WESTONARIA LOCAL MUNCIPALITY DRAFT INTEGRATED ...
WESTONARIA LOCAL MUNCIPALITY
DRAFT INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN TOWARDS 2016 2012/13 Financial Year
WESTONARIA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN (IDP) TOWARDS 2016 2012/2013 FINANCIAL YEAR
FOREWORD BY THE EXECUTIVE MAYOR
The Constitution, Act 108 of 1996 requires municipalities to ‘promote the social and economic development of the people and communities’. Westonaria Local Municipality has been entrusted with providing basic services on a continuous basis to greater Westonaria and also to ensure that development in these communities is sustainable. The IDP takes a closer look at creating an enabling environment for local as well as international investors, thus contributing to economic growth and job creation. This is in line with the Provincial Growth and Development Strategy. The IDP is a key document on daily work and programmes of the municipality with the focus of achieving its goals set out for 2016. The Municipality has embarked on a process of ensuring the implementation of key priority policies on Women, Youth and People with disabilities empowerment and Gender Equity, Employment Equity and Transformation, Skills Development and Good Governance. A list of indigent people has been compiled and will go through a process of verification before it can be approved and that will see all people that are classified as destitute not paying for services of Council. All policies and relevant implementation frameworks have been drawn up within the prescripts of national and provincial legislation. We are proud to report that a lot has been achieved but also acknowledge the challenges of service delivery in the last decade and that we have not been able to meet all the needs identified as priorities due to budgetary constraints. We however wish to mobilise all our resources in a focused, transparent and equitable manner in order to address the pressing service delivery challenges and also request for community participation and contribution. On behalf of Westonaria Local Municipality I endorse this IDP and hereby commit to ensure its implementation.
Nonkoliso Tundzi Executive Mayor
22 May 2012
FOREWORD BY THE MUNICIPAL MANAGER The Integrated Development Plan (IDP), Towards 2016 for the 2012/13 financial year, is a document communicating the key development strategies of the municipality through meetings to its stakeholders. The content of the IDP is based on a strategic planning session Council had in September 2011, comments and suggestions from all sectors of our community and through the review processes. The document that you are now reading reflects on the period towards 2016 and indicates the focus areas. The IDP remains the strategic driver of both the Municipal budget and its performance management system, which encourages civil society to measure Council’s performance against targets outlined in the full-length IDP document which is also available to the public, at municipal offices, libraries and on the internet. We hope that through working together and the commitment of staff, the community and all relevant stakeholders, we will be able to achieve the goals set for the end of the 2012/13 financial year. Westonaria Local Municipality shall strive within its available resources as well as assistance from the West Rand District Municipality and other spheres of government to realize the objectives outlined in the IDP and endeavour to meet the millennium targets as set by national government. The challenge for Westonaria remains the eradication of informal settlements. Westonaria Borwa (South), a mixed housing development and Mohlakeng Extension 11 will see them relocated to a better environment and conditions. The progress made with debt collection, the registration of the indigent residents of Westonaria and the installation of pre-paid water meters are some of the initiatives undertaken to address the cashflow situation of Council. Practical suggestions came from the public meetings to improve the service and will be implemented shortly. Budgeted funds for the 2012/13 financial year are as follows: Revenue R416,4 million Expenditure R414,9 million Capital Budget R 79,7 million. The majority of the capital budget will be dedicated to service delivery. The biggest part of the capital budget namely 66% will be spent by the Department of Infrastructure Services, 28% will be spent by the Department of Community Services, 6% will be spent by the Department of Corporate Services and 0, 5% will be spent by the Department of Finance. In compliance with the Municipal System Act, 2000, Westonaria Local Municipality realises the importance of the community taking part in the development of the Integrated Development Plan. It is only through active participation that a community can take ownership of its development and become architects of its own future.
Thabo Ndlovu Municipal Manager
22 May 2012
DRAFT INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN TOWARDS 2016 2012/13 Financial Year
WESTONARIA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN (IDP) TOWARDS 2016 2012/2013 FINANCIAL YEAR
FOREWORD BY THE EXECUTIVE MAYOR
The Constitution, Act 108 of 1996 requires municipalities to ‘promote the social and economic development of the people and communities’. Westonaria Local Municipality has been entrusted with providing basic services on a continuous basis to greater Westonaria and also to ensure that development in these communities is sustainable. The IDP takes a closer look at creating an enabling environment for local as well as international investors, thus contributing to economic growth and job creation. This is in line with the Provincial Growth and Development Strategy. The IDP is a key document on daily work and programmes of the municipality with the focus of achieving its goals set out for 2016. The Municipality has embarked on a process of ensuring the implementation of key priority policies on Women, Youth and People with disabilities empowerment and Gender Equity, Employment Equity and Transformation, Skills Development and Good Governance. A list of indigent people has been compiled and will go through a process of verification before it can be approved and that will see all people that are classified as destitute not paying for services of Council. All policies and relevant implementation frameworks have been drawn up within the prescripts of national and provincial legislation. We are proud to report that a lot has been achieved but also acknowledge the challenges of service delivery in the last decade and that we have not been able to meet all the needs identified as priorities due to budgetary constraints. We however wish to mobilise all our resources in a focused, transparent and equitable manner in order to address the pressing service delivery challenges and also request for community participation and contribution. On behalf of Westonaria Local Municipality I endorse this IDP and hereby commit to ensure its implementation.
Nonkoliso Tundzi Executive Mayor
22 May 2012
FOREWORD BY THE MUNICIPAL MANAGER The Integrated Development Plan (IDP), Towards 2016 for the 2012/13 financial year, is a document communicating the key development strategies of the municipality through meetings to its stakeholders. The content of the IDP is based on a strategic planning session Council had in September 2011, comments and suggestions from all sectors of our community and through the review processes. The document that you are now reading reflects on the period towards 2016 and indicates the focus areas. The IDP remains the strategic driver of both the Municipal budget and its performance management system, which encourages civil society to measure Council’s performance against targets outlined in the full-length IDP document which is also available to the public, at municipal offices, libraries and on the internet. We hope that through working together and the commitment of staff, the community and all relevant stakeholders, we will be able to achieve the goals set for the end of the 2012/13 financial year. Westonaria Local Municipality shall strive within its available resources as well as assistance from the West Rand District Municipality and other spheres of government to realize the objectives outlined in the IDP and endeavour to meet the millennium targets as set by national government. The challenge for Westonaria remains the eradication of informal settlements. Westonaria Borwa (South), a mixed housing development and Mohlakeng Extension 11 will see them relocated to a better environment and conditions. The progress made with debt collection, the registration of the indigent residents of Westonaria and the installation of pre-paid water meters are some of the initiatives undertaken to address the cashflow situation of Council. Practical suggestions came from the public meetings to improve the service and will be implemented shortly. Budgeted funds for the 2012/13 financial year are as follows: Revenue R416,4 million Expenditure R414,9 million Capital Budget R 79,7 million. The majority of the capital budget will be dedicated to service delivery. The biggest part of the capital budget namely 66% will be spent by the Department of Infrastructure Services, 28% will be spent by the Department of Community Services, 6% will be spent by the Department of Corporate Services and 0, 5% will be spent by the Department of Finance. In compliance with the Municipal System Act, 2000, Westonaria Local Municipality realises the importance of the community taking part in the development of the Integrated Development Plan. It is only through active participation that a community can take ownership of its development and become architects of its own future.
Thabo Ndlovu Municipal Manager
22 May 2012
