STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
Introduction
SALGA was established in 1996 as a voluntary body representing all the municipalities of the country and its nine provincial local government associations . The Minister of Constitutional Development ( now known as the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs ( CoGTA )) recognised SALGA as the national organisation representing local government from January 1997 .
SALGA is registered as a public entity listed under Schedule 3A of the Public Finance Management Act and is funded through a combination of sources . These include a national government grant , membership levies from municipalities , and project-specific funds from the international community . At its founding , SALGA elected to operate as a unitary structure governed in terms of its constitution .
In its vision , mission and values , SALGA has set out its role to represent , promote and protect the interests of local governments and to raise the profile of local government , amongst other objectives .
SALGA ’ s vision , mission and values
Vision
To be an association of municipalities that is at the cutting-edge of quality and sustainable services
Mission
To be consultative , informed , mandated , credible and accountable to our membership and to provide value for money
SALGA accounts to its members in terms of its constitution ( as amended in 2016 ) with a governance framework regulating its structures and mandating processes . The organisation has a national executive committee comprised of elected councillors ( primarily mayors and office bearers in municipalities ) that is responsible for the affairs of the organisation between national conferences and members ’ assemblies . National conference and members assemblies are the highest and second highest decision-making bodies of the association respectively . SALGA ’ s administration is headed by a Chief Executive Officer .
Responsive Innovative Dynamic Excellence
Values
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