6.3 Municipal Council: The submissions made by the Executive Mayor on behalf of the Mayoral Committee indicated that the Municipality welcomed the intervention in its affairs by the PEC of the North West Province. The Executive Mayor indicated that prior to the 29 October 2009, there was confusion by the Municipal Council on the roles and responsibilities of the appointed Administrator, as well as the process and the manner in which the intervention was handled by the provincial Department of Local Government and Housing. Furthermore, there was political infighting in the Municipality which contributed to the revoking of section 139 (1)(b) of the Constitution, as a result of the former Executive Mayor (The new Executive Mayor assumed responsibility from September 2009). In essence, it was reported that the former Executive Mayor's management style contributed to the failure of the Municipality.