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y members constituting such a forum. All the provincial intergovernmental forums shall, for planning purposes(so that an intergovernmental relations calendar could be developed and be ready by the beginning of the year),provide the Premier with the schedule of planned meetings for the ensuing financial year at the end of every thirdquarter of a current financial year.••Technical support for the forums: A provincial intergovernmental relations established by the Premier mayupon need and when necessary establish a technical support structure. The overall role of the technical supportstructures is to provide technical support to intergovernmental forums. Such a technical support structure shalldevelop its terms of reference and shall be accountable to that particular provincial intergovernmental forum. Itis therefore not necessary that the existence of such structures may have to be known by the Premier.••Conduct of provincial intergovernmental forums: Provincial intergovernmental forums shall conduct theiractivities to advance the Province’s strategic priorities and to heighten quality of service delivery in the GautengProvince. Intergovernmental forums having engagements with national departments on programmes or mattersof strategic importance to the Gauteng province shall inform the Office of the Premier or direct such departmentsto inform the Office of the Premier of those particular engagements. They shall submit reports on outcomes fornoting or memoranda seeking approval to the Premier through the Premier’s Coordinating Forum from anyimportant engagements with the other spheres of government.••Agenda setting: The agenda setting of other provincial intergovernmental forums shall be in accordance withtheir agreed upon terms of reference. The Premier shall determine the agenda of the Premier’s CoordinatingForum taking into account planning and budgeting cycles; provincial Intergovernmental Programme of Action;provincial priorities and any other matters for inclusion in the agenda from other provincial intergovernmentalforums shall be submitted in accordance with determined provincial procedures.••Reports and referrals to the President’s Coordinating Council (PCC): The PCF must report at leastannually to the PCC on progress with the implementation of a national policy or legislation or on matters ofnational interest that have a risen in the forum.••Interprovincial forums: In the spirit of co-operative government and intergovernmental relations as espousedin the chapter 3 of the Constitution; the Premier may, in terms of the Intergovernmental Relations FrameworkAct, and perhaps ‘should’ enter into interprovincial forums with other provinces in promoting common priorities,share experiences and best practice.••Intergovernmental relations at local government in the Province: Local government in the GautengProvince has complied with the provisions of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act by establishingintergovernmental forums. It is however, experiencing challenges ranging from ineffective and inefficientintergovernmental structures; lack or insufficient interdepartmental, intermunicipal and ad hoc intersphereconsultations, inconsistent attendance of IGR meetings and limited capacity in other municipalities; to challengesof coordination of those IGR structures in other municipalities. There is also no clarity as to who is responsiblefor intergovernmental relations at local government. There are reports that in other municipalities it is eitherthe Executive Mayor or the Speaker taking charge of intergovernmental relations matters. The following tries toremedy the situation:––Coordination of intergovernmental relations at local government: The overall responsibility for coordinationof intergovernmental relations at local government shall be the executive mayor of a district municipality orGauteng IntergovernmentalRelations Framework21