Comment to the Ninth Amendment to the Annual Business Plan 2009 (P.113/2008).

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A decision made (11/09/2008) regarding: Comment to the Ninth Amendment to the Annual Business Plan 2009 (P.113/2008).

Decision Reference: MD-C-2008-0020
Decision Summary Title :	Annual Business Plan 2009 (P.113/2008): Ninth Amendment		Date of Decision Summary:	09/09/08
Decision Summary Author:	Tom Le Feuvre		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 :	Annual Business Plan 2009 (P.113/2008): Ninth Amendment		Date of Written Report:	09/09/08
Written Report Author:	Ian Crich		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Comment to the Ninth Amendment to the Annual Business Plan 2009 (P.113/2008)
Decision(s): Further to the meeting of the Council of Ministers held on 4 September 2008, the Chief Minister agreed to lodge the following comment to the Ninth Amendment to the Annual Business Plan 2009 (P.113/2008): The amendment of Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier regarding succession planning is accepted.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Chief Minister wishes to lodge au Greffe a Comment accepting the Amendment of Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier regarding succession planning. Deputy R. G. Le Hérissier’s amendment to the Annual Business Plan 2009, P.113/2008/Amd.(9), is entirely in line with the recommendations of the report States entitled ‘Succession Planning in the States of Jersey’ (R.C.14/2008), which was presented to the States by the Chief Minister on 12 February 2008. The rationale for lodging this Amendment is laid out in the attached written report.
Resource Implications: Nil
Action required: Chief Minister’s Comment to the Ninth Amendment to the Annual Business Plan 2009 to be forwarded to the States Greffe for presentation to the States Assembly.
Signature:		Position: Senator Frank Walker, Chief Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):