Executive Committee

The purpose of this Committee is to deal with all matters of an urgent nature which cannot reasonably be delayed intil the next ordinary meeting of the Authority or appropriate Committee; to consider and monitor the Authority's budget as necessary and to make appropriate recommendations; to award contracts in circumstances where it is recommended to accept other than the lowest tender received; to open and accept tenders for contracts where the estimated value exceeds £100,000; to deal with matters that can be dealt with locally as part of the modernisation agenda; to consider recommendations arising from meetings of the West Midlands Regional Management Board; to deal with matters relating to the Members' Allowances Scheme; to consider and make recommendations to the Authority on the conditions of service and salary of the posts of Chief Fire Officer, Deputy Chief Fire Officer and Assistant Chief Officers; to approve arrangements for partnership working, funding and/or goods, work or services provided freely from external sources, including external funding agreements, above £20,000 in value; to consider the effectiveness of the Authority's risk management arrangements, the control environment and associated anti-fraud and anti-corruption arrangements; to be satisfied that the Authority's assurance statements, including the Statement of Internal Control, properly reflect the risk environment and any actions required to improve it; to review summary internal audit reports and the main issues arising, and seek assurance that action has been taken where necessary; to monitor management action in response to the issues raised by external audit; to deal with any other matters referred to it by the Authority and to submit its minutes to the Authority.