CAPRICORN DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017 0 CONTENTS CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................... 1 ACRONYMS ...................................................................................................................... 6 CHAPTER 1: MAYOR’S FOREWORD AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................... 8 COMPONENT A: MAYOR`S FOREWORD ....................................................................................................................... 8 COMPONENT B: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 10 1.1. MUNICIPAL MANAGER’S OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................... 10 1.2. MUNICIPAL FUNCTIONS, POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW ................................... 12 1.3. SERVICE DELIVERY OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................... 19 1.4. FINANCIAL HEALTH OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................... 21 1.5. ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW ....................................................................................... 22 1.6. AUDITOR GENERAL REPORT ......................................................................................................................... 29 1.7. STATUTORY ANNUAL REPORT PROCESS ................................................................................................. 36 1.8. PERSONNEL PROVISIONING .......................................................................................................................... 37 CHAPTER 2 – GOVERNANCE ................................................................................................ 39 COMPONENT A: POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE GOVERNANCE ............................................................... 39 2.1. POLITICAL GOVERNANCE .............................................................................................................................. 39 2.2. ADMINISTRATIVE GOVERNANCE .................................................................................................................. 43 COMPONENT B: INTEROVERNMENTAL RELATIONS ............................................................................................. 44 2.3. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS ........................................................................................................... 44 COMPONENT C: PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY AND PARTICIPATION................................................................... 45 2.4. PUBLIC MEETINGS ............................................................................................................................................ 45 2.4.1. COMMUNITY/PUBLIC PARTICIPATION .................................................................................................... 45 2.4.2. COMMUNICATION ......................................................................................................................................... 46 2.4.3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROGRAMMES ............................................................................................... 46 2.4.4. WARD COMMITTEES .................................................................................................................................... 46 2.5. IDP PARTICIPATION AND ALIGNMENT ........................................................................................................ 46 COMPONENT D: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ........................................................................................................ 47 2.6. RISK MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................................................... 47 2.7. FRAUD AND ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY ............................................................................................ 47 1 2.8. SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................................... 48 2.9. BY-LAWS .............................................................................................................................................................. 48 2.10. WEBSITES ............................................................................................................................................................ 48 2.11. PUBLIC SATISFACTION ON MUNICIPAL SERVICES ................................................................................ 49 2.12. INTERNAL AUDIT................................................................................................................................................ 49 CHAPTER 3 – SERVICE DELIVERY PERFORMANCE (PERFORMANCE REPORT PART 1) ............................. 50 COMPONENT A: BASIC SERVICES .............................................................................................................................. 50 3.1. WATER PROVISION ........................................................................................................................................... 53 3.2. WASTE WATER (SANITATION) PROVISION ................................................................................................ 53 3.3. ELECTRICITY ....................................................................................................................................................... 54 3.4. WASTE MANAGEMENT..................................................................................................................................... 56 3.5. HOUSING .............................................................................................................................................................. 56 3.6. FREE BASIC SERVICES AND INDIGENT SUPPORT .................................................................................. 56 COMPONENT B: ROAD TRANSPORT .......................................................................................................................... 56 3.7. ROADS .................................................................................................................................................................. 56 3.8. TRANSPORT (INCLUDING VEHICLE LICENSING & PUBLIC BUS OPERATION) ................................ 60 3.9. WASTE WATER (STORMWATER DRAINAGE) ............................................................................................ 63 COMPONENT C: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.................................................................................................. 64 3.10. PLANNING ............................................................................................................................................................ 64 3.11. LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (INCLUDING TOURISM AND MARKET PLACES) ................... 68 COMPONENT D: COMMUNITY & SOCIAL SERVICES .............................................................................................. 72 3.12. LIBRARIES; ARCHIEVES; MUSEUMS; GALLERIES; COMMUNITY FACILITIES; OTHER (THEATRES, ZOOS, ETC) 73 3.13. CEMETORIES AND CREMATORIUMS ........................................................................................................... 73 3.14. CHILD CARE; AGED CARE; SOCIAL PROGRAMMES .............................................................................. 73 COMPONENT E: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION .................................................................................................. 74 3.15. BIO-DIVERSITY; LANDSCAPE (INCL. OPEN SPACES); AND OTHER (EG. COASTAL PROTECTION) 75 COMPONENT F: HEALTH ............................................................................................................................................... 76 3.16. CLINICS ................................................................................................................................................................. 76 3.17. AMBULANCE SERVICES .................................................................................................................................. 76 3.18. HEALTH INSPECTION; FOOD AND ABBATOIR LICENSING AND INSPECTION; ETC ...................... 76 2 COMPONENT G: SECURITY AND SAFETY ................................................................................................................ 77 3.19. POLICE .................................................................................................................................................................. 77 3.20. FIRE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 77 3.21. OTHER (DISASTER MANAGEMENT AS A FUNCTION OF CDM) ............................................................ 79 COMPONENT H: SPORT AND RECREATION............................................................................................................. 83 3.22. SPORT AND RECREATION .............................................................................................................................. 84 COMPONENT I: CORPORATE POLICY OFFICES AND OTHER SERVICES ........................................................ 84 3.23. EXECUTIVE AND COUNCIL ............................................................................................................................