A Guide for Councillors

Part 1 Understanding the Municipal Finance Management Act

MUNICIPAL MANAGER, I SEE THAT WE HAVE NOT SPENT THE MONEY THAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR INSTALLING THE MAIN SEWERAGE PIPE IN SECTION C OF MY WARD. CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THE DELAY TO US? THE COMMUNITY NEEDS A REPORT- BACK AT OUR NEXT WARD MEETING.

Council meeting: attended by executive committee, ward councillors and the general public, supported by senior of fi cials.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR, THERE HAS BEEN A DELAY IN RECRUITING PEOPLE AND SIGNING THEIR CONTRACTS, DUE TO A PROCESSING BACKLOG IN OUR PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT, BUT THE BACKLOG IS CLEARED AND WE EXPECT TO START NEXT WEEK.

COUNCIL MEETING

Ward meeting: attended by ward councillors and ward constituents, supported by senior of fi cials.

WARD MEETING

WELCOME TO THE FEEDBACK MEETING FOR WARD 4, OF IKETSESENG. THESE ARE THE PRIORITIES THAT WE IDENTIFIED IN OUR PREVIOUS PLANNING MEETING. LET ‛ S COMPARE THE BUDGET WITH THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURE FOR EACH OF THE PRIORITIES WE IDENTIFIED.

WE SAID THAT WE NEED TO GET PROPER SEWERAGE IN SECTION C OF THIS WARD. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE FIRST HAVE TO PUT IN THE MAIN PIPES. THE PIPES HAVE BEEN SITTING NEXT TO THE ROAD FOR OVER A MONTH. I AM WORRIED THAT THE PIPES WILL GET BROKEN.

I AM SO GLAD I HAVE AN ANSWER TO THIS…

THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. WE ARE HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT WE NOW EXPECT TO START WORKS NEXT WEEK FOLLOWING DELAYS RESULTING FROM...

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The Role of Councillors in Municipal Finance Management