Ward Committee elections - JBAYRA
posted Sep 18, 2011, 5:25 AM by JBay RA
The Jeffreys Bay Residents Association has been advised by the Kouga Municipality that Ward committee election meetings are to be held on the following dates:
Die Jeffreysbaai Inwonersvereniging is in kennis gestel deur die Kouga Munisipaliteit dat Wykskomitee verkiesing vergaderings sal gehou word op die volgende datums:
Henda Thiart 082 896 7258
North Wavecrest, Kabeljous and Mondplaas
071 911 9850
CBD and C Place
Mercia Ungerer 083 409 8776
Since the year 2000 the Municipal Systems Act has allowed for the formation of Ward Committees within municipalities. A ward committee consists of 10 residents elected from a specific municipal ward at a public meeting. The committee members are expected to convey issues and problems from their fellow residents to the elected Councillor representing their ward, and to communicate information from the municipality back to the residents. Ward committees are supposed to meet once per month, but this not always the case. The committee members are expected to involve themselves in issues such as the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for their area, to study, understand and comment on the municipal budget, and to monitor municipal performance through a Performance Monitoring System (PMS).
Ward committees are quite separate from the residents association (although they may have members in common), and are non-political. Ward committee members are not paid, but may be reimbursed for expenses. The central government provides free training for ward committee members, and allocates funds for the execution of their duties.
If you would like to stand for your Ward Committee, inform your local councillor, and come along to your scheduled ward meeting. We would appreciate an email to info@jbayra.com as well, to keep us informed of the response.
Sedert die jaar 2000 het die Wet op Munisipale Stelsels toegelaat vir die opstel van die wykskomitees binne die Munisipaliteite. 'n Wykskomitee bestaan ​​uit 10 inwoners van' n spesifieke munisipale wyk wat by 'n openbare vergadering verkies word . Die komitee-lede word dan verlang om kwessies en probleme van hul mede-inwoners oor te dra aan die verkose raadslid van hul wyk en die Raadslid sal dan die inligting oor dra aan die Munisipaliteit. Wykskomitees is veronderstel om een maal per maand te vergader, maar dit nie altyd die geval nie. Daar word verwag dat die komitee betrokke sal raak in sake soos die Geïntegreerde Ontwikkelingsplan (GOP) in hul omgewing, dit te bestudeer, verstaan ​​en kommentaar op die Munisipale begroting en Munisipale prestasie te lewer deur middel van 'n Prestasie Evalueringsisteem. (PMS).
Wykskomitees sal heeltemal apart van die inwonersvereniging (hoewel hulle lede in gemeen het) optree en is nie-polities. Wykskomiteelede word nie betaal nie, maar kan vergoed word vir enige uitgawes. Die sentrale regering verskaf gratis opleiding vir wykskomiteelede en verskaf fondse vir die uitvoering van hul pligte.
As jy wil staan ​​in jou Wykskomitee, lig jou plaaslike raadslid in oor jou besluit en woon die geskeduleerde wyks vergadering by. Ons sal 'n e-pos waardeer by info@jbayra.com, sodat ons op hoogte is van u besluit.