Lancashire Combined Fire Authority

Meeting to be held on 24 June 2024

 

Programme of Meetings for 2025/26

 

Contact for further information – Sam Hunter – Member Services Manager – Tel No 01772 866720

 

Executive Summary

 

A programme of meetings for the Combined Fire Authority (CFA) for 2025/26.

 

Recommendation

 

The Authority is asked to agree the programme of meetings for 2025/26 as set out in the report now presented.

 

 

Information

 

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At the meeting of the Combined Fire Authority held 26 June 2023, the CFA agreed a programme of Meetings for 2024/25.  It is now necessary to agree a programme of dates for 2025/26.

 

In considering suitable dates, the following points have been taken into consideration: -

 

    i.     A preference previously expressed that meetings of the CFA be held on Mondays commencing at 1030 hours at the Training Centre, Euxton.

 

   ii.     Standing Order No 2.2 of the CFA which states that the Authority must hold an Annual Meeting between 1st April and the 30th June each year.

 

  iii.     Standing Order 2.3a of the CFA, which states that a programme of meetings for the Authority should be determined annually by the Authority and additional meetings of the Authority held as determined by the Authority or at the discretion of the Chair.

 

 iv.     Approval to undertake consultation on the budget was delegated to the Chair in consultation with the Treasurer and Chief Fire Officer (resolution 10/18 refers) enabling one budget meeting to be held in February, at which Members will consider and agree a final budget and the resultant council tax implications.

 

For information, the following dates have previously been agreed for 2024/25: -

 

22 April 2024

24 June 2024 (Annual Meeting of the CFA)

16 September 2024

16 December 2024

 

17 February 2025 (Budget Meeting)

 


Proposed dates for 2025/26 are: -

 

23 April 2025

18 June 2025 (Annual Meeting of the CFA)

10 September 2025

10 December 2025

 

23 February 2026 (Budget Meeting)

 

 

Business Risk

 

None

 

Environmental Impact

 

None

 
Equality and Diversity Implications

 

None

 

HR Implications

 

None

 

Financial Implications

 

None

 

Legal Implications

 

None

 

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List of background papers

Paper:            CFA Constitutional Standing Orders

Date:               22 February 2021

Contact:         Sam Hunter, Member Services Manager

 

Paper:            CFA Minutes

Date:               26 June 2023

Contact:         Sam Hunter, Member Services Manager

 

Reason for inclusion in Part 2 if appropriate: N/A