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Alignment to the Local Government Turn Around Strategy (LGTAS)
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Aim with the presentation
To enable a better understanding of the strategic direction of the LGTAS and to encourage other national sector departments to align their efforts and improve coordination
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Local Government Turn Around Strategy (LGTAS)
Acting on a request from Ms Sheila Hughes of LGTAS team, to provide a presentation on:
Outcome 9: A Responsive, Accountable, Effective and Efficient Local Government System
Why is the presentation on Outcome 9?
Most of the Service Delivery Intentions contained in LGTAS are now distilled into Outcome 9
DWA is a key delivery partner
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Minister’s Delivery Agreement: Outcome 9
Summary of Problem Statement:
Local Government is a key part of South Africa’s (SA’s) reconstruction and development effort.
The aims of democratising SA society and growing our economy inclusively can only be realised through a Responsive, Accountable, Effective and Efficient Local Government System (Outcome 9) that is part of a Developmental State
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Outcome 9: Root Causes
Root causes for some of the problems include:
• Systemic Factors, i.e. linked to the model of localgovernment
• Policy and legislative factors
• Political factors
• Weaknesses in the accountability systems
• Capacity and skills constraints
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Outcome 9: Root causes and Outputs
Root causes for some of the problems (continued) include:
• Weak intergovernmental support and oversight
• Issues associated with the intergovernmentalfiscal system
There are 7 outputs for outcome 9, they are:
Output 1: Implement a differentiated approach tomunicipal financing, planning and support
Output 2: Improving access to basic services
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Outcome 9: Outputs continued
There are 7 outputs for outcome 9 (continued), they are:
Output 3: Implementation of the Community WorkProgramme (CWP)
Output 4: Actions supportive of the humansettlement outcome
Output 5: Deepen democracy through a refined WardCommittee model
Output 6: Administrative and financial capability
Output 7: Single Window of Coordination
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Outcome 9: Delivery Partners
National Departments will:
•Liaise with their sector and better organise intergovernmental support, e.g. DWA working withtheir Regional Offices, Provinces
•Work with Provincial Sector Departments andmunicipalities to implement and monitor theinterventions agreed upon
•Annually report on the commitments made in the Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) towards theLGTAS. It therefore means identifying and collating the information and evidence tosubstantiate / verify progress reports.
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Outcome 9: Delivery Partners continued
Just as for national delivery partners there are also specific roles allocated to provincial, local and other (SALGA, Business, Donors / Development Partners, Professional Bodies, Civic Formations and Traditional Leaders) delivery partners with the aim to assist CoGTA in attaining the outputs to the Delivery Agreement but they are not dealt with in this presentation
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Outcome 9
The slides following will only cover outputs and activities and do not go into the details of the Delivery Agreement, such as targets and monitoring mechanisms, etc.
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Outcome 9: Outputs and Activities
Output Activities
1.Implement a differentiated approach to municipal financing, planning and support
More autonomy to 6 metros and top 21 municipalities in respect of infrastructure and housing delivery
Detailed segmentation of municipalities
Simplified IDPs for smaller municipalities
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Outcome 9: Outputs and Activities …
Output Activities
1. continue:Implement a differentiated approach to municipal financing, planning and support
Simple Revenue Plan to support the simplified IDPs
Top 6 critical posts audited and filled by competent and suitably qualified individuals
Crisp, concise performance contracts for Municipal Managers
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Outcome 9: Outputs and Activities …
Output Activities
2.Improving access to basic services
Established Bulk Infrastructure Fund
Established Special Purpose Vehicle
Increased household access to basic water
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Outcome 9: Outputs and Activities…
Output Activities
2. continuedImproving access to basic services
Increased household access to basic sanitation
Increased household access to basic refuse removal
Increased household access to basic electricity
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Outcome 9: Outputs and Activities…
Output Activities
3. Implementation of the Community Work Programme (CWP)
CWP implemented in at least 2 wards per municipality
4.5 million (Overall EPWP target) CWP job opportunities created by 2014
30% of job opportunities associated with functional cooperatives by 2014
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Outcome 9: Outputs and Activities …
Output Activities
4. Actions supportive of the human settlement outcome
Increased density in metros and large towns
Released public land for low income and affordable housing
Expanded national upgrading support programme
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Outcome 9: Outputs and Activities…
Output Activities
4. continueActions supportive of the human settlement outcome
National Coordination Grant Framework
Clear national norms and standards for different types of municipalities and settlement areas
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Outcome 9: Outputs and Activities…
Output Activities
5. Deepen democracy through a refined WardCommittee model
Review and strengthen the legislative framework for Ward Committees and Community Participation
A new approach to better resource and fund the work and activities of Ward Committees
Support measures to ensure that 90% of ward committees are functional by 2014
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Outcome 9: Outputs and Activities…
Output Activities
6. Administrative and financial capability
Improved audit outcome of municipalities
Strengthen anti-corruption capacities of municipalities
Reduce municipal debt
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Outcome 9: Outputs and Activities…
Output Activities
6. continueAdministrative and financial capability
Increased municipal spending on repairs and maintenance
Reduced municipal under spending on CAPEX
Reduced municipal overspending OPEX
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Outcome 9: Outputs and Activities…
Output Activities
7. Single Window of Coordination
Review policy and legislation to strengthen coordination of local government
Coordination of support, monitoring and other interventions of provinces and municipalities
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Way Forward
To move forward we need to address the following:
Are our current efforts / plans addressing the root causes identified in LGTAS?
Are our current efforts / plans aligned to the outcome, outputs and activities of the various Minister’s Delivery Agreements?
Are our current efforts / plans promoting improved coordination between national sector departments, the 3 spheres of government and their key partners?
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