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A decision made (19.01.2009) to request a budget transfer from Treasury and Resources to Education Sport and Culture Department in respect of operating deficit of the Waterfront Pool in 2008.

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2009-0001
Decision Summary Title:	Budget Adjustments– 2008 Waterfront Pool		Date of Decision Summary:	14th January 2009
Decision Summary Author:			Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	Budget Adjustments - 2008		Date of Written Report:	14th January 2009
Written Report Author:	Senior Management Accountant		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Waterfront Pool - 2008 Budget Transfer
Decision(s): The Minister requested the transfer of £337,000 from the Treasury and Resources department to the Education, Sport and Culture Department’s revenue budget in respect of the operating deficit of the Waterfront Pool in 2008.
Reason(s) for Decision: In order to provide for the 2008 deficit funding for Serco (Jersey) Ltd in respect of the Waterfront Pool in the 2008 accounts it is necessary to reflect the expected out-turn as a creditor and transfer a budget from Treasury and Resources to cover the payment. This replicates the position adopted in 2006 and 2007.
Resource Implications: Other than those detailed in the report there are no further financial or manpower implications.
Action required: To transfer the sum of £337,000 to the ESC department’s revenue budget in respect of the Waterfront Pool.
Signature:		Position: Deputy J. Reed, Minister for Education, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Waterfront Pool - Budget Adjustments 2008

Department for Education, Sport and Culture Report for Minister
Subject:	Waterfront Pool Funding 2008
Exempt Clause:	None	Date:	13 January 2009

Authors:	Julie Harris - Senior Management Accountant

1. Introduction

The purpose of this report is to ask the Minister to seek additional funding in respect of the Waterfront Pool deficit in 2008.

2. Background

The latest figures from a report dated 9th January 2009, prepared by James Shepherd, Operations Director, Serco (Jersey) Ltd indicate a net overspend of approximately £342,668 in respect of the operation of the Waterfront Pool for the year 2008. As a result of some confusion during the course of the year in regard to the amount of subsidy payable monthly by CTP Ltd (the original developers of the Waterfront site) there is still a small credit balance remaining on the Business Unit dealing with the Waterfront Pool, and the sum of £337,000 is required to fund the deficit payment.

The Waterfront Pool was transferred to the administration of the Department for Education, Sport and Culture (ESC) from the Waterfront Enterprise Board in the early part of 2005. At that time a commitment was made by the then Finance and Economics Committee that deficits (which are contractually bound to be paid to Serco (Jersey) Limited) would be funded centrally and that there would be no adverse affects on the ESC budget.

The loss for 2006 was £275,456, which was paid to Serco in the early part of 2007 and a budget of £275,000 was transferred from T&R to cover this payment. A creditor was raised at the end of 2006 to correctly account for the deficit in that year.

The loss for 2007 was £297,873, which was paid to Serco in the early part of 2008 and a budget of £298,000 was transferred from T&R to cover this payment. A creditor was raised at the end of 2007 to correctly account for the deficit in that year.

Funding for 2009 has been agreed as an addition to the budget of the ESC department, however, for 2008 the budget remains within the capital allocation held by the Treasury and Resources department. As such, the Minister for ESC is asked to request the funding from T&R in order that the expected deficit may be accounted for in 2008.

A further paper detailing the financial position of the Waterfront Pool will be presented to the Minister prior to any payments being made to Serco. An invoice requesting payment of the deficit funding has now been received from them.

3. Recommendation

It is recommended that the Minister requests the Minister for Treasury and Resources to approve an additional budget allocation from the Waterfront Pool capital reserve to the ESC department’s revenue budget in the sum of £337,000 in respect of the operating deficit for 2008.