01-16-2005, 12:11 PM
(1) Within the territory of each Fire Authority (except where the Executive Council may otherwise determine), there shall be established a Brigade Committee. The Brigade Committee may, following approval by the Regional Committee, be comprised of either delegates from the Branches within the Brigade’s territory, or of delegates from Divisional Committees.
Representation to the Brigade/Divisional Committees shall be based on the following criteria:
a) Where no Divisional Committees are established, the representation to the Brigade Committee shall be on the basis of one delegate per branch, or two delegates in the case of any Branch having 100 or more members.
Where there are fewer than six Branches in a Brigade, additional delegates may be appointed from the Branches to the Brigade Committee in proportion to their membership, provided that not more than three delegates are appointed from any Branch.
b) Where Divisional Committees are established, their boundaries and functions shall be determined by the Brigade Committee. Representation to the Divisional Committee shall be on the basis of one delegate per Branch within that division, or two delegates in the case of any Branch having 100 or more members. Representation to the Brigade Committee shall be on the basis of two delegates from each Divisional Committee, both delegates to have full voting rights except for London Region, where each division shall have one delegate. The Divisional Committee shall annually elect from amongst their members a Chair and Secretary who will act in an ex-officio capacity to the Divisional Committee until the next annual general meeting. The Chair and Secretary will be eligible for re-election.
(2) The duties of the Brigade Committee shall be:
(a) In association with the Regional Committee, to establish negotiating machinery through which matters of concern to members within the Brigade shall be pursued with the employing authority and the Chief Fire Officer. The Brigade Committee shall report to the Regional Committee on all matters dealt with through this negotiating machinery.
(b) To ensure that timely and adequate consideration is given to matters referred to the Committee by the Executive Council or the Regional Committee. To ensure that proper reports on these matters are received by the Branches.
© To supervise the establishment of proper Branch and Divisional Committee organisation and to ensure that Branches and Divisional Committees comply with the requirements placed upon them by these Rules.
(d) To provide that Black and Ethnic Minority members, Control Staff members, Gay and Lesbian members, Officer members, Retained members, Women members and, where appropriate, other special categories of members are adequately represented on the Brigade Committee with full voting rights.
(e) To ensure that the Union is affiliated to and represented on those Trades Councils and Labour Parties corresponding to the territory covered by the Committee. If a member of a Region who is a member of a Labour Party, which is outside of his/her own Region wishes to seek nomination to any committee within that party, he/she should be allowed to seek the nomination of his/her own Branch, with any fees payable coming from the political fund of his/her own Region.
(f) To be responsible for the development of strategies designed to ensure fairness at work, health and safety procedures and educational opportunities.
To this end, the Brigade Committee shall appoint three Officials, to be known as
1) The Brigade Fairness at Work Officer
2) The Brigade Health & Safety Co-ordinator and
3) The Brigade Education Officer.
The Brigade Committee shall also establish three sub-committees for these specific references, which shall report to each meeting of the Brigade Committee. The sub-committee in each case will include a Brigade Official, the appointed Brigade Officer and representatives from the Brigade Committee.
In exceptional cases, the Brigade Committee may resolve to carry out itself, the duties of the three Sub-Committees.
(g) To perform such other functions as are delegated to it by the Executive Council or Regional Committee.
(3) (a) In each Brigade the Brigade Committee Chair and Secretary shall be elected by ballot of the membership of the Brigade for a period of office of two years.
(b) In each Brigade, the Brigade Membership Secretary shall be elected or appointed for a period of two years, by the Brigade Committee acting in consultation with the Regional Committee.
The Brigade Membership Secretary shall perform the duties specified in Rule 20 (3)(d) and Rule 5 (1) ©.
© Such other offices as the Brigade Committee may approve shall be filled by appointment or election in accordance with procedures determined by the Brigade Committee.
(d) Regional Officials shall be eligible for nomination and election to the posts of Brigade Committee Chair or Secretary.
(e) Brigade Officials elected or appointed in accordance with Rule 21 (3) (a) or (b) may attend within their Brigade any Lower Committee or Branch meeting of the Union "ex-officio".
Representation to the Brigade/Divisional Committees shall be based on the following criteria:
a) Where no Divisional Committees are established, the representation to the Brigade Committee shall be on the basis of one delegate per branch, or two delegates in the case of any Branch having 100 or more members.
Where there are fewer than six Branches in a Brigade, additional delegates may be appointed from the Branches to the Brigade Committee in proportion to their membership, provided that not more than three delegates are appointed from any Branch.
b) Where Divisional Committees are established, their boundaries and functions shall be determined by the Brigade Committee. Representation to the Divisional Committee shall be on the basis of one delegate per Branch within that division, or two delegates in the case of any Branch having 100 or more members. Representation to the Brigade Committee shall be on the basis of two delegates from each Divisional Committee, both delegates to have full voting rights except for London Region, where each division shall have one delegate. The Divisional Committee shall annually elect from amongst their members a Chair and Secretary who will act in an ex-officio capacity to the Divisional Committee until the next annual general meeting. The Chair and Secretary will be eligible for re-election.
(2) The duties of the Brigade Committee shall be:
(a) In association with the Regional Committee, to establish negotiating machinery through which matters of concern to members within the Brigade shall be pursued with the employing authority and the Chief Fire Officer. The Brigade Committee shall report to the Regional Committee on all matters dealt with through this negotiating machinery.
(b) To ensure that timely and adequate consideration is given to matters referred to the Committee by the Executive Council or the Regional Committee. To ensure that proper reports on these matters are received by the Branches.
© To supervise the establishment of proper Branch and Divisional Committee organisation and to ensure that Branches and Divisional Committees comply with the requirements placed upon them by these Rules.
(d) To provide that Black and Ethnic Minority members, Control Staff members, Gay and Lesbian members, Officer members, Retained members, Women members and, where appropriate, other special categories of members are adequately represented on the Brigade Committee with full voting rights.
(e) To ensure that the Union is affiliated to and represented on those Trades Councils and Labour Parties corresponding to the territory covered by the Committee. If a member of a Region who is a member of a Labour Party, which is outside of his/her own Region wishes to seek nomination to any committee within that party, he/she should be allowed to seek the nomination of his/her own Branch, with any fees payable coming from the political fund of his/her own Region.
(f) To be responsible for the development of strategies designed to ensure fairness at work, health and safety procedures and educational opportunities.
To this end, the Brigade Committee shall appoint three Officials, to be known as
1) The Brigade Fairness at Work Officer
2) The Brigade Health & Safety Co-ordinator and
3) The Brigade Education Officer.
The Brigade Committee shall also establish three sub-committees for these specific references, which shall report to each meeting of the Brigade Committee. The sub-committee in each case will include a Brigade Official, the appointed Brigade Officer and representatives from the Brigade Committee.
In exceptional cases, the Brigade Committee may resolve to carry out itself, the duties of the three Sub-Committees.
(g) To perform such other functions as are delegated to it by the Executive Council or Regional Committee.
(3) (a) In each Brigade the Brigade Committee Chair and Secretary shall be elected by ballot of the membership of the Brigade for a period of office of two years.
(b) In each Brigade, the Brigade Membership Secretary shall be elected or appointed for a period of two years, by the Brigade Committee acting in consultation with the Regional Committee.
The Brigade Membership Secretary shall perform the duties specified in Rule 20 (3)(d) and Rule 5 (1) ©.
© Such other offices as the Brigade Committee may approve shall be filled by appointment or election in accordance with procedures determined by the Brigade Committee.
(d) Regional Officials shall be eligible for nomination and election to the posts of Brigade Committee Chair or Secretary.
(e) Brigade Officials elected or appointed in accordance with Rule 21 (3) (a) or (b) may attend within their Brigade any Lower Committee or Branch meeting of the Union "ex-officio".