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Nanumba North Municipal TABLE OF CONTENTS PART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................ 3 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DISTRICT ......................................................................................... 3 1.1 Location and Size ......................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 POPULATION STRUCTURE ....................................................................................................... 3 REPUBLIC OF GHANA a. REVENUE ......................................................................................................................................... 14 b. EXPENDITURE ................................................................................................................................ 15 PART B: BUDGET PROGRAMME/SUB-PROGRAMME SUMMARY ........................................... 21 COMPOSITE BUDGET PROGRAMME 1: MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION...................................................... 21 PROGRAMME 2: INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY AND MANAGEMENT .............................. 35 PROGRAMME 3: SOCIAL SERVICES DELIVERY....................................................................... 45 PROGRAMME 4: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................... 61 FOR 2020-2023 PROGRAMME 5: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ............................................................... 68 2020 PRIORITY PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES ......................................................................... 74 PART C: FINANCIAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 97 PROGRAMME BASED BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR 2020 NANUMBA NORTH MUNICIPAL 2020 Composite Budget - Nanumba North Municipal 2 PART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW population which has serious implications for the development of the Municipal. The 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DISTRICT dependency situation in the region could even be worse considering the high 1.1 Location and Size incidence of unemployment and underemployment in the Municipality. Nanumba North was elevated to Municipal status in March 2018 with LI 2273. The Municipality was earlier created as a district in 2004 under the LI 1754 when the 2. VISION The Nanumba North Municipal Assembly envisages a peaceful, progressive and then Nanumba District was split into two – North and South. The Municipal covers well developed Municipality with high standard of living for its people in its area of an area of 1,986 square kilometers. It is found in the eastern part of the Northern jurisdiction in a conducive atmosphere, where the dreams and aspirations of its Region and lies between latitudes 8.5o N and 9.25o N and longitude 0.57o E and 0.5o inhabitants can be attained and maximized. E. It shares boundaries with Yendi Municipal to the north, Mion District to the North- west, East Gonja Municipal to the west and south-west, Nanumba South District to 3. MISSION the south and east and Zabzugu District to the north-north-east. The Municipal’s The Nanumba North Municipal Assembly exists to facilitate an improvement in the Capital is Bimbilla. quality of life of the people by harnessing resources and collaborating with private and public agencies for provision of facilities and delivery of quality services. 1.2 POPULATION STRUCTURE The total population of the Municipal according to the 2010 Population and Housing 4. GOALS The broad development goal of the Nanumba North Municipal Assembly is to bridge Census report is 141,584 with an annual growth rate of 2.7% compared to a regional the poverty gaps of all facets of the society and ensure accelerated socio-economic growth rate of 2.8%. The male and female populations are also 69,997 people development of the Municipality. Specifically, the Municipal Assembly seeks to (49.4%) and 71,587 people (50.6%) respectively. The Municipality has a very young achieve the following. population with 66% of the population falling below the age of 24 years. 1. Build a Prosperous Society; 2. Create Equal opportunity for all; This structure presents tremendous amount of opportunities as well as challenge for 3. Safeguard the natural environment and ensure a resilient built environment; and the Municipal as this young population when given the necessary support will be 4. Maintain a stable, united and safe society. able to contribute immensely towards the development of the Municipal. On the other hand, the age structure in most of the developing countries often places a lot of demands on the national and local government structure to provide services accessed by children and youth. The age structure also shows semblance of the regional pattern with the 0 – 14 years cohort constituting 47.6% of the total population, while the population aged 65+ comprise 4%. The economically active population (15-64 years) constitutes 48.3 % of the population. This situation indicates a high dependency ratio of 1:0.936 among the 2020 Composite Budget - Nanumba North Municipal 2020 Composite Budget - Nanumba North Municipal 3 4 (k) Performs any other functions that may be provided under another enactment. 5. CORE FUNCTIONS 4. The Nanumba North Municipal Assembly shall take the steps and measures that Subject to the Local Governance Act - 2016 (ACT 936), the Nanumba North are necessary and expedient to Municipal Assembly; (a) Executes approved development plans for the Municipality; 1. Exercises political and administrative authority in the Municipality; (b) Guides, encourage and support sub-Municipal local structures, public (b) Promotes local economic development; and agencies and local communities to perform their functions in the execution of (c) Provides guidance, gives direction to and supervises other approved development plans; administrative authorities in the Municipality as may be prescribed by law. (c) Initiates and encourages joint participation with other persons or bodies to 2. (2) The Nanumba North Municipal Assembly exercises deliberative, legislative and execute approved development plans; executive functions. (d) Promotes or encourage other persons or bodies to undertake projects under 3. (3) Without limiting subsections (1) and (2), The Nanumba North Municipal approved development plans; and Assembly; (e) Monitors the execution of projects under approved development plans and (a) is responsible for the overall development of the Municipality; assess and evaluate their impact on the development of the Municipality and (b) Formulates and execute plans, programmes and strategies for the effective national economy in accordance with government policy. mobilization of the resources necessary for the overall development of the 5. The Nanumba North Municipal Assembly co-ordinates, integrates and harmonizes Municipality; the execution of programmes and projects under approved development plans for (c) Promotes and supports productive activity and social development in the the Municipal and other development programmes promoted or carried out by Municipality and removes any obstacles to initiative and development; Ministries, Departments, public corporations and other statutory bodies and non- (d) sponsors the education of students from the Municipality to fill particular governmental organizations in the district. manpower needs of the Municipality especially in the social sectors of education 6. The Nanumba North Municipal Assembly in the discharge of its duties and health, making sure that the sponsorship is fairly and equitably balanced (a) is subject to the general guidance and direction of the President on matters of between male and female students; national policy; and (e) Initiates programmes for the development of basic infrastructure and provide (b) Acts in co-operation with the appropriate public corporation, statutory body or Municipal works and services; non-governmental organization. (f) is responsible for the development, improvement and management of human 7. Public corporations, statutory bodies and non-governmental organizations shall settlements and the environment; co-operate with a Municipal Assembly in the performance of their functions. (g) in co-operation with the appropriate national and local security agencies, be 8. In the event of a conflict between a Municipal Assembly and an agency of the responsible for the maintenance of security and public safety; central Government, public corporation, statutory body, non-governmental (h) Ensures ready access to courts in the Municipal for the promotion of justice; organization or individual over the application of subsection (5), (6) or (7), the (i) act to preserve and promote the cultural heritage within the Municipality; matter shall be referred by either or both parties to the Northern Regional Co- (j) Initiates, sponsor or carry out studies that may be necessary for the discharge ordinating Council for resolution. of any of the duties conferred by this Act or any other enactment; and 2020 Composite Budget - Nanumba North Municipal 2020 Composite Budget - Nanumba North Municipal 5 6 9. The Instrument that establishes a particular Municipal Assembly or any other d. EDUCATION The Municipality has a total of 242 educational institutions at the pre-tertiary level. This Instrument may confer additional functions on the Municipal Assembly. is made of 92 pre-schools of which 83 are public, 109 Primary Schools with 100 being public schools, 38 Junior High Schools with 7 being private and
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