MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS BILL
September 1999
LEGISLATION
Municipal Demarcation Act, 1998 Municipal Structures Act, 1998 Municipal Systems Bill (1999) Property Rating Bill (1999) Public Finance Management (Local
Government) Bill (1999) Repeal of Local Government Legislation
MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS BILL
Implements White Paper’s vision of developmental local government
integrates core municipal systems such as participation, development planning, performance management, public administration, service delivery, financing
PLANNING
MONITORING AND
EVALUATION
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE
CYCLE OF TRANSFORMATION
NEW CONCEPT OF MUNICIPALITY
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION
COMMUNITIES, RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS
Chapter 2
PARTICIPATION IS BASIS FOR CORE SYSTEMS
INTEGRATEDDEVELOPMENT
PLANNING
BATHOPELE
PERFORMANCEMANAGEMENT
SERVICEDELIVERY
PUBLICPARTICIPATION
Chapter 3
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Empowered citizens are the drivers of transformation– involve residents in determining priorities– enable residents to compare performance
with other municipalities and alternative service providers
– allow residents the choice of service provider– give residents forums to voice grievances
Chapter 3
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Develop culture of participatory governance
establish mechanisms for feedback and participation
special provisions for disadvantaged inform residents of mechanisms build capacity to participate public admission to meetings
Chapter 3
DEFINING EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY
REVENUERAISING
PLANNING &TARGETSETTING
MONITORING &ADMINISTRATION
DETERMINESERVICE
PROVIDER
EXECUTIVEPOWERS
Chapter 4
COOPERATIVEGOVERNANCE
Municipalities must:– Integrate municipal legislative and
executive functions with national and provincial policies and programmes
– participate in organised local government Decentralisation coordinated through
Minister and MEC Prevention of unfunded mandates
Chapters 2 & 4
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING 5 year planning cycle linked to term of office IDP provides framework for more detailed
sectoral plans must adopt plan within 1st year of council’s
term must adopt process for IDP within 2 months MEC monitors and facilitates integration
Chapter 5
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
VISION
FINANCIALPLAN
VISION
ANNUALPROJECTS
ANNUALBUDGET
INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT
PLAN
25year strategy
5 year plan
1 year plan
LINKING PLANNING TO PERFORMANCEPLANNING vision needs priorities objectives strategies spatial framework implementation plan financial plan
PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT indicators targets monitoring evaluation communication change
Chapter 6
Chapter 5
REPORTING TO COMMUNITY
INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN– sets priorities and
objectives of community as basis for performance indicators and targets
ANNUAL REPORT– analyses
performance of previous year
– audited financial statements
– sets targets for coming year
Chapter 6
MONITORING & SUPERVISION Empowering Council and community Provincial monitoring linked to
municipality’s own performance system Minister to set minimum standards for
– service delivery– provincial supervision
Municipal targets must match minimum standards
Chapter 10
IMPROVING PERFORMANCE Capacity building management reform technology alternative delivery mechanisms review IDP
Chapter 6
BATHO PELE
Identify clients determine service establish current service level set target for service level determine ways to meet target monitor performance and review
Chapter 7
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Culture of public service flexibilty and responsiveness efficient delegations performance contracts staff code & establishment capacity building & establishment code of conduct
Chapter 7
SERVICE DELIVERY OPTIONS Internal Department Municipal business enterprise Service delivery agreement with:
– other municipalities– other organs of state– private companies– NGOs or CBOs
Chapter 8
SERVICE AUTHORITY objectives & targets develop strategies determine providers financial framework tariff policy monitor & evaluate regulation
SERVICE PROVIDER operational plan performance service delivery revenue collection sustainability accountability
Chapter 8
COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT For all service delivery agreements with
persons other than municipalities Options
– prequalification and competitive bidding– competitive negotiation– solicitation of competing proposals– unsolicited proposals
Minister to regulate selection of process
Chapter 8
MUNICIPAL SERVICE DISTRICTS Internal service districts Multi-jurisdictional service districts
– established by agreement between municipalities
– functional efficiency and economies of scale– governing body acts as service authority– agreement determines mechanism for
service provision
Chapter 8
TARIFF POLICY
Equity access to basic services payment linked to consumption full economic cost & sustainability surcharges or levies local economic development conservation of scarce resources explicit subsidisation of poor
Chapter 8
CREDIT CONTROL
Sound customer management proper metering & billing credit control policy provisions for indigent termination of services agreements with employers by-laws
Chapter 9
LEGAL MATTERS
Notices certificates as evidence prosecution of offences fines & bail service of documents debt settlement before transfer
Chapter 11
BY-LAWS
Legislative procedures subordinate legislation publication requirements standard draft by-laws municipal code
Chapter 4
MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS BILL
September 1999