uMfolozi Council
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| CLLR. S.W. MGENGE MAYOR ANC |
CLLR. S.R. THABETHE DEPUTY MAYOR ANC |
MR. Z.D. MFUSI SPEAKER & PR ANC |
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| CLLR. M.B. MKHIZE EXCO MEMBER WARD 15 IFP |
CLLR. S.T. KHUMALO EXCO MEMBER WARD 7 IFP |
MTHIYANE EXCO MEMBER/PR ANC |
GENERAL POWERS OF THE COUNCIL
- Approves by-laws;
- Assigns the administration of by-laws to the Municipal Manager and the respective Heads of Department;
- Determines overall strategic policy applicable to the municipality as a whole which gives macro direction to its executive and which guides the formulation of all other policies;
- Approves the Integrated Development Plan; Elects members of the Executive Committee, the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Speaker;
- Delegates appropriate decision making powers in terms of section 59(1) (a) of the Systems Act;
- May remove the Speaker, Mayor and/or Deputy Mayor and one or more of the members of the Executive Committee from office in terms of applicable legislative prescripts;
- Establishes committees in terms of section 79 and section 80 of the Structures Act;
- Grants leave to Councillors from meetings of the council;
- Approves Rules of Order of Council;
FINANCIAL POWERS OF THE COUNCIL
- Approves council’s annual budget and any amendment thereto;
- Determines and imposes rates, levies, duties and tariffs;
- Raises loans;
- Adopts, maintains and implements a credit control and debt collection policy and a rates and tariff policy which complies with the Systems Act and the MPRA, which rates and tariff policy must be reviewed annually;
- Considers and deals with the annual report of the municipality and adopts an oversight report containing the council comment on the annual report, including a statement whether the council
- has approved the annual report with or without reservations;
- has rejected the annual report; or
- has referred the annual report back for revision of those components that can be revised.
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