The
Driving force behind Theewaterskloof Municipality stems from the will
to serve the people with humility, dignity and a steadfast resolve to
accelerate and improve service delivery, fight poverty and unemployment
and ensure a better life for all inhabitants.
The newly elected Council held a planning workshop in September 2006
and emerged from the session with a clear understanding of what the
focus should be for 2007/ 2008. We have identified the most critical
issues according to the 5 Key Performance Areas (KPA’s), which
are Capacity Development, Service Delivery, Local Economic Development,
Financial Viability and Corporate Governance. Council decided that they
should take action that will:
> Stabilize the Municipality
> Develop and optimize capacity that will focus on development and
service delivery backlogs.
In order for us to address
the above priorities, we should first build our Capacity (human
resources, machinery, equipment and policies) to speed up service
delivery. Our 2007/ 2008 Budget will therefore focus on Capacity
Building.
During the year under review, the following vacant key positions were filled:
Municipal Manager
Director Corporate Services
Director Development
Director Operations
The filling of these critical posts empowered the Municipality to build capacity and stability within its boarders.
I wish to thank my Councilors
for their support and ongoing efforts to better the lives of our
people. I would also like to thank the Municipal Manager, his
Management Team as well as all Municipal officials for their hard work
and commitment. Without them, we wouldn’t have come this far.
CB Punt
The Executive Mayor
