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Lekma - Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly LI - Legislative Instrument PROGRAMME2: SOCIAL SERVICES DELIVERY Contents HISTORY AND BACKGROUND……………………………………………………………………………2 POPULATION STRUCTURE……………………………………………………………………………….2 MUNICIPAL ECONOMY………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3 AGRICULTURE……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3 REPUBLIC OF GHANA ROADS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...3 EDUCATION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4 COMPOSITE BUDGET HEALTH………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4 ENVIRONMENT……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 VISION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...4 FOR 2019-2022 MISSION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4 KEY ISSUES/CHALLENGES ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 PROGRAMME BASED BUDGET ESTIMATES BROAD OBJECTIVES OF LKMA IN LINE WITH GOVERNMENT’S PILLARS FOR THE……………………………2018-2021 MEDIUM TERM AGENDA…………………………………………………………………………5 PART A: STRATEGICOVERVIEW...............................................................................................................7 FOR 2019 1. LEDZOKUKU MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY..................................................................................................................................7 ADOPTED POLICY OBJECTIVES..................................................................................................................................................7 2. GOAL........................................................................................................................................................................7 LEDZOKUKU MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY 3. FUNCTIONS OF THE ASSEMBLY......................................................................................................................7 4. POLICY OUTCOME INDICATORS AND TARGETS........................................................................................8 5. SUMMARY OF KEY ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2018...........................................................................................9 6. REVENUE TRENDS FOR THE MEDIUM-TERM.............................................................................................10 REVENUE PERFORMANCE-ALL REVENUE SOURCES.......................................................................................................................10 7. BUDGET SUB-PROGRAMME SUMMARY (2019).......................................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS / ACRONYMS PROGRAMME1: MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION..............................................................13 AMA - Accra Metropolitan Assembly ARHMs - Assistant Human Resource Managers SUB-PROGRAMME 1. 1 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION........................................................................................................13 CBO - Community-Based Organization CHIPS - Community-Based Health Planning and Services PROGRAMME 1: MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION............................................................19 DACF - District Assemblies Common Fund DESSAP - District Environmental Sanitation Strategic Action Plan SUB PROGRAMME 1.2 FINANCE AND REVENUE MOBILIZATION.................................................................................19 DDF - District Development Fund DOVVSU - Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit EHO - Environmental Health Officer PROGRAMME 1: MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION............................................................22 EPA - Environmental Protection Agency GAMA - Greater Accra Metropolitan / Municipal Assemblies SUB-PROGRAMME: 1.3 PLANNING, BUDGETING & COORDINATION..........................................................................22 GIMPA - Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration GPI - Genuine Progress Indicator PROGRAMME 1: MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION...........................................................25 HRMIS - Human Resource Management Information System ICT - Information Communication Technology SUB-PROGRAMME: 1.4 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT........................................................................................25 IDA - International Development Aids IGF - Internally Generated Funds PROGRAMME 2: SOCIAL SERVICES DELIVERY...............................................................................................................28 ILGS - Institute of Local Government Studies SUB-PROGRAMME 2.1 EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.........................................................................28 INSET - In-service Education and Training LEAP - Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty SUB-PROGRAMME: 2.2 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SANITATION SERVICES..........................................39 LeKMA - Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly LI - Legislative Instrument PROGRAMME2: SOCIAL SERVICES DELIVERY.................................................................................44 MPCU - Municipal Planning Co-ordinating Unit MTDP - Medium Term Development Plan SUB PROGRAMME: 2.4 SOCIAL WELFARE.............................................................................................................................44 NADMO - National Disaster Management Organization NCCE - National Commission for Civic Education NGOs - Non-Governmental Organizations PROGRAMME 2: SOCIAL WELFARE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT................................49 NER - Net Enrolment Rate OBA - Output-Based Aid SUB-PROGRAMME 2.5 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT UNIT.............................................................................................49 PPA - Public Procurement Authority PTR - Pupil/Teacher Ratio PROGRAMME 3: INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY AND MANAGEMENT......................................................53 PWDs - Persons with Disabilities RCC - Regional Co-ordinating Council SUB – PROGRAMME 3: 3 . 1 URBAN ROADS AND TRANSPORT SERVICES.................................................................................53 SHEP - School Health Education Programme STMIE - Science, Technology, Mathematics and Innovation Education TVET - Technical and Vocational Education and Training PROGRAMME 4: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT...................................................................................65 URTI - Upper Respiratory Tract Infection SUB-PROGRAMME 4.1 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES AND MANAGEMENT...................................................................65 P R O G R A M M E 5: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT..............................................................68 S U B - PROGRAMME 5.1 DISASTER PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT......................................................................68 1 HISTORY AND BACKGROUND MUNICIPAL ECONOMY Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly (LeKMA) is among the 26 new Assemblies created in the Greater Accra Majority of the people living in the Municipality are middle income earners while 28% are high income region. It operates with the Legislative Instrument (LI) 2319. The Assembly is bounded on the south by the earners leaving 19% of the localities as low income earners. The Municipality is fortunate to have a lot of Gulf of Guinea, to the east by Krowor Municipal Assembly, on the north by Adentan and Ayawaso West Companies, factories, Industries, financial institutions, Estate developers and other small scale businesses. Municipal Assemblies. It is also bounded to the west by La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly. These institutions contribute a lot to the Assembly’s Internally Generated Funds as well as provide employment for most of the inhabitants. Fishing and trading are other economic activities within the Under the Local Government arrangements when Accra city council was created in 1953, six area councils Municipality since it is a coastal area which shares boundary with the Gulf of Guinea. The Assembly also were established namely Ablekuma, Ashiedu Keteke, Ayawaso, Okaikoi, Osu Klotey and Kpeshie (which relies on the external sources of funds like the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), District comprised Teshie, Nungua and La). This system operated until 18th March, 1989 when Accra was elevated Development Facility (DDF), Urban Development Grant (UDG) and other GOG transfers for its to metropolitan status and the area councils became metro district councils under the new Local Government developmental projects. The Assembly over the years performs relatively well in Rates followed by System (PNDCL 207) Act 462. In 2003, part of the first schedule of the Accra Metropolitan Legislative Business Operating permit, Fees and Fines and Rent on Assembly property in that order. In spite of the Instrument of 1995 LI 161 was amended and replaced with LI 1722 of 2003 which led to the creation of 7 seemingly booming economy, there are a lot of challenges in the Municipality such as high levels of more Sub metros out of the existing 6 making a total of 13 Sub metros. This intervention was made due to unemployment with it associated vices. Access to credit is a key challenge to a lot of Small Scale the need to break the metropolis into smaller sectors to facilitate good governance. In this light although, 2 Enterprises. Even though measures are being put in place nationwide to alleviate poverty the growing Sub metros such as Ashiedu Keteke and Osu Klotey were kept intact, Okaikoi Sub Metro was divided into population and rural urban migration is making it a challenge within the Municipality. Okaikoi North and Okaikoi South while Ayawaso Sub metro was also divided in
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