


(i) To make the appointments of the Chief Fire Officer and the next tier of Principal Officer (Brigade Manager role), to determine the terms and conditions on which they hold office, including remuneration, and to deal with any related issues concerning their employment.
(ii) To deal with the investigation of complaints against the Chief Fire Officer and the next tier of Principal Officer (Brigade Manager role), and to take action on behalf of the Fire Authority under the appropriate discipline regulations prescribed for those officers.
(iii) To consider and decide on disputes referred to the Fire Authority when there is a recorded ‘failure to agree’ between the Chief Fire Officer and a nationally recognised representative body.
(iv) To consider and decide on grievances between an employee and the Chief Fire Officer.

| Members | Mrs Rebecca Knox | DCC | CON |
| Mr Spencer Flower | DCC | CON | |
| Mr Trevor Jones | DCC | LD | |
| Mr David Milsted | DCC | LD | |
| Mr John Wilson | DCC | CON | |
| Reserves | Col Geoffrey Brierley | DCC | CON |
| Mr Phillip Eades | POOLE | LD | |
|
Mr David J Fox |
DCC | CON | |
| Mrs Susan Jefferies | DCC | LD | |
| Mrs Ann Stribley | BOP | CON |
