Budget transfers reflecting changes in senior posts.

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A decision made to agree to budget transfers reflecting changes in senior posts.

Subject:	Budget Transfers reflecting changes in senior posts: From Housing Committee to the Jersey Property Holding Department, part of the Environment and Public Services Committee, and from Policy and Resources Committee to the Housing Committee.
Decision Reference:	MD-H-2006-0002		Exempt clause(s):	Public
Type of Report: (oral or written)	Written		Person Giving Report (if oral):	n/a
Telephone or e-mail Meeting?	n/a		Report File ref:
Written report – Title	Budget Transfers reflecting changes in senior posts
Written report – Author (name and job title)	Paul Bradbury – Director of Finance
Decision(s): Housing Minister has agreed to the transfer in 2005 budget amounting to £27,700 from the Housing Committee to the Jersey Property Holding Department, part of the Environment and Public Services Committee. Housing Minister has agreed to the transfer in 2005 budget amounting to £3,600 from the Policy and Resources Committee to the Housing Committee.
Reason(s) for decision: The number of senior posts in the Housing Department were reduced. The Housing Chief Officer transferred to become Chief Officer of the Property Services Division, part of Environment and Public Services in 2005 (pending creation of the Property Holding Department), reducing costs in the Housing Department for 2005 by £27,700. At the same time, an existing director from the Housing Department was promoted to Acting Chief Officer, increasing costs in the Housing Department for 2005 by £3,600. This decision is to transfer budget amounts to reflect the changes in cost base at the Housing Department and the Environment and Public Services Department in 2005.
Action required: Housing Minister has approved the transfer of budget amounting to £27,700 from the Housing Committee to the Jersey Property Holdings Department, part of the Environment and Public Services Committee. Housing Minister has approved the transfer of budget amounting to £3,600 from the Policy and Resources Committee to the Housing Committee.
Signature: (Minister/ Assistant Minister)		Date of Decision:

Budget transfers reflecting changes in senior posts.

Housing Department [m1]

Budget Transfers reflecting changes in senior posts: From Housing Committee to the Jersey Property Holdings Department, part of the Environment and Public Services Committee, and from Policy and Resources Committee to the Housing Committee.

Purpose of the Report

To approve budget transfers which reflect the transfer of the Housing Chief Officer from the Housing Department to the Jersey [m2] Property Holdings Department, part of the Environment and Public Holdings Department; and the ‘acting up’ of a Housing Department Director to Acting Chief Officer of the Housing Department.

These transfers are as follows –

· £27,700 from the Housing Committee to the Jersey [m3] Property Holdings Department, part of the Environment and Public Holdings Committee

· £3,600 from the Policy and Resources Committee to the Housing Committee.

Discussion

The Housing Chief Officer transferred to become Chief Officer of the Jersey Property Holdings Department, part of Environment and Public Holdings Committee, reducing costs in the Housing Department for 2005 by £27,700.

At the same time, an existing director from the Housing Department was promoted to Acting Chief Officer, increasing costs in the Housing Department for 2005 by £3,600.

This decision is to transfer budget amounts to reflect the above changes in cost base at the Housing Department and the Jersey Property Holdings Department, part of the Environment and Public Holdings Department.

Recommendation

Transfer budget amounting to £27,700 from the Housing Committee to the Jersey Property Holdings Department, part of the Environment and Public Services Committee.

Transfer budget amounting to £3,600 from the Policy and Resources Committee to the Housing Committee.

Report Author: Paul Bradbury – Director of Finance

23 January 2006

[m1]Terminology

[m2]Not sure of terminology

[m3]Not sure of terminology