Presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee

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• Presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio
  Committee
• 12 March 2003

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Contents

• The New SALGA
• Achievements July 2002 to date
• Priorities till June 2003
• Medium-Term Priorities 2003/6
• Improving Direct Support to municipalities
• From Plans to Implementation
• Working with other Stakeholders
• The Budget Process

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Our Vision

• A developmental and co-operative local government
  system in South Africa that is democratic and
  provides a better life for all
• Municipalities that are well capacitated and
  sustainable and deliver high quality services in
  an equitable, affordable and accessible manner

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Our Mission

• An integrated, sustainable organised local
  government association that
• Acts as the voice of local government in
  provincial, national, regional and international
  relations
• Supports and strengthens the capacity of
  municipalities and
• Serves as a centre for knowledge and information
  management
• through (dedicated political leadership and) the
  provision of professional value-adding products
  and services

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Our Strategic Objectives

• To continuously improve SALGA's ability to
  deliver high quality services to its members
  whereby
• a. Municipal development strategies are
  sustainable and improve the lives of the poor.
• b. All municipalities have effective IDPs and
  Performance Management Systems.
• c. All municipalities have effective financial
  management systems and are financially viable.
• d. Democracy and accountability at a local level
  is deepened.
• e. The quality and rate of municipal service
  delivery is improved.
• f. The HR and labour relations environment
  promotes efficient and effective service
  delivery.
• 2. To increase the impact and influence of
  organised local government.
• 3. To increase the skills base within the sector
  within the context of the National Skills
  Strategy
• 4. To increase knowledge sharing and improve the
  communications capacity as well as vertical and
  horizontal connectivity of OLG and
  municipalities.
• 5. To leverage the collective buying power of
  municipalities to benefit the sector.
• 6. To ensure that South African local government
  plays a critical role in furthering Africa's
  development at a regional and international
  level.

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Our New Structure

• Note
• Representative of 1st 3 levels
• Actual Provincial Structures vary

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• Achievements July 2002 to Date

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Achievements to Date

• IGR Policy Formulation
• Formal representation on the Presidential
  Co-ordinating Council.
• Participated in the formulation of a new IGR
  Framework.
• MFMB - won significant gains for OLG and the
  continuing independence of the local government
  sphere.
• Signed Electricity Distribution Industry
  Co-operation Agreement.
• Governance
• Drafted Mayoral Handbook.
• Undertook a number of municipal interventions
  regarding governance issues e.g.
• Quakeni (EC), Moqhaka Dihlabeng (FS), Taung
  Bela bela (NW)

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Achievements to Date

• Labour Relations
• Agreement on shift to multi-year bargaining and
  multi-year salary and wage agreement
• Agreement on grievance and disciplinary
  procedures
• Capping of medical aid contributions
• Establishment of labour relations database
• Capacity Building
• Development of a Skills Development Strategy
• Initiation of a Sector Skills Strategy
• Chairpersons Intervetion in the LGWSETA
• SALGA/DPLG agreement on a joint approach to
  developing an Integrated Capacity Building
  Strategy for the Sector

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Achievements to Date

• Training Information Sharing
• Core Councillor Training Programme
• 93 of approximately 8000 councillors have been
  through this programme.
• Financial Management Training Programme
• Approximately 700 councillor have gone through
  Module 1 of this programme.
• HIV/AIDs Programme
• Approximately 600 councillors have gone through
  Phase 1 of this programme.
• TASK JE System Training Workshops
• Approximately 1000 councillors and officials
  participated in these workshops.
• WSSD report-back workshops
• Approximately 160 municipal representatives have
  participated in this programme so far.

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Achievements to Date

• International Relations
• Hosted AULA Executive Committee.
• Hosted CLGF Conference.
• Finalised LGIB Co-operation Agreement.
• Sponsored municipal partnership agreements under
  the auspices of the Commonwealth Good Practice
  Scheme.
• Councillor Support
• Development of a tax support service.
• Conferences and Events
• Co-hosted Local Government Session of WSSD.
• Communications Conference - brought local
  government communicators together for the first
  time and launched the National Communications
  Steering Committee.
• Formed Local Government Consultative Assembly.
• Delivered Successful NGC.

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Achievements to Date

• Internal Restructuring
• Adopted Finalised New Administrative Structure
• Developed new Internal Systems and Policies
• HR Finance policies
• Audit and Procurement Committees
• PM policy
• Draft Governance Charter

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Priorities until June 2003
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Priorities till June 2003

• Increasing the quantity and quality of engagement
  with, and service to, municipalities.
• Developing a clear understanding of municipal
  needs and capacity.
• Developing guidelines for the Remuneration of
  Municipal Managers
• Ensure Employee Performance Management Agreements
  in place for Section 57 Employees.
• Implementation of the Councillor Support
  Programme.
• Rolling-out an ongoing programme of visits to
  municipalities.
• Finalisation of the integrated capacity building
  strategy.
• Stabilisation of LGWSETA
• Appointment of turn-around manager
• Constitutional changes, new systems,
  professionalisation of management
• Redeployment of representatives

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Priorities till June 2003

• Establishment of the Knowledge Sharing Programme
• Launching the District and Local Municipality
  Networks
• Districts
• AMATOLE (EC), CACADU (EC), THABO-MAFUTSAYANE
  (FS), SEDIBENG (G), WESTERN (G), UGU (KZN),
  UMGUNGUNDLOVU (KZN), WATERBERG (L), VHEMBE (L),
  SEKHUKHUNE (M/L), ENHLAZENI (M), FRANCES BAARD
  (NC), KHARA HAIS UPTINGTON (NC), SOUTHERN (NW),
  BOPHIRIMA (NW), BOLAND (WC)
• Local Municipalities
• KING SABATA DALINYEBO (EC), EMFULENI (G), MOGALE
  CITY (G), MATJHABENG (FS), UMHLATHUZE (KZN),
  POLOKWANE (L), MBOMBELA (M), SOL PLAATJE (NC),
  RUSTENBURG (NW)
• Establishment Programme for each Network
• Discussion paper, peer review, Master Class,
  research projects
• Launch of Municipal Excellence Awards
• Launch the LG Portal

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Priorities till June 2003

• SALGA Databases
• Municipal
• HR policies
• Legislation
• Water
• LG Resources
• MFMA implementation
• Tool-kits
• Sustainable Development
• Economic Development
• CBP manual

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Priorities till June 2003

• Establishment of a Budget office
• Municipal Budget Week
• Roll-out of the SALGA Development Train
• Finalisation of the political and administrative
  restructuring process
• Improving organizational efficiency and
  effectiveness and instilling a new organizational
  culture
• Building the public profile of SALGA
• National Conference Preparations
• Implementing the NGC Resolutions

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• Medium-Term Priorities 2003/6

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Key Informants

• NGC Resolutions
• State of the Nation Address
• Budget Speech

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Priorities 2003/6

• Councillor support programme
• Remuneration, tax advice, benefits.
• Optimal Governance Systems for Local Government
• Optimising institutional arrangements
• Powers Functions
• Improving intergovernmental relations
• Optimising governance relationships
• Improving the operations of ward committees
• Review of enabling legislation including by-laws
• Finalisation of the restructuring of professional
  bodies

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Priorities 2003/6

• Economic Development
• Building local capacity to develop effective and
  sustainable economic development strategies.
• Exploring and strengthening urban-rural linkages
  and increasing SALGAs involvement in URS
  ISRDP.
• Leveraging municipal economic assets.
• Developing effective strategies to deal with the
  operational and economic impact of HIV/AIDS.
• IDPs PMS
• Improving the relationship between development
  strategies, IDPs and council budgets, service
  delivery systems and institutional arrangements.
• Mainstreaming community-based planning.
• Improving municipal performance management
  systems.
• Mainstreaming Gender.

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Priorities 2003/6

• Development of a Labour Relations Environment
  that Promotes Service Delivery
• Finalisation of an Institutional Framework for
  the sector.
• Public Sector alignment and integration.
• Restructuring of the municipal pension and
  medical aid funds.
• International Relations
• Strengthening Inter-municipal OLG partnerships.
• Mainstreaming NEPAD.
• Revival of AULA.
• Reform of international OLG bodies.

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Priorities 2003/6

• Capacity Building
• Development of an integrated support capacity
  building strategy
• Building a strong LG Leadership Cadre
• Roll-out of the knowledge sharing programme and
  the learning networks
• Improving SALGAs on-site support capability
• Communications
• Improving Municipal Communications
• Skills audits, District CSC in line with MPSCs
• Roll-out of the Local government portal and
  sector level systems integration (ICT strategy
  for the sector).

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Priorities 2003/6

• Internal
• Improving the public profile of SALGA
• Local Government Day 5th December
• SALGA Enterprises.
• Consolidation of the political and administrative
  restructuring of OLG.

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• Improving the SALGA/Municipal Interface

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Historical Interface

• Participation of municipal representatives in
  SALGA processes
• Training
• Policy Guidelines e.g. IDP guidelines, Access to
  Information Manual etc.
• Labour relations on-site support and advice.
• Communications Tools
• Monthly Voice magazine.
• Twice-weekly electronic newsletter of topical
  issues (Hologram).
• Quarterly seminar series (Hologram)

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Areas of Concern

• The mandating and report-back process between
  SALGA and municipalities was poor
• Many municipalities, as well as political and
  administrative municipal leaders, were not aware
  of the full extent of SALGA activities and how
  they could effectively interface with the
  organisation
• Participation within SALGA political bodies and
  processes tended to be limited to a relatively
  small number councillors and officials
• Weak link between municipal reps and
  municipalities latter not feel benefit of
  participation
• SALGAs visibility within municipalities was
  limited
• SALGAs ability to intervene and provide on-site
  support to municipalities was limited

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Improving the Interface

• Improving the Mandating Process
• SALGA working group/committee agendas distributed
  to municipalities first for a mandate before
  proceeding to provincial and national structures.
• Introduction of a system of direct representation
  by municipalities on National Working Groups ( as
  opposed to only have provincial
  representatives/nominees).
• Expand opportunities for participation.
• Working Group sub-committees
• Improving the Interface with Municipal Leaders
• The Consultative Assembly
• Meetings with Municipal Managers

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Improving the Interface

• Improving SALGAs Visibility
• Additional twice-weekly electronic newsletter
• Provincial workshops
• Municipal Interventions and On-site support
• Institutionalisation of Municipal Visits
  programme
• Roll-out of Municipal Support and Interventions
  Unit

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• The Budget Process

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2002/3 Estimated Sources of Income

• INCOME
• National Government
• Equitable Share Grant R15m
• Restructuring Grant R7m
• Levies R98m
• TOTAL SALGA REVENUE R120m
• Hope to augment with donor funding and dividends
  from SALGA Enterprises

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2002/3 Expenditure Estimates

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• SALGA National R56,8
• SALGA Gauteng R7,8
• SALGA Limpopo R3,5
• SALGA North West R2,4
• SALGA Mpumalanga R1,8
• SALGA Free State R3,9m
• 4 other SALGA R20.5
• regions (est)
• TOTAL R96,8

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Estimated Expenditure til June 2003

• SALGA National, Northern Cape, Free State,
  Eastern Cape, North West
• Approx. 42m (not including donor funding)

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2003/4 Income Projections

• National Government
• 20 250 000
• Decrease from previous FY
• Levies
• Same levy formula
• Invoices - March 2003
• Income estimates - April 2003

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2003/4 Business Planning Budgeting Process

• 1 Jan to 21 Feb 2003
• Standard guidelines and templates for budgetary
  process
• Finalisation of current financial data 2002/2003
  f/y
• Agreement on overall split of total income
• 27 Feb
• SALGA overall strategic session (priorities for
  2003-2006)
• Workshop report distributed to all 5 March 2003
• 28 Feb - 11 April 2003
• Provincial, Directorate and work group strategic
  sessions held in line with overall priorities set
• 11 - 18 April 2003
• Provincial SALGA offices to consolidate
  provincial budgets (including working group
  plans) for central consolidation
• 21 - 25 April
• SALGA National Office (Programmes Directorate and
  Finance) develop consolidated business plan
  budget including national provincial working
  groups and Pretoria Cape Town offices
• 8/9 May 2003
• SALGA Extended Manco Business Plan Budget
  Workshop followed by Exco

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From Planning to ImplementationWorking with
Other Stakeholders

• DPLG
• Lots of areas of synergy
• Joint meetingsLekgotla
• Donors
• Build on existing relationships
• Other Govt Depts/Parastatals, Research and
  Development Agencies
• Strategic Partnerships

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Key Challenges

• Ensuring the long-term sustainability of the
  organisation.
• Improving SALGAs public profile.
• Improving SALGAs capability to provide direct
  support to municipalities.
• Finalisation of the restructuring process and
  amendments to the Organised Local Government Act.
• Embedding cultural change within the
  organisation.

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Thank You!