2013_14 IDP Review.pdf - KZN Development Planning

2) Local EconomicDevelopmentI applaud your municipality fordeveloping amongst others, thefollowing policies/ strategies orstructures that are the backbone tomunicipal transformation andinstitution development: Employment equity Plan Workplace Skills DevelopmentPlan Retentions Strategy Audit Committee Internal auditorsIt will be encouraging if yourmunicipality can highlight progressachieved by these strategicinterventions in your IDP Review.I acknowledge that your plan wasdeveloped in 2008/09 and you intendon reviewing it in 2012/13. I really urgeyou to prioritize this review to reflectthe current realities of the districteconomy.Nonetheless, your situational analysiswas well articulated and most recentdata source from Global Insight wasutilized.Employment Equity Plan: manage to recruitaccording to our target.Retention Strategy:municipality has alsointroduced car allowancescheme as part of theretention strategy.The Workplace SkillsDevelopment Plan: failed to implement theplan due to financialconstraints.The comment pertaining tothe review of the strategy isacknowledged and it isfurther confirmed that theMunicipalityhascommenced with plans toreview the existing strategyto reflect on the socioeconomicneeds andpotential of the District.Employment Equity Plan: is currently under review andit will be submitted on the 15 thof January 2013The Workplace SkillsDevelopment Plan: the plan is in place forimplementation.A proper Action plan has beendeveloped to review thestrategy.Office of the MayorIt is acknowledged that the district ischaracterised by rural areas with highunemployment rates, lack of income,high poverty and measures andstrategies to avoid this are crucial.Draft 2013/14 IDP Review Page 95Prepared by Umzinyathi District Municipality22 March 2013