Approval of Transport and Technical Services Capital Budget Transfers.

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A decision made (14/05/2007) regarding: Approval of Transport and Technical Services Capital Budget Transfers.

Subject:	Approval of Transport and Technical Services Capital Budget Transfers
Decision Reference:	MD-TR-2007-0052	Exempt clause(s):		N/A
Type of Report: (oral or written)	Written	Person Giving Report (if oral):		N/A
Telephone or e-mail Meeting?	N/A	Report File ref:		KLB/8/26/03/07
Written Report – Title	Transport and Technical Services Capital Budget Transfers	Written report - author		Kelly Le Bailly – Assistant Accountant, Financial Planning
Decision(s): The Minister approved the following Capital budget transfers within Transport and Technical Services: The Minister allocated the Infrastructure capital vote as follows:  £1 million to Sewers; £2.655 million to Highways; £0.405 million to Sea Defences; and £0.44 million to Odour Control.  The 2007 minor capital allocation of £350,000 and 2006 minor capital of £50,000 to be used to fund the fitting out of the Transportation Centre.  Unspent balances from completed capital projects to be used to fund boiler tubes (£250,000), traffic model (£108,636), and the Vaporisation area at La Collette (£50,000).
Reason(s) for decision: The Transport and Technical Services Minister has requested the capital budget transfers as detailed in the attached report. Financial direction 3.6 requires certain budget transfers to be approved by the Treasury and Resources Minister.
Action required To advise the Transport and Technical Services Department of this decision.
Signature: (Minister / Assistant Minister)			Date of Decision: 14 May 2007

Approval of Transport and Technical Services Capital Budget Transfers.

TREASURY AND RESOURCES MINISTER

Transport and Technical services capital budget transfers

1. Purpose of Report

1.1. To agree the transfer of budgets between capital projects of the Transport and Technical Services Department.

2. Background

2.1. Financial Direction No. 3.6 ‘Variations to Heads of Expenditure’ sets out the procedures for the transfers between capital heads of expenditure and states that capital transfers in excess of £100,000 require the approval of the Treasury and Resources Minister and the relevant Minister party to the transfer.

2.2. Approval has been received from the Transport and Technical Services (T&TS) Minister and the Treasury and Resources Minister is now being asked to approve the transfers.

3. Comments

3.1. Infrastructure Maintenance Vote (£4.5 million)

In 2007 T&TS has received a single allocation for Infrastructure Maintenance which will be used to fund Highways, Sea Defences and Sewer (including odour control) projects.

It has decided to allocate this vote as follows:

	£
Sewers	1,000,000
Highways	2,655,000
Sea Defences	405,000
Odour Control	440,000
Total	4,500,000

3.2. Minor Capital

T&TS was tasked by the States with fitting out the Transportation Centre Building which will be used by the Bus Operator.

The estimated cost of fitting out the Centre is £631,700 of which T&TS has currently ‘ring-fenced’ £231,700. It is requested that the balance required of £400,000 is funded from the Department’s minor capital allocations for 2007 (£350,000) and 2006 (£50,000).

3.3. Unspent balances from completed capital projects

T&TS is requesting that the following capital projects be closed and the unspent balances be used to fund other projects shown below.

Projects to be closed:

Project	Under/ (Over)spend £
Enhancement Power Distribution	6,841
Ash Contamination	229,468
Sludge Thickening Plant	1,565
Pumping Station Refurbishment	454
Solid Waste Incinerator	544
Road Stabilisation St Peter’s Valley	109,039
Public Lighting - 2005	61,270
Drainage Pumping Station Maintenance	(545)
Total	408,636

Underspend transferred to:

Project	£
Incinerator - Boiler Tubes	250,000
Traffic Model	108,636
South La Collette Reclamation	50,000
Total	408,636

4. Recommendation

4.1. It is recommended that the Minister agrees to the transfer of budgets between capital projects of the Transport and Technical Services Department as detailed above.

5. Reason for Decision

5.1. The Transport and Technical Services Minister has requested the capital budget transfers detailed in this report. Financial direction 3.6 requires certain budget transfers to be approved by the Treasury and Resources Minister.