Jersey Teachers' Superannuation Fund: Board of Management: Appointment of Member

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A decision made 9 November 2015:

Decision reference: MD-TR-2015-0119
Decision Summary Title :	Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund: Board of Management Nominations		Date of Decision Summary:	05th November 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Projects Director – Pensions		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund: Board of Management Nominations		Date of Written Report:	05th November 2015
Written Report Author:	Project Director - Pensions		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund: Board of Management Nominations
Decision(s): The Minister for Treasury and Resources decided to approve the re-appointment of Mr Jason Turner to the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Board of Management to act as representative for the Employer’s side.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 3 of the Teachers’ Superannuation Fund (Administration) (Jersey) Order 2007 gives the Minister for Treasury and Resources the power to recommend two representatives to the Board of Management to act for the Employer’s side. Under the legislation members of the Board may be re-appointed every three years. The current term of office ceases on 31st December 2015 and this re-appointment would apply for the next three year term, i.e. 2016, 2017 and 2018. Please note there is currently a vacancy within the Minister for Treasury and Resources recommendations for which recruitment will follow in the near future.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.
Action required: Project Director - Pensions to advise the Chief Minister of the Minister for Treasury and Resources recommendation.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Jersey Teachers' Superannuation Fund: Board of Management: Appointment of Member

Treasury and Resources

Ministerial Decision Report

JERSEY TEACHERS’ SUPERANNUATION FUND:

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT NOMINATIONS

Purpose of the Report

The Treasury and Resources Minister is asked to recommend a re-appointment to the Board of Management of the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund.

Background

Article 3 of the Teachers’ Superannuation (Administration) (Jersey) Order 2007 requires the following – that membership of the Board of Management consists of twelve representatives in total, 2 to be recommended by the Chief Minister, 2 by the Minister for Treasury and Resources, and 2 by the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture, whilst the remaining six are nominated by the relevant teacher’s representative bodies.

At present the Minister for Treasury and Resources is being asked to make just one re-appointment as following the resignation of Mr Robin Harris, nominated by the previous Minister, a recruitment process is underway and a second nominee will be recommended in the near future.

The Chairman of the Board, Mr Gordon Pollock, was appointed by the Chief Minister in 2014, and holds office for the period agreed to by a majority of the member representatives and a majority of the employer representatives.

Subject to the support of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, the recommendation for re-appointment will be forwarded to the States Employment Board for approval, and the Chief Minister will be asked to sign a Ministerial Decision to implement the decision.

Recommendation

It is recommended the Minister for Treasury and Resources should recommend to the Chief Minister the following person to serve as employer representative on the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund Board of Management –

• Mr. Jason Turner

Further information about the proposed Treasury nominee is given in the attached appendix.

Reason for Decision

Article 3 of the Teachers’ Superannuation Fund (Administration) (Jersey) Order 2007 gives the Minister for Treasury and Resources the power to recommend two representatives to the Board of Management to act for the Employer’s side.

Under the legislation members of the Board may be re-appointed every three years. The current term of office ceases at the end of 2015 and this re-appointment would apply for the next three year term, i.e. 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Please note there is currently a vacancy within the Minister for Treasury and Resources recommendations for which recruitment will follow in the near future.

Resource Implications

There are no financial or manpower implications.

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