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Corporate Services - Approved Panel Minutes - 3 October 2008

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Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel

PUBLIC MEETING Record of Meeting

Date: 3rd October 2008 Meeting Number: 72

 

Present

Deputy C Egré, Vice-Chairman Connétable J L S Gallichan Deputy R Le Hérissier

Apologies

Deputy P J D Ryan, Chairman Connétable D Murphy

In attendance

M. Haden and S Power, Scrutiny Officers

 

Ref Back

Agenda matter

Action

1

Minutes  of  meeting  held  on  5th  September  were  approved  and signed.

 

2

Item 7 05.09.08

States Business Plan 2009

The Panel noted that following its decision at its meeting on the 5th September to circulate the paper produced by its adviser on the business  planning  process  to  all  Panels;  this  decision  had subsequently been rescinded by the Vice-Chairman, as there were some concerns regarding whether the content of the paper would be of benefit to the other Panels. It was noted that this document would therefore  be  discussed  further  by  the  Finance  Sub-Panel  at  its

meeting on the 14th October.

 

3

Financial Forecasting

The Panel welcomed Professor Michael Oliver to its meeting to discuss papers he had prepared outlining his preliminary findings and  recommendations,  following  consideration  of  the  financial forecasting process.

It  was  noted  that  Professor  Oliver  had  held  some  very  useful meetings regarding the forecasting process with various senior civil servants.

The  Panel  discussed  Professor  Oliver's  conclusions  and recommendations,  and  agreed  that  a  Panel  hearing  should  be scheduled with the Minister for Treasury and Resources to discuss these issues in more detail, before Professor Oliver produced his final report. The Panel requested for the Scrutiny Officer to arrange this meeting for the 14th November 2008.

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4

Annual Report

The Panel approved the Panel's section for the 2008 Annual Report.

 

5

Legacy Report

The Panel discussed its draft legacy report, and agreed that the Vice-Chairman would go through the draft report with the Scrutiny Officer in more detail, before presenting the Panel with the final version for consideration.

CE/MH

6

Briefings  from  IT,  Property  Holdings  and  Procurement Directors

The Panel noted a draft summary report produced following the above meetings.

 

7

Deemed Rental Charge

The Panel noted that it could expect to be provided with confidential copies of the consultation responses to the Deemed Rental Charge public consultation exercise following the Minister for Treasury and Resources Ministerial Decision meeting on the 6th October 2008.

 

8

Home and Lifestyle Exhibition

The Panel noted the protocol for the Home and Lifestyle Exhibition on the 6th-9th November 2008, and agreed that the issues the Panel

wished to highlight at this exhibition were as follows:

Proposed Sale of Former Jersey College for Girls Site Proposed Establishment of the Jersey Enterprise Board Proposed Importation of Bovine Semen

 

8

Future Meetings: The Panel noted its next meeting was scheduled for the 5th November 2008; however it agreed to defer this meeting

until  the meeting  with  the  Minister for Treasury  and  Resources, which it had requested to be arranged for the 14th November 2008.

 

Signed  Date: ..  

Chairman

Corporate Services Panel