Lekwa Local Municipality 2013/14 - Co-operative Governance and ...
Lekwa Local Municipality 2013/14 - Co-operative Governance and ...
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Be responsive to the needs of the local community to participate inthe affairs of the municipality.• ensure coherence <strong>and</strong> alignment with:• operational structures, systems <strong>and</strong> procedures• Human Resource systems <strong>and</strong> procedures• Financial Management Systems <strong>and</strong> Procedures• Budget planning <strong>and</strong> management cycle• Information systems, mechanisms <strong>and</strong> procedures• Audit reporting, monitoring, measurement <strong>and</strong> reviewprocedures• To promote a culture of performance excellence• And if necessary, after council approval procure technicalexpertise.Municipal Officials Municipal employees provide technical expertisethroughout the performance cycle from their differentjobs, functions <strong>and</strong> contexts.Internal Audit Internal Auditors continuously monitor performanceindicators <strong>and</strong> submit quarterly reports to the MunicipalManager <strong>and</strong> the audit committee. It must oversee the internal audit process <strong>and</strong> ensurecompliance with all policy, laws <strong>and</strong> regulations. It must carry out assessments of the functionality,reliability <strong>and</strong> legal compliance of the municipality’s PMS. It must continuously audit the performancemeasurements. It must provide technical support to the Audit <strong>Co</strong>mmittee.Audit committee An internal audit committee to be appointed by the<strong>Municipality</strong>. The committee meets monthly to review reports <strong>and</strong> theperformance of the municipality. The Audit committee will make recommendations to theMunicipal Manager in connection with its findings inrelation to the report <strong>and</strong> the functioning of the system. The Audit <strong>Co</strong>mmittee may communicate directly with themunicipal manager, the <strong>Co</strong>uncillors <strong>and</strong> the staff. It mayaccess any municipal records <strong>and</strong> investigate the PMS. Further duties <strong>and</strong> responsibilities include: To review the quarterly reports submitted by InternalAudit; To submit an audit report at least twice a year, during thefinancial year, <strong>and</strong> To review the PMS <strong>and</strong> its integrity <strong>and</strong> to makerecommendations for amendments, should these benecessary.Auditor-General Reviews the system annually Monitors, investigates <strong>and</strong> queries fiscal matters Investigates <strong>and</strong> reports to <strong>Co</strong>uncil, MEC <strong>and</strong> Minister.2<strong>14</strong> | P a g e
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