BELA-BELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY 2016/17 – 2020/21 DRAFT INTEGRATED DEVELOPMEMT PLAN (IDP) To be the prime agricultural hub and tourism destination of choice Contents List of Acronyms ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Mayor’s Foreword................................................................................................................................... 8 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................... 9 CHAPTER ONE: THE PLANNING FRAMEWORK............................................................................. 14 1. 1. Legislative Framework ................................................................................................................ 14 1.2. Process Plan ................................................................................................................................. 19 1.3. Key points extracted from the 2015 SONA and SOPA........................................................... 27 CHAPTER TWO: MUNICIPAL PROFILE AND SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS.................................... 32 2.1. Geographic Description of the Municipal Area ........................................................................ 32 2.2. Demographic overview ................................................................................................................ 34 2.2.1 Population Dynamics and Future Growth Trends ....................................................... 34 2.2.3. Population Gender Profile ................................................................................................ 39 2.3. Unemployment and Poverty Analysis............................................................................................ 40 2.4. Education Profile and Literacy Levels ........................................................................................... 42 2.5. Language Profile............................................................................................................................... 43 2.6. People with Disability ....................................................................................................................... 43 CHAPTER THREE: INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS ............................................................................ 196 3.1. Municipal Vision, Mission and Values of the Municipality ........................................................ 196 3.2. Municipal Powers and Functions ................................................................................................. 197 3.3. Municipal Political Leadership ...................................................................................................... 198 3.4. Administrative Leadership ............................................................................................................. 203 3.4.1. Summary of Municipal Staff Compliment ............................................................................ 203 3.4.2. Vacancy Rate........................................................................................................................... 203 3.4.3. Staff Retention ......................................................................................................................... 204 3.5. Organizational Structure ................................................................................................................ 205 3.6 Bela-Bela Workplace Skills Development Plan .......................................................................... 243 3.7. Employment Equity ......................................................................................................................... 245 3.8. Municipal Wide Developmental Challenges ............................................................................... 245 3.8.1. Ward Based Development Challenges ................................................................................ 245 CHATER FOUR: GOOD GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ................................. 185 4.1. Good Corporate Governance ....................................................................................................... 185 1 | P a g e 4.2. Municipal Governance ................................................................................................................... 185 c) Performance Assessment Committee .................................................................................... 187 4.2.6. Internal Audit .............................................................................................................................. 187 4.2.7. Anti-Corruption .......................................................................................................................... 188 4.2.8. Risk Management ..................................................................................................................... 188 4.3. Municipal Audit Outcomes ............................................................................................................ 190 4.3.1. Actual Audit Findings for the 2013/14 Financial Year ............................................. 191 1) Procurement - No reasonable steps taken to prevent Unauthorized, Irregular and Fruitless expenditure ..................................................................................................................... 191 2) Procurement - Awards made to persons in the service of state ..................................... 191 3) Procurement- Municipal SCM policy not in line with SCM regulations (from R10 000- R30 000). ......................................................................................................................................... 191 4) Procurement- Awards to close family member of persons in service of the state. ...... 191 5) Procurement- Bid awarded to bidders with the lower CIDB grading. ............................. 191 6) Procurement- Composition of bid adjudication committee. ............................................. 191 7) Procurement- Inadequate supply chain management control ......................................... 191 8) AoPO - Reported information is not accurate and complete ........................................... 191 9) AOPO - No consistencies between planned and reported targets. ................................ 191 10) AOPO - No indicators for access to basic water and sanitation. ................................ 191 11) PPE- Projects completed are not removed from the list of work in progress. .......... 191 12) Investment Property- Amounts as per the valuation report differs to asset register. 191 13) Investment Property- Amounts as per the asset register does not agree to the amounts as per the general valuation roll. ................................................................................. 191 14) PPE- Method of funding not included in the asset register. ......................................... 191 15) PPE- Assets sold are not removed from the asset register. ........................................ 191 16) PPE- Carrying amounts as per the asset register do not agree to the amounts as per appendix B. ..................................................................................................................................... 191 17) PPE- Difference between prior year adjustments as per AFS and recalculated amount. ............................................................................................................................................ 191 18) Depreciation- Total depreciation as per the asset register does not agree to the amount presented in AFS. ............................................................................................................ 191 19) Commitment- Inaccurate disclosure of commitment ..................................................... 191 20) Commitment - Incompleteness of commitments ........................................................... 191 2 | P a g e 21) Sundry debtors - The amounts per AFS do not agree to the general ledger. ........... 191 22) Revenue - Rental agreements not signed ...................................................................... 191 23) Receivables - Provision for impairment of traffic fines erroneously calculated. ....... 191 24) Revenue - Property rates still charged after disconnection of services. .................... 191 25) Revenue - Prior year tariffs incorrectly used for electricity billing. .............................. 191 26) Revenue - Monthly water and electricity distribution loss rates are beyond acceptable range. ........................................................................................................................... 191 27) Revenue - Water distribution loss rate incorrectly calculated and disclosed. ........... 191 28) Revenue - Recalculation of revenue amount from licensing could not be done. ..... 191 29) Cash flow statement not accurately prepared. .............................................................. 191 30) Retirement benefit obligation - Disclosure and presentation not in line with GRAP.191 31) Long term loan - Incorrect disclosure of current portion ............................................... 191 32) Unknown deposit - Amounts disclosed is not complete. .............................................. 191 33) Expenditure - Misclassification of tracker expenses as operating lease. .................. 191 34)