Skateboard Park: Acceptance of funds from Treasury and Resources for interim security

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A decision made 8 November 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2011-0182
Decision Summary Title :	Acceptance of £6,380 from Treasury and Resources to fund interim security for the skateboard park		Date of Decision Summary:	21st October 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Performance and operations manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (If exempt State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Performance and operations manager
Written Report Title :	N/A		Date of Written Report:	N/A
Written Report Author:	N/A		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	N/A
Subject: Acceptance of £6,380 from Treasury and Resources to fund interim security for the skateboard park
Decision(s): The Minister decided to accept £6,380 from Treasury and Resources to fund interim security for the skateboard park between 5th October and 9th November 2011.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Education, Sport and Culture Department is responsible for the Skateboard Park and has undertaken to make improvements for the purposes of health and safety. The Park required interim security until the improvements were made, which Treasury and Resources have agreed to fund. Due to the location of the Skateboard park, Jersey Harbours have organised the security. Therefore, the Treasury and Resources Department has agreed to transfer the necessary funding to the Economic Development Department to cover the costs that Jersey Harbours have incurred for the security arrangements. Article 15(1)(a) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure. Delegation 1.3 (October 2010) delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between expenditure heads of up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States
Resource Implications: EDD will receive £6,380 from Treasury and Resources for the purpose of paying for the security of the Skateboard park.
Action required: Treasury and Resources will transfer £6,380 to EDD, which will be used by EDD to cover the costs incurred by Jersey Harbours for the security at the Skateboard park.
Signature: Senator AJH Maclean		Position: Economic Development Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):