Hon Chairperson, I hereby move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes and supports the call by the Premier of Limpopo province on councillors to serve as mediators between government and communities to ensure quality service delivery and to help government to improve the lives of the people;
2) points out that municipal managers and chief financial officers are the face and the voice of local government and key to service delivery and calls on municipalities to fill vacancies as a matter of urgency and priority and to appoint officials who have the necessary skills, qualifications and knowledge to enhance good performance; and
3) calls on provincial governments, municipalities and in particular on Salga to ensure that councillors, especially new councillors, undergo appropriate training on the functioning of local government linked with an induction programme to ensure that they are capacitated with a general understanding of their leadership role and legislation that guides local government, municipal processes, developmental local government and service delivery.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.