Strategic overview
From the assessment it was determined that a third of the municipalities are getting the basics right and functioning well ; a third are fairly functional with average performance , and room for improvement ; and the final third are dysfunctional . The assessment was conducted using the following functional factors :
• Political stability
• Governance
• Service delivery
• Financial Management
• Institutional management
• Community satisfaction
The Five Pillars of the Back to Basics Campaign are :
1 . |
Putting people and their concerns first ; |
2 . |
Supporting the delivery of municipal services to the right quality and standard ; |
3 . |
Promoting good governance , transparency and accountability ; |
4 . |
Ensuring sound financial management and accounting ; and |
5 . |
Building institutional resilience and administrative capability . |
The Local Government Turnaround Strategy ( LGTAS ):
Outcome nine specifically addresses local government . It is underpinned by the ‘ ten point plan for local government ’. This seeks to reinforce and support the implementation of the LGTAS . It comprises ten local government outcomes and 44 corresponding performance indicators :
CoGTA 10-Point Plan / LGTAS
OUTCOMES
1 . Improve the quantity and quality of municipal basic services to people . This is specifically related to the areas of access to water , sanitation , electricity , waste management , roads and disaster management .
2 . Enhance the municipal contribution to job creation and sustainable livelihoods through local economic development ( LED ).
3 . Ensure the development and adoption of reliable and credible integrated development plans ( IDPs ). 4 . Deepen democracy through a refined ward committee model . 5 . Build and strengthen the administrative , institutional and financial capabilities of municipalities . 6 . Create a single window of coordination for support , monitoring and intervention in municipalities . 7 . Uproot fraud , corruption , nepotism and all forms of maladministration affecting local government . 8 . Develop a coherent and cohesive system of governance and a more equitable intergovernmental fiscal system . 9 . Develop and strengthen a politically and administratively stable system of municipalities . 10 . Restore the institutional integrity of municipalities .
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