The Town Clerk submits a report asking the Cabinet to consider whether or not to support a proposal to reduce the number of members on the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Combined Fire Authority. The Cabinet is asked to consider the reduction of the overall membership of the Combined Fire Authority from 27 to 17 for the reasons set out in the report and to authorise the Town Clerk to communicate its decision to the Chief Fire Officer as soon as possible.
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The Town Clerk submitted a report asking the Cabinet to consider whether or not to support a proposal to reduce the number of members on the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Combined Fire Authority. The proposal was to reduce the overall membership of the Authority from 27 to 17. It was noted that a number of factors had influenced this proposal from the Combined Fire Authority:-
(a) the modernisation of local government and move to Cabinet style governance;
(b) the expanding workloads of elected members;
(c) the Government's Best Value agenda;
(d) a comparison with other fire authorities.
RESOLVED:
that the Chief Fire Officer be notified that the City Council supports the proposal to reduce the overall membership of the Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Combined Fire Authority from 27 to 17 for the reasons detailed in the report.