Housing Paid Parking Charges Increase 2009.

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A decision made (21/11/2008) regarding: Housing Paid Parking Charges Increase 2009.

Decision Reference: MD-H-2008-0113
Decision Summary Title :	DS – Paid Parking Charges Increase 2009		Date of Decision Summary:	10th November 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Carl Mavity, Director of Estate Services		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 :	WR – Parking Permit Charges Review for 2009		Date of Written Report:	6th November 2008
Written Report Author:	Jason English, Senior Management Accountant		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: To agree the implementation of an increase to parking permit charges with effect from the 1st January 2009.
Decision(s): The Minister approved an increase in paid parking charges of 6% generally and 23% in respect of Hue Court and Liberation Court with effect from 1st January 2009 and annually thereafter by RPI(X) based on the preceding September’s Statistical Reports issued by the States of Jersey Statistics unit.
Reason(s) for Decision: The uplift in the charges for parking permits will bring them into line with market rates and thereafter provide an agreed mechanism for subsequent annual increases.
Resource Implications: Financial: Potential increase in revenue of £25,000 per annum.
Action required: Finance Director to seek approval of the Treasury and Resources Minister for the uplift in charges from 1st January 2009 and approval of the metric proposed for subsequent annual increases. Finance Director to implement the paid parking charge increase for 1st January 2009.
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):