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    FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSES

COMMITTEE

    WEDNESDAY 14 NOVEMBER, 2007 AT 2.00 P.M.

    HARLAND ROOM, HAMPSHIRE FIRE

SERVICE HQ, LEIGH ROAD, EASTLEIGH

    DAVID WHITE

    01962 845602 [email protected]

    Councillors: I.F.E. Beagley; M.F. Cartwright; M.G. Cooper; P.A. Heath; D. Horne;

    K. House; P.R.C. Hutcheson; R.H. Price; D. Simpson; R. Smith (Chairman); M.J. Woodhall.

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE


    To receive any apologies for absence

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

All members who believe they have a personal or a prejudicial interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare their personal interest and having regard to the circumstances described in paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the Fire Authority's Code of Conduct, consider whether to leave the meeting whilst the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 12 of the Code. The declarations should be made at the time of the relevant debate.

3. MINUTES

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 28 June, 2007.

4. DEPUTATIONS

Pursuant to Standing Order 19, to receive any deputations to this meeting.

5. BUDGET MONITORING 2007/08

    To consider the report of the Treasurer and Chief Officer setting out the latest budget predictions for the year.

6. PROVISIONAL BUDGET STRATEGY 2008/09 - 2010/11

To consider the report of the Treasurer and the Chief Officer concerning the Authority's budget strategy over the next three years and factors that will affect it.

7. ACTIVITY REPORT - PROPOSED NEW FORMAT

    An opportunity for Members to comment on the proposed new format of the Authority's Activity Report.

8. PRESENTATION FROM THE REGIONAL PROCUREMENT MANAGER

To receive a presentation from the Regional Procurement Manager.

9. EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

    To resolve that the public be excluded from the meeting during the following item of business, as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during that item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, and further that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons set out in the report.

10. MINOR ESTATE MATTERS

    To consider the confidential report of the Chief Officer requesting approvals for minor estate matters, as required under the HFRA Scheme of Delegation.

11. VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PROGRAMME 2008/09 - 2010/11

    To consider the exempt report of the Chief Officer detailing the vehicle replacement needs for the 3 years 2008/09 to 2010/11.

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