Public Service Amendment Bill: Deliberations; Oudtshoorn Municpality Oversight Vist Report: Adoption
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Public Administration
11 September 2007
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LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION SELECT COMMITTEE
11 September 2007
PUBLIC SERVICE AMENDMENT BILL: DELIBERATIONS; OUDTSHOORN MUNICPALITY OVERSIGHT VIST REPORT: ADOPTION
Chairperson: Mr S Shiceka (ANC, Gauteng)
Documents handed out:
Public Service
Amendment Bill [B31B-2006]
Public Service
Amendment Bill: Clause-By-Clause Explanations
Audio recording
of meeting
SUMMARY
Four Members indicated that they did not fully understand the Bill. It was
decided that the Department of Public Service and Administration would be
requested to brief those individuals on the Bill once again before Members
briefed their provinces on 10 and 11 October. The Committee adopted its Report
on the Oudtshoorn oversight visit, without
amendments.
MINUTES
Public Service Amendment Bill
The Chairperson reminded Members of the importance of processing the Bill
expeditiously, as they would have to report to provinces on 10 and 11 October. An
advertisement would be placed in the media inviting public input on the Bill.
He then asked the State Law Advisers if there was any law preventing the Committee
from reporting to the provinces and the public input concurrently.
Adv Z Adhikari (Parliamentary Legal Adviser)
responded that there was no such law, and therefore the Committee could run the
two processes concurrently.
The Chairperson further clarified that the intention of the meeting was to see
if the committee members were ready to present the Bill to their provinces. It
was very important that Members understood the Bill fully so they would be able
to deal with questions. He reminded Members that the Committee had dealt with
the Bill conclusively, and wanted to know if there were any Members who did not
feel they understood it fully.
A female Member of the Committee and Mr N Mack (ANC,
Western Cape) said they did not feel confident enough yet, and would appreciate
another briefing by the Department of Public Service and Administration.
The Chairperson proposed that the Members who did not yet understand the Bill
fully be given individual attention by the Department soon. The Committee Secretary
would organize the briefing. Four Members felt they needed another briefing by
the Department.
Oudtshoorn Report
The Chairperson briefly explained to the Committee the situation at the Oudsthoorn Municipality. When he and the provincial
leadership went to Oudsthoorn Municipality the
community felt a need for government intervention. They indicated that a new
Municipal Manager had been appointed, along with 57 other managers. The feeling
was that the municipal council could now run itself but there was still a need
for the provincial government to intervene with regards to economic development,
as the area was still very poor.
Mr A Moseki (ANC, North
West) proposed that the report be adopted, as it covered every aspect of the
trip, which Mr Mack seconded.
The Committee adopted the report without amendments, and the meeting was
adjourned.
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