 am

Conference Room
Surrey Fire & Rescue Service HQ
70 Wray Park Road
REIGATE
Surrey RH2 OEJ

Sue Klein/Anne Bryen
East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service HQ
Tel: 01323 462062

Email: sue.klein@esfrs.org
or anne.bryen@esfrs.org

Clerk to Board
Des Prichard
Tel: 01323 462050

Email:
des.prichard@esfrs.org

NOTICE OF MEETING: You are requested to attend the above meeting at the time and date indicated, when it is proposed to deal with the business set out in the Agenda. Please park in the designated parking area and register in the main Reception area. A buffet lunch will be provided at the end of the meeting.

Membership: Councillors: M Murphy (East Sussex) (Chairman), B Abraham (Isle of Wight),
L Barnard (West Sussex) (Vice Chairman), M Cartwright (Hampshire), B Cope (Kent), R Jelf (Oxfordshire), T Mills (Royal Berkshire), D Rowlands (Buckinghamshire) and James Smith OBE (Surrey).

In Attendance: CFO J Bonney (Hampshire), CFO M Burrell (West Sussex), CFO P Coombs (Kent), CFO I Cox (Royal Berkshire), CFO S Myers (Surrey), CFO J Parry (Oxfordshire),
CFO D Prichard (East Sussex), CFO D Smith (Buckinghamshire), T/ACO P Street (Isle of Wight), ACO McCarthy (Programme Manager) and ACO C Kerr (Kent).

A G E N D A

	CHAIRMAN’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
1.	APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2.	MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING *(13 April 2005 - Previously Circulated)*
3.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
	To receive declarations of personal and/or prejudicial interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.
	Members are reminded that in accordance with the Constitution any Member declaring a prejudicial interest is required to withdraw from the meeting.
4	PROCEDURAL MATTERS To receive any questions from Members of the Board

5.	PROGRAMME MANAGER ‘HIGHLIGHT’ REPORT *REPORT RMB/13/05 (download as .doc file)* *Attachments 1-6*
6.	ODPM RESPONSE TO THE CHAIRMAN ON RCC PROJECT *REPORT RMB/14/05 (download as .doc file)* *Attachment 1*
7.	HR REGIONAL DIRECTOR POSITION *REPORT: RMB/15/05* *Attachments 1-3*
8.	REGIONAL EQUALITY STRATEGY REPORT: RMB/16/05 Attachments 1-3 (download as. doc file)
9.	RMB COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY REPORT: RMB/17/05 Attachment 1 *(download as .doc file)*
10.	SOUTH EAST COUNTY LEADERS – CAMPAIGNING ON REGIONAL CONTROLS *REPORT: RMB/18/05* *Oral Report*
11.	COMMUNITY FIRE SAFETY – THE APPROACH IN THE SOUTH EAST; DEVELOPING A MANUAL OF GOOD PRACTISE REPORT: RMB/19/05 Attachments 1-2 (download as .doc file)
12.	PROGRESS UPDATE/BEST PRACTICE *REPORT: RMB/20/05* *Attachments 1-4*
13.	REGIONAL PROCUREMENT BOARD – INTRODUCTION OF PROCUREMENT CARDS *REPORT: RMB/21/05* *Attachments 1-2*
14.	FiReCONTROL PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT *REPORT: RMB/22/05* *Attachments 1-4*
14a.	HRDG EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT SUB GROUP: AWARDS *REPORT: RMB/23/05* *Attachment 1*
14b.	HRDG EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT SUB GROUP: DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES – SCHEMES OF WORK *REPORT: RMB/24/05* *Attachments 1-2*
15.	DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS 19 October 2005, 18 January 2006 and 5 April 2006

16.

EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting of the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information under the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of the Schedule 12A of the Act.

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