Meeting documents

MMembership:  Councillors: L Barnard (West Sussex), Dr P Bryant (Royal Berkshire),

M M Cartwright (Hampshire) (Chairman), B Cope (Kent), Mrs J Heathcoat (Oxfordshire),

M M Murphy (East Sussex), D Rowlands (Buckinghamshire) (Vice Chairman),

M Mrs C Stevens (Surrey) and Mrs D Tuson (Isle of Wight).

I I In Attendance: CFO J Bonney (Hampshire), CFO M Burrell (West Sussex), CFO I Cox

( (Royal Berkshire), CFO C Hendry (Kent), CFO R Pearson (Surrey), CFO J Parry (Oxfordshire),

C CFO D Prichard (East Sussex), CFO D Smith (Buckinghamshire), CFO P Street

(I Isle of Wight) and ACO C Kerr (Kent).

1. 1.

CHAIRMAN’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

2. 2.

APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR

3. 3.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

4. 4.

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.

5. 5.

PROCEDURAL MATTERS

To receive any questions from Members of the Board.

6. 6.

MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING

(16 January 2008 - Previously Circulated)

Attachments - 1

7. 7.

CORRESPONDENCE

Attachments – 2
(Letter to Mr M. Burrell Re: SE Regional Management Board (Fire) – Appointment of External Auditor - download as .pdf file)
(Letter to John Bonney from Peter Betts, Director of Fire & Resilience - download as .pdf file)

8. 8.

PAST CHAIRMAN’S PROGRESS REPORT 2007/08 - Hampshire

REPORT: RMB/01/08 (download as .doc file)

Attachments – 1

9. 9.

PRESENTATION BY THE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICES MINISTER

1 10.

PROGRESS AGAINST PLAN - Kent

REPORT: RMB/02/08 (download as .doc file)
(Appendix 1 - download as .doc file)
(Appendix 2 - download as .pdf file)
(Appendix 3 - download as .pdf file)

1111.

SOUTH EAST FIRE IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP: SUCCESSES TO DATE - Kent

REPORT: RMB/03/08 (download as .doc file) (Appendix 1 - download as .pdf file)

Attachments –2

1 12.

REGIONAL CONTROL CENTRE UPDATE (INCLUDING FIRELINK and FIRECONTROL) – West Sussex

Verbal update with powerpoint presentation

1 13.

RESILIENCE AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING UPDATE - Buckinghamshire

REPORT: RMB/04/08

Attachments – 1 (download as .doc file)

1 14.

DATES OF NEXT MEETINGS –9 July, 8 October 2008, 21 January and

1 April 2009

1 15.

EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

To consider whether, in view of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, the press and public should be excluded from the remainder of the meeting on the grounds that, if the public and press were present, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information.  NOTE:  Any item appearing in the confidential part of the Agenda states in its heading the category under which the information disclosed in the report is confidential and therefore not available to the public. A list and description of the exempt categories are available for public inspection at each Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters.