Mr LJ Mahlangu - Municipal Demarcation Board

Chapter 2
PERFORMANCE
REPORT
REPORT OF THE PERFORMANCE RESULTS AGAINST PREDETERMINED OBJECTIVES
INTRODUCTION
In terms of section 55(2)(a) of the Public Finance
Management Act No 1 of 1999, as amended, the
Accounting Officer of a public entity has additional
responsibilities to ensure that the annual report
and audited financial statements fairly present the
performance against predetermined objectives of
the public entity. This chapter reports on how the
Municipal Demarcation Board has achieved on
key areas, as measured against predetermined
objectives, for the year ended 31 March 2010,
as outlined in the approved strategic plan of the
Board for the period 2009/10 to 2012/13.
The Municipal Demarcation Board is an Institution
that was established in terms of the Constitution
of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (“the Constitution”),
and the Local Government: Municipal
Demarcation Act, 1998 (“the Demarcation Act”).
In terms of Section 39 of the Demarcation Act the
Board is accountable to Parliament. During the
period under review, the Board accounted to the
Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance
and Traditional Affairs and the Select Committee
on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs,
who maintained oversight over the Board;
an Audit and Risk Committee which ensured the
Board maintains a sound financial and risk management
and internal control system; and external
auditors, the Auditor-General, who are responsible
for auditing the Board’s financial statements and
performance information.
MANDATE
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Section 4 of the Demarcation Act provides that the
Municipal Demarcation Board is responsible for:
• The determination or re-determination of the
outer boundaries of the three categories of
municipalities as identified in the Constitution
i.e. Category A (Metropolitan), Category B (Local),
and Category C (District) municipalities;
• Rendering an advisory service in respect of
matters provided for in the Demarcation Act
and other appropriate legislation.
Other functions of the Municipal Demarcation
Board are provided for in the Local Government:
Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (“the Structures
Act”). The Municipal Demarcation Board is,
amongst others, responsible for:
• Assessing the capacity of all local and district
municipalities to perform their functions as reflected
in Schedules 4B and 5B of the Constitution.
In this regard, Metropolitan Municipalities
are excluded.
• Advising provincial MEC’s for Local Government,
on the division and allocation of powers
and functions between Local and District
Municipalities.
• Delimiting wards for each metropolitan and local
municipality qualifying to have wards, for
each general local election.
• Performing various advisory functions, such
as the alignment of functional or service delivery
boundaries with constitutional boundaries.