Consolidation of Capital Votes.

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A decision made (05/12/2008) regarding: Consolidation of Capital Votes.

Decision Reference: MD-H SS- 2008- 0057
Decision Summary Title :	Consolidation of Capital Votes		Date of Decision Summary:	3 December 2008
Decision Summary Author:	R Pearson (Director of Finance & Information)		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Consolidation of Capital Votes		Date of Written Report:	3/12/08
Written Report Author:	Nick Aubin		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Consolidation of remaining minor capital and IT project budgets.
Decision(s): The Minister instructed officers to consolidate the remaining budgets on JZ0010: - Radiology System; JZ0012 - Sys. Integrator; JZ0026 – Telemedicine; JZ0029 - Group Homes 2001; JZ0038 - Day Surgery Unit; JZ0043 - Ambulance System; JZ0069 - 2006 Replacement Equipment; and JZ0077 - 2007 Replacement Equipment into budget JZ0106 – 2008 Equipment Replacement. He further instructed officers to consolidate the remaining budgets on JZ0071 – UPS, JZ0072 - IT Systems Replacement, JZ0075 - ICR Secker House into budget JZ0073, to be renamed ICR Project.
Reason(s) for Decision: The consolidation of these capital budgets is necessary to assist H&SS Department meet the requirements of GAAP accounting from January 2009.
Resource Implications: None.
Action required: Treasury to action capital budget transfers.
Signature: Signed by Senator Ben Shenton		Position: Minister for Health and Social Services
Date Signed: 5 December 2008		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Consolidation of Capital Votes.

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consolidation of Capital Votes

Minor Capital Budgets

The transition to GAAP accounting will require amendments to the procedures applying to expenditure through capital votes. In preparation for GAAP accounting the expenditure and budgets which relate to completed projects are being transferred to completed works in accordance with instructions received from the Treasury. Following these transfers budgets will remain on certain old schemes as follows:

JZ0010 - Radiology System	193,104.07
JZ0012 - Sys. Integrator	6,540.37
JZ0026 - Telemedicine	11,716.11
JZ0029 - Group Homes 2001	21,798.62
JZ0038 - Day Surgery Unit	15,454.22
JZ0043 - Ambulance System	25,673.18
JZ0069 - 2006 Replacement Equipment	292,663.05
JZ0077 - 2007 Replacement Equipment	230,496.11

It is proposed to transfer these remaining budgets to JZ0106 - 2008 equipment replacement thus consolidating all remaining minor capital funding on this budget. Subsequently as part of the transfer to GAAP accounting an element of this consolidated budget will be moved to revenue in 2009.

IT Projects

The development of IT systems within Health & Social Services, the Integrated Care Record, (ICR) project is currently funded through several separate capital votes. It is proposed to consolidate these into one vote by transferring the remaining budgets below to JZ0073 - ICR Project Office, to be renamed ICR Project:

JZ0071 - UPS	8,642.33
JZ0072 - IT Systems Replacement	133,303.67
JZ0075 - ICR Secker House	24,171.13

Subsequently as part of the transfer to GAAP accounting an element of this consolidated budget will be moved to revenue in 2009 in accordance with the assessed split between capital and revenue of the ICR project.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Minister for Health and Social Services approves the transfer of the budgets remaining on the votes specified above to JZ0106 – 2008 Equipment Replacement and to JZ0073 which would be renamed ICR Project.