Agenda and minutes

of the previous meeting held on 8 February 2018 attached.

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 8 February 2018 be signed as a correct record.

Report of the Director of Corporate Services (RC/18/7) attached.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Corporate Services (RC/18/7) that set out the proposal for an additional meeting of the Committee to be held on 16 May 2018 to ensure that appropriate governance was in place for scrutiny of year-end reports and consideration of recommendations to be made to the Authority.

RESOLVED that a meeting of the Resources Committee be held on Wednesday 16 May 2018 at 15:00hours for the purpose of reviewing the year-end financial performance reports for 2017/18 prior to submission to the Authority.

RECOMMENDATION that, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the following Paragraph(s) of  Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Act:

·       Paragraph 3 (information relating to the financial and business affairs of any particular person – including the authority holding that information);

The Director of Corporate Services drew attention to the need to widen the exclusion paragraph to ensure that Members of the Authority who were not members of the Committee were not excluded from remaining in a meeting in Part 2 where restricted items were being considered in which they had a legitimate business interest.

Councillor Randall Johnson MOVED and Councillor Peart seconded:

“That the exclusion paragraph be widened to include the words highlighted in italics after “the press and public (with the exception of Dr Sian George and Andrew Andreou of Red One Ltd. and any other Member of the Fire & Rescue Authority so present) be excluded from the meeting …..”.

Upon a vote (6 for, 0 against), the motion was declared CARRIED, whereupon it was RESOLVED:

That in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public (with the exception of Dr Sian George and Andrew Andreou and any other Member of the Fire & Rescue Authority so present) were excluded from the following items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Act.

RECOMMENDATION that the Restricted Minutes of the meeting held on 8 February 2018 (attached) be signed as a correct record.

(An item taken in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 during which the press and public (with the exception of Dr Sian George and Andrew Andreou, together with Councillor Andrew Saywell) were excluded from the meeting.

RESOLVED that, subject to an amendment under Minute *RC/18 in the fifth paragraph to include the word “designate” before …..Independent Non-Executive Chair of the Board of Red One Ltd., the Restricted Minutes of the meeting held on 8 February 2018 be signed as a correct record.

Report of the Director of Finance (Treasurer) (RC/18/8) TO FOLLOW.

(An item taken in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 during which the press and public (with the exception of Dr Sian George and Andrew Andreou, together with Councillor Andrew Saywell) were excluded from the meeting.

NB.  Councillor Saywell attended in accordance with Standing Order 36(1) and spoke on this item with the consent of the Committee.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Finance (Treasurer) (RC/18/8) and received a presentation from Dr Sian George (designate Independent Non-Executive Chair of the Board of Red One Ltd.) that gave an update on the financial position of Red One Ltd. for 2018/19.

RESOLVED that the recommendations contained in report RC/18/8 be approved.