7.5 Administrator: Governance and administration has been characterized by Council instability due to lack of decisive political and administrative leadership. This has been due to persistent Council interference in the administration and irregular appointment of contract workers which were not required. Equally the Council failed to conclude disciplinary processes of the suspended Municipal Manager. There were no performance assessments or evaluation conducted for the past three financial years, and the administration was on the brink of collapse, with lack of staff discipline and absence of ethical leadership. In addition, the Municipal Manager has been on suspension for more than 12 months, and disciplinary hearings have been unnecessarily elongated.