Recruitment Advertising Budgets Transfer.

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A decision made (12/11/2007) regarding: Recruitment Advertising Budgets Transfer.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2007-0116
Decision Summary Title:	Recruitment Advertising Budgets		Date of Decision Summary:	6th November
Decision Summary Author:	James Dixon - Finance Director, Treasury and Resources Department		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	James Dixon - Finance Director, Treasury and Resources Department
Written Report Title:	Transfer of Budgets		Date of Written Report:	6 November 2007
Written Report Author:	James Dixon, Finance Director, Treasury and Resources Department		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Recruitment Advertising Budgets Transfer
Decision(s): The Treasury and Resources Minister agreed the transfer of budgets relating to staff recruitment advertising budgets from Chief Minister's Department to respective Departments.
Reason(s) for Decision: As part of the Human Resources Transformation departments transferred recruitment advertising budgets to Chief Minister's Department to facilitate savings by centralisation. A process has now been implemented that facilitates the savings without the need for centralised budget. By transferring the budgets back to Departments better budget management and governance is achieved as the budget will reside at the location of the spending decision
Resource Implications: Nil
Action required: Treasury and Resources Finance Directors to action a budget transfer of funds.
Signature:		Position: Senator Terry Le Sueur, Treasury and Resources Minister
Date Signed: 12th November 2007		Date of Decision: 12th November 2007