Agenda and draft minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

Councillor Carpenter sent her apologies for the meeting. In her absence, Councillor Drew stepped in as the Conservative Deputy.

To enable Members to disclose to the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest they may have in any matter on the agenda for the meeting where that interest is not already entered in the Authority’s register of interests, and any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests in any such matter that Members may wish to disclose.

Members were mindful of their duty to disclose at the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest they had in any matter on the agenda for the meeting, where that interest was not already entered in the Authority's register of interests, and their ability to disclose any other personal interests in any such matter that they might have wished to disclose.

Councillor Parker advised he has a family member in the Guernsey Fire Service.

To approve the open minutes from the meeting held on 27 February 2024.

The open minutes from the meeting held on 27 February 2024 were noted and approved.

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

There were no deputations for the meeting.

To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make.

While there were no formal announcements, the Chairman commended the Officers for their well-prepared and positive-looking papers.

To resolve that the public be excluded from the meeting during the following items 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 these items there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 3 of Part 1 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 reports.

It was resolved that the public be excluded from the meeting during the following items of business, as it was 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 the items there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 3 of Part 1 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 reports.

The Committee received a report from the Managing Director of 3SFire CIC (item 7 in the minute book) on financial results and value added for the community [SEE SUMMARY OF EXEMPT MINUTE]

The Committee received a report from the Managing Director of 3SFire CIC (item 8 in the minute book) with a business update and projections [SEE SUMMARY OF EXEMPT MINUTE]

To approve the exempt minutes from the meeting that took place on 27 February 2024.

The exempt minutes from the meeting held on 27 February 2024 were approved by the Committee.