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SISSALA WEST DISTRICT ASSEMBLY SUB- PROGRAMME 1.3 Planning, Budgeting and Coordination Table of Contents PART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................ 4 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DISTRICT ......................................................................................... 4 3. VISION ................................................................................................................................................. 5 4. MISSION .............................................................................................................................................. 5 5. GOALS ................................................................................................................................................ 5 REPUBLIC OF GHANA 6. CORE FUNCTIONS ........................................................................................................................... 5 7. DISTRICT ECONOMY ...................................................................................................................... 6 a. AGRICULTURE ................................................................................................................................. 6 COMPOSITE BUDGET b. MARKET CENTER ............................................................................................................................ 7 c. HEALTH .............................................................................................................................................. 8 d. WATER AND SANITATION ............................................................................................................. 9 FOR 2020-2023 8. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2019 .................................................................................................... 10 9. REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE PERFORMANCE .................................................................. 11 a. REVENUE ......................................................................................................................................... 11 b. EXPENDITURE ................................................................................................................................ 13 PROGRAMME BASED BUDGET ESTIMATES 1. NMTDF POLICY OBJECTIVES IN LINE WITH SDGs AND TARGETS AND COST .......... 14 2. POLICY OUTCOME INDICATORS AND TARGETS ................................................................ 17 3. REVENUE MOBILIZATION STRATEGIES FOR KEY REVENUE SOURCES ..................... 18 PART B: BUDGET PROGRAMME/SUB-PROGRAMME SUMMARY ........................................... 19 FOR 2020 PROGRAMME 1: MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION...................................................... 19 SUB- PROGRAMME 1.1 General Administration .................................................................. 20 SUB- PROGRAMME 1.2 Finance and Revenue Mobilization ............................................. 23 SISSALA WEST DISTRICT ASSEMBLY SUB- PROGRAMME 1.3 Planning, Budgeting and Coordination...................................... 25 SUB- PROGRAMME 1.3 Legislative Oversights .................................................................... 27 SUB- PROGRAMME 1.5 Human Resource Management ............................................................ 30 PROGRAMME 2: INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY AND MANAGEMENT .............................. 33 SUB- PROGRAMME 2.1 Physical and Spatial Planning.............................................................. 34 SUB- PROGRAMME 2.2 Infrastructure Development .................................................................. 36 PROGRAMME 3: SOCIAL SERVICES DELIVERY....................................................................... 39 SUB- PROGRAMME 3.1 Education and Youth Development .................................................... 40 SUB- PROGRAMME 3.2 Health Delivery ......................................................................................... 43 2020 Composite Budget-Sissala West District 2 SUB- PROGRAMME 3.3 Social Welfare and Community Development ................................. 46 PART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW PROGRAMME 4: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................... 49 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DISTRICT SUB- PROGRAMME 4.1 Trade, Tourism and Industrial Development .................................... 50 1. SUB- PROGRAMME 4.2 Agricultural Development ..................................................................... 52 1.1 Location and Size PROGRAMME 5: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ............................................................... 55 Sissala West district is located in the northern part of Upper West Region. It lies SUB- PROGRAMME 5.1 Disaster Prevention and Management ............................................... 56 approximately between Longitude 213W to 2:36W and Latitude 10:00N 11:00N. The PART C: FINANCIAL INFORMATION ................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. district forms part of the eleven (11) District/Municipal areas in the region. The district shares boundaries with the Jirapa and Lambusia Kaani districts to the West, Sissala East District to the East, Daffiama-Bussie-Issah to South-West, Burkina Faso to the North and Wa East District to the South. It covers a land area of approximately 4,112.89 square kilometers, which is about 22.3% of the total landmass of the Upper West Region (Sissala West District Assembly, 2010). The Sissala West District was established in 2004 by the Legislative Instrument, LI 1771 (Sissala West District Assembly, 2013). It was carved out of the then Sissala District. The district has as its administrative capital at Gwollu. POPULATION STRUCTURE 2. The 2010 PHC revealed that the district has a total population of 49,573, with 48.7 percent as males and 51.3 percent as females. The proportion of population below 15 was 45.2 percent while those who are 65 years and older represents 5.3 percent. On the other hand, the proportion of the labour force age (15 to 64 years) stood at 49.4 percent of the total population. The district has a sex ratio of 95.0 and a population density of 24.2 (thus approximately 25 persons per square kilometre). Per the 2010 PHC, the district has a dependency ratio of 102.4 (GSS, 20101).The demographic characteristics of a population analyses the size, composition, growth, distribution, density, and age-sex structure and any vital statistics related to the population. Population size, composition and age-sex structures are critical in understanding the components of population change (fertility, mortality and migration dynamics) of any geographic area. The age-sex structures are useful for population projections and socioeconomic development planning. The objective of this chapter is to analyse the size/distribution, composition and age-sex structure of the Sissala West District’s population based on the 2010 Population and Housing Census. 2020 Composite Budget-Sissala West District 2020 Composite Budget-Sissala West District 3 4 Client focus: Officials of Sissala West District Assembly treat members of the public as “clients” who are entitled to receive the highest standard of service. These services range 3. VISION from greetings and addressing “clients”, to the style and tone of officials when interacting Sissala West District Assembly’s vision is to champion decentralization in the District with members of the public and in dealing with people with special needs such as the through effective local Governance Administration for creating shared prosperity and elderly or physically challenged. equal job opportunities for its citizenry. Accountability: Staffs of the Assembly acts on behave of her citizens using their scarce 4. MISSION resources and hence reports regularly to them on how the resources are utilized for the The District Assembly exists as the highest corporate body with political, development of the district. To enhance greater transparency and accountability, the administrative and planning authority that seeks to improve the quality of life of the SWDA is guided by the Public Financial Management Act, the Public Procurement Act people through effective harnessing of its human, financial and material resources and the Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) to for the provision of basic socio-economic infrastructure and services. regulate spending within her budget. The Assembly also keeps her citizens informed through public fora, mid-year reviews, quarterly and annual progress reports and many 5. GOALS more. The ultimate goal of Sissala West District Assembly is to actualize the agenda for jobs by creating equally opportunity and a shared prosperity for all without leaving no one Transparency: Transparency and openness are the hallmarks of a democratic behind. government and therefore key to the functioning of Sissala West District Assembly. In terms of public service delivery, transparency builds trust and confidence between the 6. CORE FUNCTIONS Sissala West District Assembly and the people it serves. The Sissala West District Assembly is guided by the core values of the local government Service which seeks to ensure: Effectiveness and efficient use of resources: The scarcity of resources to the Sissala West District Assembly requires that the limited resources are used to achieve the best Professionalism: Staff working in the Sissala West District Assembly maintains high possible value for money levels of specialist knowledge, keep up-to date with current research, methodologies and processes. Additionally,
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