ELUNDINI MUNICIPALITY

MUNICIPAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS

 In order to enable the Council to comply with its oversight obligations in terms of section 129 of the Municipal Finance Management Act No. 56 of 2003, the Council has established an oversight committee with the following primary functions:

 (a)          to undertake a review and analysis of each quarterly mayoral report and the  Annual Report;

 (b)       to invite, receive and consider inputs from councillors, portfolio committees and the senior management team of the municipality on the Annual Report;

 (c)        to consider written comments received on the Annual Report through a prescribed public consultation process;

 (d)       to conduct public hearing(s) to allow the local community or any organs of state to make representations with regard to the Annual Report;

 (e)        to receive and consider the views and comments of the Audit Committee on the annual financial statements, the performance report and on any other matter in respect of which the Audit Committee has submitted a report or made a recommendation;

 (f)        to make comment and submit recommendations to the council on the quarterly mayoral report;

 (g)       to prepare the draft Oversight Report, taking into consideration the views and inputs of the public, representative(s) of the Auditor-General, organs of state, the Audit Committee, councillors, portfolio committees and the senior management team of the municipality;

 (h)       to ensure that the Oversight Report complies with applicable statutory directives, instructions or requests received from or made by National Treasury;

 (i)         to recommend to the Council the adoption of resolutions adopting or amending the draft Oversight Report either in full or in part and with such reservations and observations as may be deemed necessary or desirable to ensure compliance with any statutory directives, instructions or requests received from or made by National Treasury.

 The Committee comprises four non-executive committee councillors nominated by the Council and two members from the local community who will also be nominated by the Council.

 Applications are hereby invited from interested persons to serve on the Committee.

 Applicants should be South African citizens resident in the municipality and have university qualifications or equivalent, expertise and experience in one, or more, of the following fields: accounting •  business administration  •  economics  •  development finance  •  engineering  •  finance  •  law  •  strategy.  Membership of a professional body will be an added advantage.

Applications must be accompanied by a letter of motivation, a comprehensive CV and certified copies of qualifications.

 Further details concerning the functions of the Committee are available from the undersigned.

 Applications should be submitted in writing to the Municipal Manager, Elundini Municipality, P.O. Box 1, Maclear, 5480, not later than 27 August 2010.

 Municipal Manager