Approval for £150,000 expenditure

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A decision made (24/11/2008) regarding: Approval for £150,000 expenditure - Jersey Harbours.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2008-0128
Decision Summary Title:	Approval for Jersey Harbours to spend £150,000 in 2008		Date of Decision Summary:	18 November 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Nick Collins Finance Manager, Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Jersey Harbours Additional Expenditure		Date of Written Report:	18 November
Written Report Author:	Nick Collins Finance Manager, Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt: 3.2 a(xiii)
Subject: Permission to spend £150,000 in 2008 in accordance with the updated business case to transfer staff from Jersey Harbours to Transport and Technical Services.
Decision(s): The Minister agreed to approve the additional expenditure of £150,000 in relation to the business case for the transfer of staff from Jersey Harbours to Transport and Technical Services Department.
Reason(s) for decision: Under financial direction 3.1 and the Public Finance (Jersey) Law 2005 the approval of the Minister is required for any unforeseen expenditure from a trading fund which was not approved as part of the Annual Business Plan.
Resource Implications: Other than those detailed in the report there are no further financial or manpower Implications.
Action required: To notify the Assistant Minister for Economic Development of this decision.
Signature:		Position: Senator T A Le Sueur, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed: 24 November 2008		Date of Decision: 24 November 2008