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IDP Manager- Inputs from sub-committee/s, study teams and consultants- Inputs from provincial sector departments and support providersooooooooAct as a champion in the coordination, drafting and compilation of the IDPPrepare, monitor and evaluate progress in terms of the Process Plan,Undertake the overall management and co ordination of the planning process;Ensure that all relevant actors are appropriately involved;Ensure that the time frames are being adhered to;Nominate persons in charge of different roles;Be responsible for the day-to-day management of the drafting process;Ensure that planning process is participatory, strategic and implementation oriented andis aligned and satisfy sector planning requirements9.6. IDP process overview9.6.1. Preparation Phase- Planning ProcessThe municipality had prepared a process plan which outlines all the steps to be followed when developing the IDP. Themunicipal process plan is aligned with the district framework plan as required by the Municipal Systems Act. The processplan was adopted by council on the 25th of August 2011 with council resolution no. NKM: S-GCM: A057/2011 . The 2012/13planning process entails the following key features (activities) towards the revision of the Integrated Development Plan:9.6.2. Framework Programme with TimeframePhase 1: this phase comprises the involvement of communities and stakeholders at large to ensure that the decisions arebased on peoples’ priority needs and problems and on a profound understanding of the dynamics influencing the developmentin a municipal area. Institutionally this phase assisted the municipality to acquire knowledge on available and accessibleresources. This phase was completed in October 2011.Phase 2: this phase comprises consideration of strategies associated with each of the priority issues as identified in phase 2. Abroad inter-sectoral dialogue was employed with regard to the most appropriate ways and means of tackling priority issuesunder consideration of policy guidelines and principles, available resources, inter linkages, competing requirements andanagreed vision. This phase was completed in December 2011Phase 3: in this phase project task team were appointed by the sterring committee and tasked with a responsibility of workingout project proposals in line with the strategies and priority issues and where necessary additional information on projectdetails were obtained. This phase will ensure a smooth planning/ delivery link by providing an opportunity for a detailed andconcrete project planning process done by project task teams of professionals and relevant stakeholders who provide proposalwith tentative target figures, technical standards, locations, time frames and cost estimates. This phase was completed inJanuary 2012Phase 4: the project team will then focus on the confirmation of the integration components of the IDP. This phase ensuredthat the results of project planning were checked for their compliance with the vision; objectives, strategies and resources andthat they are harmonized. The draft 2012/2013 IDP document of the municipality was also completed in January 2012Phase 5: the 2012/2013 Draft IDP was adopded by council on the 28 th of February 2012. After 14 days of adoption themunicipality gave notice to the public of the adopted IDP in terms of the regulations of the systems act.NKLM Integrated Development Plan 2012_2013 48