Budget Transfer from The Economic Development Department to the Transport and Technical Services Department for the Animal Incinerator.

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A decision made (10/01/2008) regarding: Budget Transfer from The Economic Development Department to the Transport and Technical Services Department for the Animal Incinerator.

Decision Reference: MD-T-2008-0002
Decision Summary Title :	DS Budget Transfer Animal Incinerator 0801080 HJW		Date of Decision Summary:	8th January 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Ellen Littlechild		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 Budget Transfer Animal Incinerator 071205 ELL		Date of Written Report:	5th December 2007
Written Report Author:	Ellen Littlechild		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Budget Transfer from The Economic Development Department to the Transport and Technical Services Department for the Animal Incinerator.
Decision(s): The Minister approved a revenue budget transfer totalling £181,000 and a capital budget transfer totalling £67,450 from C0730 – Crabbe Compost Site from the Economic Development Department to contribute towards the cost of building a new animal incinerator and that the transfer takes effect as at the 31st December 2007.
Reason(s) for Decision: To enable the Minister for Economic Development to allocate funds in support of upgrading the animal incinerator.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: The Finance Director to: notify the Minister for Economic Development of the Minister’s approval of the transfer of budget for the abattoir upgrade. request the Minister for the Treasury and Resources Department to approve the budget transfer as referred to in this report.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Budget Transfer from The Economic Development Department to the Transport and Technical Services Department for the Animal Incinerator.

TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

BUDGET TRANSFERS – ANIMAL INCINERATOR

Purpose of the Report

The purpose of this report is to seek the Minister for Transport and Technical Services approval to a budget transfer from the Economic Development Department for the purpose of building a new animal incinerator.

Background

Finance Direction No.3.6 ‘Variations to Heads of Expenditure’ sets out the procedures for the transfer of revenue funds and states that requests for transfers of revenue funds from one Department to another require the prior approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources and the relevant ministers party to the transfer.

Discussion

In 2006, a capital vote was transferred from the Economic Development Department to fund the construction costs of the new animal incinerator/abattoir upgrade, the unspent balance at the end of 2006 amounted to £265,000. In addition it was agreed that £100,000 from the 2006 Rural Initiative scheme would be provided and a further £181,000 would be made available from 2007.

The Economic Development Department has also agreed to transfer the unspent balance on capital vote C0730 Crabbe Compost Site totalling £67,500 for the purpose of contributing towards the cost of building the new animal incinerator.

Recommendation

The Minister is requested to approve a revenue budget transfer totalling £181,000 and a capital budget transfer totalling £67,450 from the Economic Development Department to contribute towards the cost of the building a new animal incinerator and that the transfer takes effect as at the 31st December 2007.

Reason (s) for Decision

To enable the Minister for Economic Development to allocate funds in support of upgrading the animal incinerator.

Action Required

The Finance Director:

to notify the Minister for Economic Development of the Minister’s approval of the transfer of budget for the abattoir upgrade.

to request the Minister for the Treasury and Resources Department to approve the budget transfer as referred to in this report.

Written by:	Ellen Littlechild, Finance Director
Approved by:	John Richardson, Chief Officer