- The municipality was governed by the council policies in the management of its asset register, the supply chain management policy: s40 (1) and (2) which provided for the criteria for the disposal or letting of assets, including unserviceable, redundant or obsolete assets, subject to sections 14 and 90 of the MFMA (Act 56 of 2003), Infrastructure Asset Management Policy, Movable Asset Management Policy and Asset Disposal Policies were followed. - The asset register of the municipality was divided into infrastructure assets and community assets. - Under the infrastructure assets, the municipality recorded its caravan parks, hostel (public & tourist), market stalls, office buildings, old age homes, workshops and depots. - In September 2008 the municipality and the provincial Department of Health entered into a Memorandum of Agreement for the transfer of assets. This process was taken through a disposal committee, and subsequently to management. - The municipality had a challenge of being understaffed in the Asset Register Unit and subsequently made use of consultants.