The Mayor shared some of the challenges that the municipality faced: suspension of the Municipal Manager (under-spending of conditional grant, mentioned as one of the reasons); un-budgeted projects; and staff capacity problems. The Mayor also mentioned that issues raised in the AG's report for the 2008/2009 financial year were being addressed; including the establishment of the Internal Audit Committee and that more positive results are expected for the next financial report. The Committee was satisfied with an active role that was being played by the Mayor in the