Lekwa Local Municipality 2013/14 - Co-operative Governance and ...

RECOMMENDATIONS(1) That the report of the Executive Mayor (Municipal Manager) regarding the annual budget for the 2013/2014financial year and the Medium Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework (MTREF) 2013/2014 –2015/2016 financial years BE NOTED including the following:(a) The principles upon which both the Operating Budget and Capital Budget have been based;(b) Operating Revenue amounting to R 449, 343, 145;(c) Operating Expenditure amounting to R 606, 875, 986 and Capital expenditure amounting to R 43,308, 100;(d) A provision of R 600 000 has been made for the leasing of vehicles(e) That the 2013/2014 budget for both Operating Expenditure and Capital Expenditure totalling R 650, 184,086;(f) It is envisaging that credit control measures that have been put in place will ensure that the revenuebudget on electricity sales is realized which will be utilized to cross subsidise other municipal services,(g) The 8% increase on electricity bulk-purchase approved for ESKOM by NERSA;(h) Pending approval by NERSA of the application made by Lekwa Local Municipality on the proposed7.03% increase on electricity tariffs;(i) The proposed 5.6% increase on property rates tariffs and water, refuse, sanitation and other service;(j) National Treasury Circular 58, 59, 66 & 67 of the MFMA which encourage municipality to eliminate nonpriorityspending as well as indicating the available funding models of the municipal budget;(2) That the budget proposals for the financial year 01 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 as contained in the MediumTerm Revenue and Expenditure Forecasts for the financial years 2013/2014 to 2015/2016, BE APPROVED;(3) That Council’s Medium Term Revenue and Expenditure Forecasts for the financial years 2013/2014 to2015/2016, as amended, BE APPROVED AND BE SUBMITTED to the National – and Provincial Treasuries;(4) That provision BE MADE for an 8.5% estimated increase in remuneration of councillors which still have tobe announced in terms of the Public Office Bearers Act;(5) That the annual salary increase of 6.85% BE APPROVED, as per the multi years collective salary agreementbetween SALGA and labour unions;(6) That the tariffs increase as indicated in BE MADE PUBLIC;(7) That Heads of Department Ensure that the revenue and expenditure of their relevant department/sectionis monitored regularly, and, should it be found that the estimate revenue would not be realised, theBudget and Treasury Office BE ADVISED accordingly in order for the revenue budget to be adjusted duringthe budget adjustment process;(8) That the proposed capital budget BE ENTIRELY BASED on the IDP priorities in order to achieve Nationaltargets on service provision;(9) That the Budget related policies as amended after public consultation, BE APPROVED ANDIMPLEMENTED with effect from 01 July 2013;253 | P a g e