The Mayor, in his response, acknowledged the challenges confronting the municipality, and assured the Delegation that the intention was to turn the situation around. He mentioned that National Treasury had been approached to assist, and a financial adviser was seconded in this regard. The Chairperson of the MPAC noted that the committee agreed to the timeframes proposed by the Auditor-General. He advised that MPAC submitted its annual report 2010/2011 to council and the AG, and that the report responded to all the concerns raised by the AG with clear time-frames. The dependency on consultants by the municipality would, for now, still remain a concern. The identification of municipal assets continues as a challenge with most of the assets not registered with the municipality.