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5 YEAR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT STRATEGIC
AGENDA
TECHNICAL PCC
16 April 2007
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STRUCTURE OF PRESENTATION
•SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS
•OUTSTANDING ISSUES
•MEASURES PUT IN PLACE
•CHALLENGES
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OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS
CROSS-CUTTING INTERVENTIONS
•Personnel and resources have been dedicated by the following departments:
Office of the Premier, DLG, EDT, Health, Public Works, Arts and Culture.
•The Strategic Plans for OTP, PT and DLG for 2007/08 reflect concrete support
to LG support
•All the new IDPs for the current term of LG in the Province are aligned to the
PGDS
•The 5 Yr LG Agenda is a standing item on the NWPCC (Political and
Technical). Progress on implementation is reported by DLG
•All District IGR forums have been established
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OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS
(cont)
CROSS-CUTTING INTERVENTIONS
•MEC for LG has been engaging with targeted municipalities on an
ongoing basis to stabilize political components.
•The SALGA Executive Leadership Development Program has
been developed and will be implemented when funds are available
•The department has on an ongoing basis been conducting
capacity assessment in municipalities. Although not
comprehensive.
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OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS
(cont)
CROSS-CUTTING INTERVENTIONS
•Executive management and development programme developed by SALGA
•Councillor induction program implemented in April 2006
•Database of new Mayors and Municipal Managers for NW developed.
•The NW has experts from SAICE, Siyenza Manje, and NT deployed to six
Project Consolidate municipalities
•NW “Siyenza Manje” programme being developed with the assistance of
Belgian engineers deployed by Dept.of Education in FET Colleges
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OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS
(cont)
CROSS-CUTTING INTERVENTIONS: Cross boundary matters
•Protocols have been signed with Gauteng and Northern Cape provinces for
the former cross-boundary municipalities.
•SLA signed by all sector depts in the Province
•Implementation in progress and outstanding issues are concluded through
adendums to SLAs
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OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS
(cont)
CROSS-CUTTING COMMUNICATIONS
•DLG Coordinated a Local Government Workshop and training together with
GCIS, DPLG, SALGA and Office of the Premier
•DLGH has conducted a communication capacity (inc availability of
resources) audit of all municipalities. .
•Projects falling under PC have been receiving media coverage
•.76% of municipalities now have communication personnel.
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OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS
(cont)
CROSS-CUTTING COMMUNICATIONS
•DLGH & DPLG conducted a workshop and training (on public
relations) for all communicators
•All four districts in the province have established District
Communicators Forum.
•DLGH has developed a framework for both communication
strategy and policy to be used by municipalities to develop their
own strategies and policies.
•19 out of 25 municipalities in the province linked to the LG NET
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OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS
KPA 1: MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION AND ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT
•All IDPs for the next five yrs have been drafted. Support has been given by
the DLG and the Siyenza Manje deployee (development planner)
•The performance regulations have been shared with all municipalities in the
province through a workshop and 57 sec 57 managers trained on PMS 1st
phase and 54 trained on 2nd phase
•A comprehensive plan to support some PC municipalities has been
developed in partnership with DBSA(PMS)
•Departmental senior managers are being continuously involved in filling
posts in municipalities, however, vacancy levels still high in section 57
positions
•Skills audit still in progress
•Training on financial management of 25 municipal officials offered by
Standard Bank
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OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS
KPA 2: BASIC SERVICE DELIVERY
•The DLG has established a partnership with DBSA on a service delivery
backlog study. R3 million has been set aside by the Dept in the 07/08 fin year.
•Established a Provincial Energy forum with DME and ESKOM to address
electrification
•19 municipalities have indigent policies, however, they need to be updated
•CDWs are utilised to raise awareness and collect data on FBS
•All bucket toilets in formalised areas identified and cost to eradicate
estimated - implementation plan in place
•Backlog as at April 06 was 25 124; Buckets eradicated as at March 07 are
7809
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OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS
(cont)
KPA 2: BASIC SERVICE DELIVERY
•Siyenza Manje engineers have been deployed to Merafong LM(former cross
boundary), Greater Taung, Mamusa
•SAICE has deployed 13 graduates and 8 students in engineering in selected
PC municipalities. Mentorship is done by senior SAICE engineers.
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OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS
KPA 3: LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
•DPLG has appointed service providers at Bojanala Platinum and
Southern District to assist development of credible LED strategies.
•DBSA expert assisting Bophirima and Central on LED
•Capacity assessment on LED conducted in municipalities although
focusing on institutional and financial capacity .
•All four districts in the province held their DGDS
•Program to support rural municipalities developed with DBSA expert
(Siyenza Manje)
•Merafong participating in the DPLG/USAID LGSP- on LED;
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OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS
KPA 4: MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL VIABILITY AND MANAGEMENT
•PT icw NT rolled out SCM training for senior and middle management of all
mun.
•Support to selected muns on adjustment budgets for 2006/07 and support in
compilation of 2007/08 budgets.
•Launched anti fraud and corruption hot line.
•Guidelines on MPRA developed and workshopped with all municipalities
•Ongoing hands-on support on the implementation of MPRA is given through
regular workshops( Valuation rolls, appeal boards)
•Appointment of valuation appeal boards not yet done but notice issued
•Provincial workshop to roll out the REDS was held in February
•All four districts are in thee process of establishing shared audit services
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OVERVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS
KPA 5: GOOD GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
•All ward committees in the province have been established; audit
on functionality in progress
•SETA engaged for training funds on CBP
•Provincial and mayoral imbizo programmes are held bi-annually
•Exisiting MPCCs are utilised as centres for public participation
•Municipalities within the province have been conducting Mayoral
imbizo programmes.
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OUTSTANDING ISSUES
CROSS CUTTING INTERVENTIONS
•Strategic and business plans reflect support for local government.
•Municipal Support action plans.
•Dedicated central co-ordinating team in place
•Implemention activities per the plan for each year to be completed by June
2007
•Incremental roll-out and deployment of experts to priority municipalities,
based on a established resource pool
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OUTSTANDING ISSUES (cont)
CROSS CUTTING: COMMUNICATIONS
•Functional communication units in line with guidelines
•All municipalities have credible and implementable communication strategies
•Public participation structures become the local agencies of two-way
communication
•All municipalities to have websites
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OUTSTANDING ISSUES (cont)
KPA 1: MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION AND ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT
•Local Government Administrative Systems Regulations not developed
•Not all PC municipalities supported with implementation
•Regulations and Framework for supporting municipalities at provincial level
developed and implemented
•Skills Audit not completed
•Filling of sect.57 posts
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OUTSTANDING ISSUES (cont)
KPA 2: BASIC SERVICE DELIVERY
•Not all municipalities have indigent policies and registers
•All REDs established and electricity supply reliability stabilised
•Funding secured to meet targets
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OUTSTANDING ISSUES (cont)
KPA 3: LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
•No LED experts working in priority municipalities
•LED assessments not completed
•Provincial LED framework not developed
KPA 4: MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL VIABILITY AND MANAGEMENT
•Municipalities do not have anti-corruption policies, systems and procedures
in place
•Valuation Appeals Board not yet established
•Financial viability
•CFO posts filled
•Fully fledged Treasuries in place
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OUTSTANDING ISSUES (cont)
KPA 5: GOOD GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
•Train the trainer workshops on Community Based Planning not completed for
officials and ward committees in priority municipalities
•Ward plans not finalised and integrated into IDPs in all priority municipalities
•Support strategy for the Office of the Speaker not developed
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MEASURES PUT IN PLACE (HIGH
LEVEL ACTIVITIES)
CROSS CUTTING INTERVENTIONS
•Sector depts programs and dedicated resources for LG support to
be addressed through NWPCC
•A workshop to be convened with all sector depts to concretise
support to LG in their annual plans for 2007/8
•Alignment workshops with munics and sector departments will be
held periodically to measure impact of alignment
•A Provincial monitoring and evaluation forum to be established by
the OTP jointly with DLG for monitoring and oversight of the LG
agenda
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MEASURES PUT IN PLACE (HIGH
LEVEL ACTIVITIES)
CROSS CUTTING INTERVENTIONS
•All Districts will be assisted in ensuring that the 5 year LG agenda is
a standing item on the IGR forums agenda
•A detailed LG support plan incorporating sector plans to be
developed for monitoring and reporting purposes
•MEC to implement an intense program with all
municipalities(councillors) in an effort to stabilise political
components and intervene accordingly
•Develop and implement further orientation for
councillors(MIG,PMS,FBS etc)
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MEASURES PUT IN PLACE (HIGH
LEVEL ACTIVITIES)
CROSS CUTTING – COMMUNICATIONS
•Municipalities will be assisted to establish their communication units
including adopting generic communication policies developed for them by a
special team.
•DLGH (guided by DPLG,GCIS & SALGA), to develop an ideal communication
structure for municipalities
•To finalise functionality audit and integrate ward committees in
communication strategies
•To ensure that all munics establish websites
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MEASURES PUT IN PLACE (HIGH
LEVEL ACTIVITIES)
KPA1: MUNICIPAL TRANSFORMATION AND ORGANISATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
•DLG to monitor the process of IDP adoption by May 2007
•DLG to develop sustainable strategy to support municipalities with the filling
of posts
•DLG To conduct extensive skills audit of all senior managers
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MEASURES PUT IN PLACE (HIGH
LEVEL ACTIVITIES)
KPA 2: BASIC SERVICE DELIVERY
•DLG and DBSA implementing the service backlog
study in all four districts by September 07
•Continue the update of indigent registers through
CDWs
•Funding (2nd & 3rd year of MTEF) for basic services to
meet targets
•Facilitate more deployments in the technical field
through use of Belgian engineers
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MEASURES PUT IN PLACE (HIGH
LEVEL ACTIVITIES)
KPA 3: LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
•Workshops planned with municipalities to ensure that LED plans finanilised
by May 2007. Economists to be mobilised and deployed at district level
•The DLG jointly with the DEDT will conduct a more comprehensive and indepth LED capacity assessment in all municipalities
•Ensure that LED strategies for Ratlou, Moretele, Kagisano, Molopo and
Tswaing focus on rural economic development.
•Facilitate implementation of action plans through District forums; Monitoring
of the implementation of LED strategies and summit resolutions
• Development of a Provincial LED support program by May 2007
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MEASURES PUT IN PLACE (HIGH
LEVEL ACTIVITIES)
KPA 4: MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL VIABILITY AND MANAGEMENT
•DLG and PT to do an assessment of all municipalities in terms of levels of
compliance.
•Ensure shared services on auditing are functional in all districts
•Action plan to support municipalities on fraud and corruption prevention to
be developed by DLG, PT, and SALGA NW
•DLG to finalise establishment of appeal board in current fin year: 07/8
KPA 5: GOOD GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
•Monitoring of functionality of ward committees on ongoing basis
•Facilitate the training programme
•Facilitate implementation of the CBP
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CHALLENGES
•Limited financial resources within the provincial govt
to support LG
•Support by sector depts mostly relates to project
funding
•Vacancy levels at municipal level creates a problem
to sustain hands-on support
•Own initiative by Municipalities
•Delay in review of legislative and policy framework
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THANK YOU
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