Cadet and Military Support Officer: Budget Transfer

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A decision made on 11 June 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2013-0042
Decision Summary Title:	Budget Transfers from Central Contingency to the Lieutenant Governor’s Office for Cadet and Military Support Officer		Date of Decision Summary:	6 June 2013
Decision Summary Author:	Treasurer of the States		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Budget Transfers from Central Contingency to the Lieutenant Governor’s Office for Cadet and Military Support Officer		Date of Written Report:	6 June 2013
Written Report Author:	Finance & Investment Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Budget transfer of £26,000 in 2013 and £42,000 in 2014 and 2015 from Central Contingency (one-off) to the Lieutenant Governor’s Office revenue head of expenditure to fund the role of Cadet and Military Support Officer.
Decision(s): The Minister approved a budget transfer of £26,000 in 2013 and a recurring budget transfer in 2014 and 2015 of £42,000 from the Central Contingency (one-off) to the Lieutenant Governor’s Office revenue head of expenditure to fund the role of Cadet and Military Support Officer.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 17 (2) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister for Treasury and Resources is authorised to approve the transfer from contingency expenditure to heads of expenditure of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year.
Resource Implications: Central Contingency (one-off) to decrease by £26,000 in 2013 and by £42,000 in 2014 and 2015 and the Lieutenant Governor’s Office revenue head of expenditure to increase by an identical amount in the respective years. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States. Should there be a wish to extend this post beyond the end of 2015, a further application will need to be made to secure funding in future MTFP’s.
Action required: Business Manager to inform the Financial Performance and the Finance and Investment Manager that this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Cadet and Military Support Officer: Budget Transfer

Treasury and Resources

Ministerial Decision Report

Budget Transfers in 2013, 2014 and 2015 from Central CONTINGENCY to the Lieutenant Governor’s Office for Cadet and Military Support Officer

Purpose of Report

To enable the Minister for Treasury and Resources to approve a budget transfer in 2013 of £26,000 and a recurring budget transfer in 2014 and 2015 of £42,000 from Central Contingency (one-off) to the Lieutenant Governor’s Office revenue head of expenditure to fund the role of Cadet and Military Support Officer.

Background

Prior to the debate on the Medium Term Financial Plan in November 2012, an amendment (P.69/2012 Amd.3) was lodged which proposed to increase States total expenditure limits in relation to additional funding to re-instate the post of Island Military Liaison Officer (IMLO) in the Home Affairs Department.

The Island Military Liaison Officer (IMLO) post was relinquished by Home Affairs as a 2012 CSR saving releasing 1.0FTE and £39,000. The Home Affairs Department have since put in alternative arrangements for some of these functions and do not require an IMLO. The Council of Ministers did, however, identify that it would be beneficial to create a Cadet and Military Support Officer to provide overarching coordination and support of Cadet Forces. This is different to the previous IMLO role.

The Council of Ministers proposed alternative funding measures for this proposal and subsequently the amendment was withdrawn. CoM gave an undertaking that 2012 underspends would be earmarked to be carried forward to provide annual contributions of £42,000 to the new post of Cadet and Military Support Officer within the Lieutenant Governor’s staff for each of the years 2013 to 2015. This post was taken on 3rd June 2013 and is expected to be a contract to the end of 2015. Should an extension be needed, the Lieutenant Governors Office would need to apply for more funding in future MTFP’s.

4. Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to approve a budget transfer of £26,000 for 2013 and a recurring budget transfer in 2014 and 2015 of £42,000 from Central Contingency (one-off) to the Lieutenant Governor’s Office revenue head of expenditure.

5. Reason for Decision

Article 17 (2) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister for Treasury and Resources is authorised to approve the transfer from contingency expenditure to heads of expenditure of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year.

6. Resource Implications

Central Reserve (one-off) will decrease by £26,000 in 2013 and by £42,000 in 2014 and 2015. The Lieutenant Governor’s Office revenue head of expenditure will increase by an identical amount in the respective years. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States.

Report author : Finance and Investment Manager	Document date : 6 June 2013
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