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Annual Report 1St January 2016 – 30Th June 2016 The District Council Of Pamplemousses ANNUAL REPORT 1st January 2016 – 30th June 2016 The District Council of Pamplemousses - Annual Report 1st January 2016 – 30th June 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. 1. Chairperson's Statement 3 2. Chief Executive's Statement 4 3. Profile of the Council 5 3.1 Mission and Vision Statement 6 3.2 Profile of the Chairperson 7 4. Members of the Council 8 5. Meeting of Council and Committees 9 6. Major Achievements 12 6.1 Administration Department 12 6.2 Finance Department 18 6.3 Land Use & Planning Department 22 6.4 Public Infrastructure Department 24 6.5 Public Health Department 26 6.6 Welfare Department 33 7. International Relations 35 8. Financial Statements 36 8.1 Statement of Financial Position 37 8.2 Statement of Financial Performance 39 8.3 Cash Flow Statement 40 8.4 Notes to the Accounts 42 9. Future Projects 45 Page 2 of 45 The District Council of Pamplemousses - Annual Report 1st January 2016 – 30th June 2016 1. CHAIRPERSON'S STATEMENT It is my pleasure as the third Chairperson of the District council of Pamplemousses to present the Annual Report Year 2016. 2016 was a productive year for the Council in the sense that we had embarked on several projects for the benefit of the residents of the District Council of Pamplemousses. I had the opportunity to meet with several stakeholders, customers and employees of the Council. These interactions made it clear that the Council is widely viewed as having a strong commitment with excellent opportunity for growth. I firmly believe that we have a strong and growing foundation; despite the fact that we are totally dependent on the Government grant. We are proud if our successful track record of balancing the interest of our stakeholders including customers and employee and the communities in which we live and work. I am proud to state that we have a strong foundation of integrity, trust and ethical behaviour in fulfilling our financial responsibilities of keeping our customers and our financial assets safe. We have to face challenges and the coming year still be without challengers. We have achieved considerable experience by operating in difficult economic cycles since the creation of this Council and this will allow us to mitigate the impact of unexpected economic conditions. Management commitment is here to optimize our resources to allow us maintain our position while balancing customer expectations and the cost structure. Despite headwinds, we expect to improve our commitments by optimizing our resources. The future is promising and I assure you that we will be more customers oriented by enhancing our leadership depth, deployment and diversity and better organized to seize our customers. As a concluding note I would say that we have a strong foundation to continue to build from. We have a strong culture and a shared price in our programme. We have a successful history and I am confident that our strategy is sound. By executing our strategy used and making meaningful progress against our focus priorities, I strongly believe that we are on the right track to perform within the parameters of the law to achieve our expected performance objectives. I seize this opportunity to thank the Administration for having prepared the Annual Report and also all the stakeholders including all the Councillors for their confidence and continued support. Together our future is exceedingly bright. Mr Sunael Singh PURGUS Chairperson, District Council Chairperson, Association of District Councils Page 3 of 45 The District Council of Pamplemousses - Annual Report 1st January 2016 – 30th June 2016 2. CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S STATEMENT Section 42 of the Local Government Act 2011 requires a Local Authority to prepare and adopt an Annual Report every year on the activities of the authority during the preceding financial year ending on 30 June. Therefore, I have the pleasure to submit the fourth Annual Report of the District Council of Pamplemousses for the half year ending 30 June 2016. I seize the opportunity to thank the Chairperson, the Councillors and members of the staff for their unflinching support throughout the half year ending 30 June 2016. It is an undeniable fact that without the devotion, integrity and assiduity of the officers at all levels and the Councillors, the Council would not have been able to end half year ending 30 June 2016 on a good note. Despite a difficult financial situation, the District Council has been able to end the financial year with a surplus of Rs 9 Million with a proper financial management and appropriate supervision at all levels. My gratitude goes to the Chairperson of the District Council as well as the District Councillors and all members of the staff who stood side by side during difficult times, thus allowing the Council to fulfill its statutory duties. Mr Rajcoomar GANGADEEN Chief Executive Page 4 of 45 The District Council of Pamplemousses - Annual Report 1st January 2016 – 30th June 2016 3. PROFILE OF THE COUNCIL The District Council of Pamplemousses is headed by a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson with 19 District Councillors. All the Village Councils are represented by one elected District Councillor except the Village Councils of Baie du Tombeau, Le Hochet and Triolet which have 2 District Councillors. The District Council of Pamplemousses has 18 villages under its jurisdiction and each village has a Village Council which is headed by a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson duly elected. According to the Local Government Act, the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson have a mandate of two years after which an election is held to elect a new Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. A budget is allocated to each Village Council for the management of its affairs to wit - Section 51: (a) the organisation of sports, leisure and cultural activities; (b) the running of pre-primary schools and entrepreneurship courses; (c) the maintenance and improvement of libraries and computer facilities; (d) the maintenance of cremation grounds and any other public health amenities; and (e) the performance generally of any public works to promote the sanitation and cleanliness of the village and the well being of the inhabitants. The District Council of Pamplemousses has its own statutory duties as all the other Local Authorities as provided in the Local Government Act 2011 and these are taken care by the under-mentioned departments: Department Headed by Name of officers in post (2016) Mrs Toolambah NARSINGHEN Administration Chief Executive Mr Youdhisteer MUNBODH Mr Rajcoomar GANGADEEN Finance Ag. Financial Controller Mr Louis Giovani CHARLES Head, Public Infrastructure Public Infrastructure Mr Aumrajsingh SOOKUN Department Head, Land Use and Land Use and Planning Mr S. JEETUN Planning Department Public Health Chief Health Inspector Mr Kishore Kumar RAMESSUR Welfare Principal Welfare Officer Mrs Mokshada RAMROOP Page 5 of 45 The District Council of Pamplemousses - Annual Report 1st January 2016 – 30th June 2016 Contact Details of the District Council of Pamplemousses Address : Morrisson Road, Near CAB Office, Pamplemousses Web Site : http://www.dcp.mu Email : [email protected] Tel : 243-8300 Fax : 243-1452 / 243-3019 3.1 MISSION STATEMENT The District Council of Pamplemousses is committed to provide top quality service coupled with courtesy and honesty. VISION STATEMENT To enhance the living of our customers by providing an efficient and effective service in a timely and professional manner. Page 6 of 45 The District Council of Pamplemousses - Annual Report 1st January 2016 – 30th June 2016 3.2 PROFILE OF THE CHAIRPERSON Post Graduate from London in Management and IT. Director of Company and also Landlord. Married to Mrs Shree and father of two kids. Contribution in the field of Local Government Elected as top of the list in the last local election. Member of the Executive Committee since 2012 till date. Member of the Permits and Business Monitoring Committee since 2016 till date. Chairperson of the Association of the District Councils as from January 2017. Other Contributions Active in socio-cultural activities since young age. Page 7 of 45 The District Council of Pamplemousses - Annual Report 1st January 2016 – 30th June 2016 4. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL – 1ST JANUARY 2016 – 30TH JUNE 2016 Name Office Held Village Council Mr Deeraj SOOKUR District Councillor Congomah Miss Deeksha BUNDHOO District Councillor Morc St Andre Mr Ranjiv WOOCHIT OSK District Councillor Triolet Mr Kalicharan SOMAROO District Councillor Terre Rouge Mr Vijay Kumar BACHOO District Councillor Ville Bague Mr Asraf Koorjah District Councillor Plaine des Papayes Mr Louis Joseph Jacques DESBLEDS District Councillor Pointe Aux Piments Mr Devanand BULATOO District Councillor Creve Coeur Mr Ootam CALLICHURN District Councillor Trou Aux Biches Mr Comrasamy CANARAPEN District Councillor Le Hochet Vacant District Councillor Calebasses Mr Premchanlall BUNDHOO District Councillor Long Mountain Mr Geeanduth JEEBODH District Councillor Le Hochet Mr Pawan Kumar JOGEEA District Councillor Arsenal Mr Bickarmah BUNDHOOA District Councillor Triolet Mr Bedanand DABOO District Councillor D'Epinay Mr Sunael Singh PURGUS District Councillor Fond du Sac Mr Khemnarain RAMADHIN District Councillor Baie du Tombeau Mr Tribohun SEENARAIN District Councillor Notre Dame Mr Vedanand TOTOO District Councillor Pamplemousses Mrs Jayshree MAUGAN District Councillor Baie du Tombeau Page 8 of 45 The District Council of Pamplemousses - Annual Report 1st January 2016 – 30th June 2016 5. MEETING OF COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES Meeting/Committee (1st January – 30th June 2016) No. of Sittings Council Meeting 10 Permits and Business Monitoring Committee 26 Executive Committee 25 Welfare Committee 6 Adhoc Committee 2 1 (Simulation Exercises) Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Committee 2 (Meetings) Procurement Committee 52 Bid Evaluation Committee Management Committee 4 Health and Safety Committee 3 Public Health Committee 5 Public Infrastructure Committee 6 COUNCIL MEETINGS The Council which is composed of the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and District Councillors from the 18 Village Councils met regularly once monthly as specified under the Local Government Act 2011 under the chairmanship of the Chairperson.
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