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1.3.4 Municipal Financial Viability and Management
In a bid to ensuring that Ugu District Municipality is a financially viable and sustainable institution, the municipality is committed to ensuring:
u There is zero fruitless end wasteful expenditure through optimisation of procurement processes
u There is zero unauthorised, irregular expenditure and payment of creditors within 30 days through optimisation of
expenditure;
u 100% accurate billing to improve revenue collection rate;
u There is a GRAP Compliant Asset Register through optimised asset management. u An mSCOA compliant budgeting and expenditure is in place
u Reduction of overdue debt through the optimisation of debt management;
Full compliance with the MFMA will also be ensured for sound financial management.
1.3.5 Good Governance and Public Participation
The key Communication and Batho Pele Strategies will be reviewed and institutionalised to ensure effective communication and stakeholder involvement. The municipality is also committed to achieving Unqualified Audit Opinion with no matters of emphasis and plans have been put in place. The municipality is determined to be a clean social government institution and a series of anticorruption awareness campaigns have been planned to this effect. Furthermore, the public participation mechanisms will be integrated to ensure that the communities are properly consulted and are involved in the affairs of the municipality. The municipality also plans in conducting customer satisfaction surveys annually.
1.3.6 Cross Cutting Issues
The capacity of Disaster Management will be bolstered across the district to improve disaster prevention and management. Through various environmental health and management programmes, the municipality will ensure a healthy, safe and sustainable environment, as well as enhance the measures to reduce community exposure to diseases and health risk. Every effort will be made through the development of relevant development plans to improve planning and coordination in the district.
1.4 What could you expect from us in the next five years?
If operational excellence is achieved the result will be good governance and administration, sound financial management and viability, innovative, effective, and efficient institution, and administration.
In general, Ugu District Municipality through stakeholder relations is striving for: u Coordinated, effective and efficient planning and service delivery.
u A credible and well informed IDP
u Better investments and reduced dependency on grants.
u Protest free and happy communities.
u Confident investors and partners in service delivery.
u Social cohesion.
u Quality input and engagements.
u Vibrant and active tourism, increasing investment and job opportunities. u Realisation of a developmental state
1.5 How will our progress be measured?
Once the IDP is adopted, the Organisational Scorecard and SDBIP are created. The indicators and targets for efficiency, effectiveness and impact are set.
The Organisational Performance Management System is used as a tool for:
u Monitoring, review and improving the implementation of IDP;
u Monitoring actual performance against targets and contractual obligations;
u Effective management, including planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and reporting; and
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