intsika yethu local municipality - Provincial Spatial Development plan

One of the key challenges moving forward will be for the IYLM to develop a comprehensive mechanism fordistinguishing between different roles and responsibilities of the municipality within its PMS. The tablebeneath aims to give a broad outline of what a more comprehensive take on role and responsibilitieswould look like.Table 35: Comprehensive table displaying the different roles in the PMS processActorRole of the councilRole of the Municipal managerRole of the s57 managersRoles and ResponsibilitiesParticipates in strategic planning and agendasetting, endorses targets, and reviews reports.Plans, monitors, reviews, reports, and ensureseffective performance assessments.Plans, sets targets, signs agreements, implements,reports, and assessed, learning from the review.Role of the Audit Committee Quality assures and monitors the planning,reporting, verification, and assessments.Role of the communityContributes to identification of issues and receivesreports back on progress made.As you can see from the table above, the roles responsibilities have not yet been fully defined. The tablethus presents a broad framework for the manner in which roles and responsibilities will be organisedwhen the comprehensive PMS is operational.7.2.3 Performance IndicatorsThe regulations inform us that performance indicators should be set by the council within the PMS. Theseindicators should be derived from the priorities and objectives of the municipality as stated in the IDP.The performance indicators in question should be measurable, relevant, objective and precise. The councilshall ensure that the performance indicators apply to all its units and all service providers that it entersinto a service delivery agreement with. As mentioned earlier the council also has a responsibility to ensurethat the performance indicators used shall also reflect the input of the community. The council shallcomply with all these requirements stated above in accordance with section 9 of the Municipal Planningand Performance Management Regulations, 2001. Section 9 goes further to inform us that allmunicipalities should be cognisant of the General Key indicators which apply to all municipalities, they arelisted beneath:The following general key performance indicators are prescribed in terms of section 43 of the Act:a) The percentage of households with access to basic level of water, sanitation, electricity and solidwaste removal.b) The percentage of households earning less than R1100 per month with access to free basic servicesc) The percentage of a municipality's capital budget actually spent on capital projects identified for aparticular financial year in terms of the municipality's integrated development plan.d) The number of jobs created through municipality's local economic development initiativesincluding capital projects.e) The number of people from employment equity target groups employed in the three highest levelsof management in compliance with a municipality's approved employment equity plan.151