Civil Aviation: Appointment of Director

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A decision made on 16 July 2018

Decision Reference: MD-ER-2018-0018
Decision Summary Title :	Appointment of the Director of Civil Aviation		Date of Decision Summary:	10 July 2018
Decision Summary Author:	Head of International Compliance		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Report to the States Employment Board: Appointment of the Director of Civil Aviation		Date of Written Report:	27 June 2018
Written Report Author:	Head of International Compliance		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt: Article 25 Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011
Subject: Appointment of the Director of Civil Aviation for Jersey
Decision(s): The Minister for External Relations, in pursuance of Article 3 of the Civil Aviation (Jersey) Law 2008, and after seeking and receiving the advice of the States Employment Board, appointed Dominic Lazarus as Director of Civil Aviation (DCA) for Jersey.
Reason(s) for Decision: The current DCA has taken up a new post and must be replaced. The post-holder is the DCA for Jersey and the DCA for Guernsey, enabling significant cost saving and consistent policy implementation across the Channel Islands. It proposed that this joint approach continue. The States of Guernsey, in a joint recruitment process with Jersey, have employed Dominic Lazarus as DCA for Guernsey for an initial period of 5 years. The States Employment Board has advised the Minister for External Relations on the appointment of Dominic Lazarus as DCA for Jersey. The provision of DCA services to Jersey is governed by a Contract for Services between the Ministry of External Relations and the States of Guernsey. All costs of the Office of the DCA, including salaries, are shared equally between Jersey and Guernsey.
Resource Implications: A joint appointment of DCA for Jersey and Guernsey enables a 50% cost sharing of salary and associated costs between the Bailiwicks. The financial costs of the DCA are included as part of the aerodrome licence fee for Jersey airport, which is paid by the Ports of Jersey. There are manpower requirements arising from this contract for services.
Action required: External Relations to – Confirm to States of Guernsey Committee for Economic Development that Dominic Lazarus has been appointed as DCA for Jersey. Inform the Greffe of this decision.
Signature:		Position: Minister for External Relations
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):