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The District Council Of Pamplemousses ANNUAL REPORT July 2018 – June 2019 The District Council of Pamplemousses - Annual Report 1st July 2018 – 30th June 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents 1. CHAIRPERSON STATEMENT ............................................................................................. 4 2. CHIEF EXECUTIVE STATEMENT ...................................................................................... 6 3. ASSISTANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE STATEMENT ................................................................ 7 4. PROFILE OF THE COUNCIL ............................................................................................. 12 4.1. Mission Statement .......................................................................................................... 13 4.2. Vision ............................................................................................................................. 13 4.3. Our Objectives ................................................................................................................ 13 4.4. Meeting of Council and Committees ............................................................................... 14 4.4.1. Council Meetings .................................................................................................... 14 4.4.2. Permits and Business Monitoring Committee .......................................................... 15 4.4.3. Executive Committee .............................................................................................. 17 4.4.4. Ad-Hoc Committee ................................................................................................. 17 4.4.5. Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Committee .......................................... 17 4.4.6. Procurement Committee .......................................................................................... 18 4.4.7. Bid Evaluation Committee ....................................................................................... 18 4.4.8. Management Committee .......................................................................................... 19 4.4.9. Health and Safety Committee .................................................................................. 19 4.5. Major Achievements ....................................................................................................... 19 5. ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT ................................................................................. 19 5.1. Human Resource Section ................................................................................................ 20 5.2. Internal Control Section .................................................................................................. 26 5.3. IT Section ....................................................................................................................... 27 5.4. Health and Safety Section ............................................................................................... 27 6. FINANCE DEPARTMENT .................................................................................................. 28 6.1. Procurement ................................................................................................................... 28 6.2. Financial Highlights ....................................................................................................... 28 6.3. Recurrent Revenue ......................................................................................................... 29 6.4. Recurrent Expenditure .................................................................................................... 30 6.5. Capital Expenditure ........................................................................................................ 31 6.6. Summary of Financial Statements for the period July 2018 - June ………2019............ 32 7. LAND USE & PLANNING DEPARTMENT ....................................................................... 38 8. PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENT .................................................................. 41 8.1. List of Projects implemented during Year 2018 – 2019 ................................................... 42 8.2. List of new roads constructed for year 18/19 ................................................................... 42 8.3. List of roads resurfaced for year 18/19 ............................................................................ 43 8.4. List of Drains constructed in year 2018/19 ...................................................................... 44 8.5. Lanterns fixed for year 18/19 .......................................................................................... 44 9. PUBLICH HEALTH DEPARTMENT .................................................................................. 45 9.1. Composition of municipal solid waste ............................................................................ 49 9.2. In House Teams .............................................................................................................. 50 9.3. Clean Up Campaigns ...................................................................................................... 52 9.4. Rodent Control ............................................................................................................... 54 9.5. Cleaning of Rivers, Canals, Drains and Rivulets ............................................................. 54 9.6. Cleaning of Barelands/Wastelands .................................................................................. 56 Page 2 of 64 The District Council of Pamplemousses - Annual Report 1st July 2018 – 30th June 2019 9.7. Herbicide spraying .......................................................................................................... 57 9.8. Lopping of branches ....................................................................................................... 57 9.9. Business Monitoring Section .......................................................................................... 57 9.10. Markets and Fairs ........................................................................................................ 58 9.11. Cemeteries and Crematoriums ..................................................................................... 59 10. WELFARE DEPARTMENT ............................................................................................. 61 Page 3 of 64 The District Council of Pamplemousses - Annual Report 1st July 2018 – 30th June 2019 1. CHAIRPERSON STATEMENT It’s my pleasure and honour to present the Annual Report 2018/2019. Change creates opportunity and opportunities must be optimized for customer satisfaction and one of the important challenges for policy makers is to manage change as human beings are resistant to change. I have tried during the financial year 2018/2019 to bring changes in the mindset of our human resources. Thus changes occurring in our District are challenging the core principles of Local Authorities and propelling us forward in new and exciting ways. The District Council of Pamplemousses is growing fast and the growth is bringing energy and diversity in our District. The community focused budget of Rs 303,368,957 resulted in the Council investing more than Rs 79,843,403 in infrastructure and facilities that will benefit not only the residents of today but also those of the future. There are many challenges facing the Council, but the current economic climate was certainly one of the most confronting. Such an economic condition reflected particularly challenging time in developing a responsible budget which provides residents with the service-facilities they needed. The year 2019 marked our 7th year as a Local Authority. For the last 7 years our core business was to provide social services to the inhabitants, and this won’t change. We shall move forward; we will strengthen and extend our services by investing more and more in our statutory duties. The environment is challenging Page 4 of 64 The District Council of Pamplemousses - Annual Report 1st July 2018 – 30th June 2019 and the Council had to be more sharply focused on productivity as the clients are looking for speedy action, efficiency, integrity, control, precision and sound management in our mission, to ensure a healthy and sustainable natural and eco-friendly environment. The Council has been fully devoted to regaining any trust that may have been lost by implementing managerial reforms and measures in empowering service delivery and I am proud to say I have been successful in bringing reforms by empowering decision making processes and strengthening risk management systems. As the fundamental essence of our operations is to provide social service and this is a task which is spearheaded by our human resources, and I have been successful in enhancing the capabilities of the Council’s human resources. Furthermore, with a view to regaining balance between our resources and our expenses, emphasis has been laid on cash flows, management of our debts and our investments. My actions have been an endeavour that has contributed to the society’s welfare. Likewise, I had stressed on the fact that our employees should fully exert themselves to faithfully serve the stakeholders. To sum up, as Chairperson I have formulated short, medium and long term objectives by tenaciously pushing forward with managerial reforms and strengthening our human relations, followed by displaying the results of my efforts to the stakeholders