REPUBLIC OF GHANA THE COMPOSITE BUDGET OF THE SENE EAST DISTRICT ASSEMBLY FOR THE 2016 FISCAL YEAR 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................................ 6 BACKGROUND OF THE SENE EAST DISTRICT ASSEMBLY .................................................................................. 7 Establishment ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Structure Of Assembly .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Location ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Population ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 DISTRICT ECONOMY ................................................................................................................................................... 8 Agriculture ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Road Network ................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Education ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Health ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy ................................................................................................... 10 Tourism Potential ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 VISION STATEMENT .................................................................................................................................................. 11 MISSION STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................................... 11 BROAD SECTORIAL GOALS .................................................................................................................................... 11 STRATEGIC DIRECTION ............................................................................................................................................ 11 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Revenue and Expenditure Performance ...................................................................................................................... 12 Revenue Performance ................................................................................................................................................. 12 Internally Generated Fund Trend Analysis ................................................................................................................... 12 All Revenue Sources.................................................................................................................................................... 14 Expenditure Trend Analysis ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Expenditure Details for the Period January to June 2015 ............................................................................................ 18 NON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE BY DEPARTMENTS AND SECTORS OF THE ASSEMBLY ........................... 21 2 SUMMAR OF COMMITMENTS ON OUTSTANDING /COMPLETED PROJECTRS .................................................. 25 IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES ............................................................................................................................. 29 WAYFORWARD .......................................................................................................................................................... 29 OUTLOOK FOR 2016.................................................................................................................................................. 30 REVENUE PROJECTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 30 PROJECTIONS FOR ALL REVENUE SOURCES ...................................................................................................... 31 REVENUE MOBILIZATIONS STRATEGIES FOR KEY REVENUE SOURCES IN 2016 ........................................... 32 2015-2017 EXPENDITURE PERFORMANCE PROJECTION OF THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY ................................ 33 EXPENDITURE PROJECTIONS ................................................................................................................................. 33 SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE BUDGET BY DEPARTMENTS, ITEM AND FUNDING SOURCES ........................ 34 PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES FOR 2016 AND CORRESPONDING COST AND JUSTIFICATION .................. 36 COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES ............................................................................................................................ 6 ANALYSIS OF REVENUE COLLECTORS PERFORMANCE ...................................................................................... 6 3 LIST OF TABLES PAGES Table 1. DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE ....................................................................................................... 8 Table 2. TOP TEN DISEASES IN THE DISTRICT ....................................................................................................... 9 Table 3. PERFORMANCE OF INTERNALLY GENERATED FUND FOR THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY ............................................................................................................................................................. 12 Table 4. REVENUE PERFORMANCE OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE ASSEMBLY .................. 14 Table 5. EXPENDITURE PERFORMANCE FOR THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY ......................................................... 16 Table 6. DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY ........................................... 18 Table 7. NON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE BY DEPARTMENTS AND BY SECTORS OF THE ASSEMBLY ............................................................................................................................................................. 21 Table 8. SUMMARY OF COMMMITMENTS ON OUTSTANDING /COMPLETED PROJECTS ...... 25 Table 9. 2015-2017 INTERNALLY GENERATED FUND PROJECTIONS ............................................ 30 Table 10. 2015-2017 PROJECTIONS FOR ALL REVENUE SOURCES FOR THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY .............................................................................................................................................................. 31 Table 11. REVENUE MOBILIZATION STRATEGIES ................................................................................... 32 Table 12. 2015-2017 EXPENDITURE PROJECTIONS OF THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY .................. 33 Table 13. SUMMARY OF 2016 MMDA’S BUDGET AND FUNDING SOURCES .................................. 34 Table 14. 2016 PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING COST .......... 36 4 LIST OF FIGURES PAGES Fig 1. The internally Generated Revenue Performance from 2013 to June 2015 ........................................................ 13 Fig 2. The Revenue Performance of the District Assembly from all Revenue Sources .............................................. 16 Fig 3. The Expenditure Performance from 2013 to June 2015 ................................................................... 17 Fig 4. Detailed Expenditure Performance of the District Assembly ........................................................... 20 5 INTRODUCTION Section 92 (3) of the Local Government Act 1993, Act 462 envisages the implementation of the composite budget system under which the budget of departments of the District Assembly would be integrated into the budget of the District Assembly. The District Composite Budgeting System would achieve the following amongst others: a. Ensure that public funds follow functions to give meaning to the transfer of staff transferred from the Civil Service to the Local Government Service. b. Establish an effective integrated budgeting system which supports intended goals, expectation and performance of government at the local levels; c. Facilitate harmonized development and introduce fiscal prudence in the management of public funds at the MMDA level In 2011, Government directed all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to prepare for the fiscal year 2012, Composite budgets which integrated departments under Schedule I of the Local Government (Department of District Assemblies) Instrument, 2009, (L.I. 1961). This policy initiative would upscale full implementation of fiscal decentralization