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Budget Transfer: Jersey Opera House and Jersey Arts Centre - Maintenance Works from Central Contingency funding to Treasury and Resouces

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A decision made 30 November 2015:

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2015-0127

Decision Summary Title:

Jersey Opera House and Jersey Arts Centre – Maintenance Requests from Contingency Funding

Date of Decision Summary:

 25th November 2015

Decision Summary Author:

Head of Decision Support

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title:

Jersey Opera House and Jersey Arts Centre – Maintenance Requests from Contingency Funding

Date of Written Report:

25th November 2015

Written Report Author:

Head of Decision Support

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:

Request for non-recurring Central Contingency funding and budget transfer of £210,000 in 2015 from the Provision for Central Reserves (Central Contingencies) to the Treasury and Resources revenue head of expenditure for the essential maintenance works at the Jersey Opera House and Jersey Arts Centre.

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the non-recurring budget transfer of £210,000 from the Provision for Central Reserves (Central Contingencies) for the essential maintenance works at the Jersey Opera House and Jersey Arts Centre.

Reason(s) for Decision:

Article 17(2) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister for Treasury and Resources is authorised to approve the transfer from contingency expenditure or the insurance fund of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year.

 

On 25th November 2015, the Council of Ministers agreed to the request to approve non-recurring funding totalling £210,000 from the Provision for Central Reserves (Central Contingencies) for the essential maintenance works at the Jersey Opera House and Jersey Arts Centre, the sum to be divided equally between the two buildings.

Resource Implications:

The Treasury and Resources revenue head of expenditure to increase by £210,000 in 2015 and the Provision for Central Reserves (Central Contingencies) to decrease by an identical amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for the period of the current MTFP 2013 to 2015.

Action required:

The Head of Decision Support to notify the Cultural Development Officer, Education, Sport and Culture that the decision has been approved.

Signature:

 

 

Position: Senator A J H Maclean,

Minister for Treasury and Resources               

Date Signed:

Date of Decision:

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