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:
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Putting people and their concerns first; |
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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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