Mangaung Municipality Presentation to SACN Workshop

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Mangaung MunicipalityPresentation to SACN
Workshop
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• IDP and Transformation Strategic Framework

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Towards a strategic framework Situation analysis

• State of development
• stagnant economy with evidence of decline
• growing population - younger, poorer
• massive anticipated impact of HIV/AIDS
• State of services and finance
• reasonably sound finances but signs of stress
• significant basic service backlogs but manageable
• development services poorly developed
• State of municipal organisation
• reasonably solid administration but lots of
  improvement needed

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Our vision for Mangaung

• By 2015 Mangaung is recognised nationally and
  internationally as a clean, green and attractive
  place to live, work and invest.
• There are good and accessible basic services for
  all and a dynamic economy with a high employment
  rate, many innovative formal and informal
  businesses and a highly skilled workforce.
• Mangaungs citizens have great civic pride,
  responsibility and strong partnership ethos, and
  there is a vibrant cultural life. Citizens
  participate actively and trust their service
  providers, who operate with a culture of
  transparency and accountability.
• Poverty has reduced, everyone has access to land
  and housing, there is a much more equitable
  distribution of wealth and health and
  disadvantaged groups are participating actively
  in society and the economy.
• Mangaung is attractive, safe, clean, green and
  healthy, and sought after by visitors and
  investors.

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Our development objectives(as set by people
through ward planning and RF)

• By 2006
• We will have improved economic growth, increased
  formal jobs and improved the livelihoods of the
  poor.
• We will have regenerated and revitalised the
  Mangaung CBDs to be vibrant, dynamic and
  attractive for everyone to visit and invest in.
• We will have reduced the number of new HIV
  infections (especially among youth) and reduced
  the impact of HIV/AIDS on individuals, families
  and communities.
• The majority of the Mangaung Municipality
  inhabitants will be living in good quality
  housing and many will own their houses.
• Mangaung is a safe and secure environment for all
  its citizens and businesses are not restricted
  from investing anywhere due to fear of lack of
  security.
• We will have an improved environment in MLM with
  clean, well-kept open spaces and parks and
  well-maintained buildings.
• Roads and water
• Education for adults and children

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Our strategy for achieving this Virtuous circle
of growth, community resilience and self-reliance
and service excellence
Civic Leadership Common purpose
Community resilience self-reliance
Economic growth
Safety
Income
HIV/AIDS
CBD
Environment
Housing
Roads and water
Education
Service Excellence Sustainability
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Our strategy for achieving this (1)Virtuous
circle of of growth, community resilience and
self-reliance and service excellence

• Enhance economic growth prospects by
• ensuring basics
• efficient admin, competitive tariffs, safety,
  healthy attractive environment etc
• enhancing our competitive edge
• marketing (image), international partnerships,
  megaprojects, IT infrastructure, incentives, CBD
  renewal etc
• broadening participation in economy
• affirmative procurement, SMME support, skills
  development
• building investor confidence
• walking the talk, stakeholder engagement

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Our strategy for achieving this (2)Virtuous
circle of of growth, community resilience and
self-reliance and service excellence

• Build community resilience and self-reliance by
• putting resources into communities
• saving and building co-ops, educare, community
  based service delivery, outsourcing to community
  contractors, community agriculture etc
• building community capacity and leadership
• ward committees and ward planning, CPFs and NWs,
  youth councils, SGBs, leadership training, CBO
  capacity
• action on HIV/AIDs
• regeneration programmes in areas of greatest need

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Our strategy for achieving this (1)Virtuous
circle of of growth, community resilience and
self-reliance and service excellence

• Expand service delivery capability through
  efficiency and innovation by
• efficiency drive
• ASD, process improvement, getting out of
  non-core business, benchmarking, maintenance
• ensuring basic service equity
• extend infrastructure at appropriate levels
  (water, roads, sanitation)
• re-organise and enhance development and community
  services
• development partnerships, community projects etc
• focus on citizen and service user
• understanding citizens needs, customer care, CIDs
• service coherence and integration
• IDP, area co-ordination, one stop shops, call
  centre, ICT
• alignment of provincial, national, parastatal,
  NGO and private resources

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Our strategy for achieving thisVirtuous circle
of of growth, community resilience and
self-reliance and service excellence

• Supported by strong civic leadership and good
  governance to build stakeholder confidence and
  strong sense of common purpose
• stakeholder partnerships
• participation
• strong local input, access via ward committees
• innovative and visible leadership
• high integrity
• strengthened oversight mechanisms
• efficient transparent decision-making
• commitment to common agreed plan (IDP)

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Making strategy workMaking choices and trade offs

• Organisational implications
• upgrading capability
• partnership working, community support, strategy,
  cross functional teams
• new service mix
• more community/development, less infrastructure,
  less corporate?
• area co-ordination and improved access
• focus on partnerships
• decentralisation responsibility
• Financial implications
• improved revenue collection
• resource allocation choices (budget alignment
  with MTIEF)
• leveraging other sources of income

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Packaging the StrategyExample of Programme
Slogans

• Mangaung on the Move (growth initiative)
• Community Power (community support programme)
• AIDS ACTION
• Service Charter 2006
• 100 Campaign (debt collection)
• We are No 1 Municipal Reform programme

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Development Strategies

• Economic Development Strategy
• Housing Sector Plan
• Inner-City Rejuvenation-CBD Master Plan,
  Inter-Modal Facility
• Formalization of Informal Settlements
• Compilation of Land Use Scheme

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Development Strategies cont.

• Historical Precinct Areas
• Corridor Development
• Environmental Management Plan

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