Integrated Development Plan (Final Review)
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NDLAMBE MUNICIPALITY 2020/2021 INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN (FINAL REVIEW) CONTACTS Website: www.ndlambe.gov.za Telephone: 0466045500 Fax: 0466242669 VISION: NDLAMBE MUNICIPALITY strives to be a premier place to work, play, and stay, on the eastern coast of South Africa. It strives to be the destination of choice for people who love natural and cultural heritage, adventure water sports, and laid-back living for families. Our promise is to build a state-of-the-art physical infrastructure which will be laid out aesthetically in our beautiful natural environment. Our prosperous community supports a safe and healthy lifestyle which is supported by affordable natural living and a vibrant tourism and agriculturally- based economy! We promote good governance by providing sustainable, efficient, cost effective, adequate and affordable services to all our citizens. MISSION: To achieve our vision by enabling optimal performance within each of the five Key Performance Areas of Local Government within the context of available resources. VALUES: Commitment; Transparency; Honesty; Trustworthiness; and Care MAYOR’S FOREWORD According to Section 25 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000), each municipal council must, after the start of its elected term, adopt a single, inclusive and strategic plan (Integrated Development Plan or IDP) for the development of the municipality which links, integrates and coordinates plans and takes into account proposals for the development of the municipality and which aligns the resources and capacity of the municipality with the implementation of the said plan. Section 34 of the Municipal Systems Act (Act 32 of 2000) requires municipalities in South Africa to review their IDP’s on an annual basis in order to keep track and remain relevant to the ever changing needs and dynamics in communities. It is for this reason that today we shall table the Final Reviewed IDP for the 2020/2021 financial year. As I write these remarks the world is confronted by the most contagious virus in our age, the Coronavirus. This pandemic require our concerted effort as humans to work together to heed the call of the President and the entire leadership of this country regarding safety measures. Let us show our humanity to one another in these trying times. We need to be patient and understand that service delivery will be affected by this pandemic and the measures put in place to prevent its spread. But, these do not outweigh the value of life. In the times of changing fortunes of the political climate we live in, it is this reminder that gives us sleepless nights and undying resolve to remain nothing but humble servants to the masses of our people-young and old, frail and able bodied, black and white alike. The high calling of selfless service remains the clarion call around which we all rely to progressively realize the ideal of “a better life for all”. Integrated Development Planning remains the fundamental tool to democratize governance in the Republic, and no doubt in our area of jurisdiction, hence I do not hesitate to present this draft IDP review. Chapter 6 of the MSA 32 of 2000 requires that all municipalities must develop a Performance Management System that will monitor the implementation of the IDP. The Municipality will develop an annual operation plan that outlines the Service Delivery Implementation Plan (SDBIP). The SDBIP indicates Projects and programmes that are to be implemented per KPI within the IDP. The SDBIP only covers those projects and programmes that have budget and human resource capital support. Performance targets will be set within the SDBIP and will be monitored on continuous bases and assessed on quarterly basis. After tabling the Draft IDP for 2020/2021 financial year, we also responded to Chapter 4 of the Municipal Systems Act, 2000 that requires that a municipality must develop a culture of municipal governance that complements formal representative government with a system of participatory governance. Using this document we engaged our communities and sought their inputs regarding what they would want to see being done in Ndlambe in terms of development and service delivery. This we did under difficult situations as we had to engage our communities through the radio, social networks and emails. These are some of the difficulties associated with Covid 19. I must say that we should always abide by the principles of Batho Pele and remember that we are leaders because of the people we serve. In promise to work for the entrenchment of democracy, we extend a hand of friendship to the opposition. It is very true that together we can take this council to different heights. Together, working hand in glove we can realise the aspirations of our people. It is my sincere hope that the development priorities represented in the IDP Review are truly a reflection of the aspirations and developmental objectives of our people. COUNCILLOR K.C NCAMISO MAYOR MUNICIPAL MANAGER’S REMARKS The Integrated Development Plans (IDP) are the most important mechanisms available to government to transform the structural differences in our previously divided society. Integrated development planning is a process by which the planning efforts of different spheres and sectors of government and other institutions are coordinated at local government level. The IDP brings together various economic, social, environmental, legal, infrastructural and spatial aspects of a problem or plan. This should take place in a way that enhances development and provides sustainable empowerment, growth and equity for the short, medium and long term. As we seek to do this, we are also mindful of the difficult period in history that we are confronted with. We cannot downplay the effects of the Coronavirus on our revenue generation, service delivery and our people at large. The effects are dire and require a dramatic mindset shift. We are no longer operating under normal circumstances and as such we need to do things differently. Time and again we continue to meet as management, government and other stakeholders in a resolve to find workable solutions for our communities at large. Communities cannot develop in isolation and Integrated Development Planning ensures this. Through community engagements processes, the communities of Ndlambe Municipality have reaffirmed the need for water and sanitation, roads, housing, stormwater, electricity, job creation, health, education, SMME development and support, recreational facilities, etc. This means that not only is local government involved, but also Provincial and National Government Departments. Thus it will be critical for the municipality to strengthen its engagements with all stakeholders involved in the development process. Council has facilitated establishment of fora especially for those functions that are not its competencies for example education, health, security and to an extent sport. The Intergovernmental Relations forum is the umbrella body where these fora fall under and engage with sector departments from time to time. Indeed one cannot say that progress wholly is satisfactory as long as there are prospects of protests for housing service delivery. Rectification of houses is long overdue. Some of these deliverables culminate into service delivery unrests. Roads remain a problem due to shrinking internal maintenance budget and ageing infrastructure and the unwillingness of both national and provincial government to give grants in this regard. Authorisation of projects by sector departments remains a challenge. All these challenges contribute to failing to deliver in some of the projects that are in the IDP. Comments and feedback from both our social partners, stakeholders and communities on the implementation of this document as one of the mechanisms of monitoring our progress and identifying areas where we can improve are much appreciated especially under the situation we are operating under. ADV. ROLLY DUMEZWENI MUNICIPAL MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS An expression of gratitude and sincere appreciation to all the people who have made it possible for Ndlambe Municipality to develop its Integrated Development Plan (2020-2021). Amongst the key contributors to the work, the following are noted: The residents and stakeholders of Ndlambe Municipality who participated in the IDP and Budget Representative Forum. Ndlambe Municipal Council, which is the ultimate decision making body in the whole IDP process. The Directors for ensuring that the content of the IDP is of optimum level. The Sarah Baartman District Municipality for their support; and The IDP Unit and Corporate Services for the compilation and printing of the document. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Integrated Development Planning is a planning process, which combines legislative requirements, stakeholder needs, political priorities, intergovernmental alignment, budget parameters, institutional capacity, strategic management and implementation. The result is a single, coherent document representative of all these components – the Integrated Development Plan (IDP). The Ndlambe IDP serves as a strategic development plan for the current term of council. The IDP is an ongoing cumulative planning process, which should take into account the impact of past plans and, where necessary, address changing realities on the ground. Underlying the current IDP Review is the need to deepen local democracy, to continue to build developmental local government, especially by further improving social and economic development, to speed up