Annexure’ A’                                                               Emadlangeni Municipality                                          

MUNICIPAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME: Recovery Plan /Scope of Works

                             

TASK ID:

ASSIGNED TASK:

OUTPUT/ OBJECTIVES:

SPECIFIC KPI’S

Responsibility

Other Sources of funding

DLGTA Intervention

Allocation

F.1

Review and Develop Revenue Enhancement Plan and strategies (Credit Control and debt Management).

 

Review and develop a plan and strategies/systems on debt collection, credit control and indigent support systems.

Install system to assist in the collections of debt. Undertake data cleansing exercise.

Identification & catergorisation of debtors

Review credit control policy.

Train identified staff.

 

Development of Council approved Plan and Strategic document to enhance debt recovery and credit control.

Trained identified staff on task. 

 

Service Provider and Municipality

 

R200 000.00

F.2

Implementation of Debt Recovery strategy’s.

 

 

 

 

Debt recovery.

Municipality

 

 

F.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Creditors, cashbook, Bankrecons, staff motor loan register and internal loan register.

 

Reconciliation of all relevant transactions. Cash book to be implemented and bank recon template to be created.

Reconcile motor loan register and staff loan register.

Mapping of processes, financial transactions. Training of identified staff.

 Reconciliation of creditors, cash book, staff motor loan register and staff loan register and bank recons.

Trained identified staff on task.

 

 

Service Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R40 000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F.4

Recovery of VAT and LBS

Calculation of income lost from July 2006 to date, to include in report and adjustment budget. Report to Council on losses with regard to non compliance. Flag VAT indicators. Financial systems to be corrected.

Train identified staff.

Recovery of VAT and LBS.

Trained identified staff on task.

Municipality/ Service Provider

 

R40 000.00

 

F.5

Indigent Register

 

Survey of indigent persons to be undertaken.

Identification of all indigent persons/household in Emadlangeni Municipal area.

Updated indigent register.

Submission to Council and Budget Committee.

Municipality /Service Provider /Ward committees

 

R50 000.00

F.6

Operationalisation of Payday System

 

The Service Provider activates the system for Human Resources and finance. All salaries to be verified and captured on the Payday system. All leave and hr related information to be captured on system. Train staff.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On take of correct leave balances to Payday system.

Verified salaries captured on system. Printing of updated salary advices.

Trained identified staff on task- HR and Finance matters.

 

 

 

 

 

Service Provider

 

R20 000.00

F.7

Restructuring or outsourcing of the Game Park including the development of a local economic development strategy.

 

Conduct an investigation on the economic viability of the Game Park.

Make recommendations.

Ensure that recommendations are documented and work shopped to Council for implementation.

Draw up an LED strategy for implementation.

Assist the Municipality in the implementation phase.

Council approved strategies.

Implementation of strategies.

  

 

Service Provider and Municipality

 

R150 000.00

F.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audit Queries.

Formulate responses to previous years audit queries. Resolve outstanding issues.

Liaise with A.G’S office

Submit report to Council on problematic issues with solutions.

 

 

 

 

Acting CFO with assistance from HOD’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F.9

Audit of all employee salaries, leave balances and overtime.

 

Audit leave balances.

Audit all employee salaries and align to grade of the Municipality.

Audit all overtime

Submit report on findings.

Recover outstanding monies/salaries from former/current/employees.

Reconciled leave balances. Correct salary scales

Recovery of outstanding monies from employees-council approved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R40 000.00

F.10

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Management system.

 

 

Review existing contract with appointed Service Provider (Tat I Chain).

- include Vehicle maintenance or Replacement Plan after feasibility study.

Finalised Asset register that complies with legislative requirements.

GRAP/GAMAP compliant.

Council approved asset management policy and procedure manual.

Valued assets.

Balanced to financial statements.

 Capacitated staff

Existing Service Provider

R45 000.00

CSIR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R200 000.00

 

 

 

 

 

F.11

Disaster Management

Plan

 

Develop plan whilst liaising with all relevant stakeholders.

 

 

Workshop to Council for approval and adoption.

Completed Plan.

Service Provider

 

 

 

 

R60 000.00

 

 

 F.12

Supplier Database

 

Completion of Service Provider registration

Profiling of Service Providers.

Database development.

 

Supplier database.

Provincial Treasury/ Municipality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                    

F.13

Risk Assessment

 

Undertake identification of risk at the Municipality. Categorise level of risk.

 Development of a Risk Management Plan.

Provincial Treasury/ Municipality

 

 

 

 

 

F.14

Basic Bookkeeping Course

 

Train identified staff

 Capacitated staff

DTLGA

R100 000.00

DLGTA Grant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F.15

Financial system

 

Conduct an I.T Audit.

Review existing Financial System for upgrade.

 

Fully operational Financially Management system.

Municipality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Consolidate

R 200 000.00

 

 

 

 

F.16

Housing Development Plan

 

Draft Housing development plan

Workshop to council

Dept of Housing

Dept. of Housing

 

 

 

 

 

F.17

Renovate/ Rehabilitate approximately sixty Municipal houses and open township register.

 

Identify suitable FMS for Municipality.

Draw specification for new system.

Procure.

Fully operational Financially Management system.

Dept. of Housing.

R1000 000.00

Dept. of Housing

 

 

 

 

 

 

F.18

1. Establishment of Internal Audit Unit and undertaking functions of the internal auditor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare a risk based audit plan and an internal audit program for the financial year.

- advise the accounting officer and report to the audit committee on the implementation of the internal audit plan and matters relating to:

- internal audit, internal controls, accounting procedures and practices, risk and risk management , performance management, loss control and compliance with the MFMA, the annual Division of Revenue Act and any other applicable legislation; and perform such duties as may be assigned to it by the accounting officer.

2. Provide an internal auditor function to meet the needs of the Municipality.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Meet legislative requirements and compliance as per the MFMA No. 56 of 2003Section 165 of MFMA and other applicable legislation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Provider/

Municipality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R100 000.00

F.19

Financial Audit Committee

 

 

- To advise the Council, political bearers, the accounting officer and the Management staff of the Municipality, or the Board of Directors , the Accounting Officer and the Management Staff of the Municipal Entity, on matters relating: internal financial controls and internal audits, Risk Management, accounting policies, the adequacy, reliability and accuracy of financial reporting and information, performance Management, effective governance, compliance with the MFMA, the annual Division of Revenue Act and any other applicable legislation, performance evaluation and any other issues referred to it by the Municipality or Municipal Entity.

-Respond to council on any issues raised by the auditor general.

-Carry out investigations into the Financial Affairs of the Municipality or Municipal entity as the council of the Municipality & perform functions as prescribed.

-liaise with the internal audit unit of the Municipality & persons designated by the A.G & to audit financial statements.

-Meet legislative requirements and compliance as per the MFMA No. 56 of 2003 –Section 166 of MFMA and other applicable legislation.   

- Review the annual Financial Statements to provide the council of the Municipality or, in the case of a municipal entity, the council of the parent municipality and the Board of directors of the entity, with an authoritative and credible view of the Financial position of the Municipality, its effectiveness   and efficiency and its overall level of compliance with the MFMA, the Annual Division of Revenue Act and any other applicable legislation.

Regular meetings.

 

 

R50 000.00

 

 

 

 

Annexure’ B’                                               Emadlangeni Municipality                                              

 

MUNICIPAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME: ACTIVITY PLAN/SCOPE OF WORKS

                              TASK ID:

ASSIGNED TASK:

OUTPUT /OBJECTIVES:

SPECIFIC KPI’S

Responsibility

Other sources of

funding

DLGTA intervention Allocation

C.1

 

 

 

Review Organogram and Job profiles. Develop outstanding job profiles.

 

 

Organogram to be developed and tailored to Municipality’s circumstances.

Aligned to Municipality, IDP, budget and legal requirements.

A cost effective organogram.

Job profiles to be completed and submitted for evaluations.

Process and outputs to be complied with all legislative requirements.

Workshop to Council.

A Council approved and adopted organogram.

Completed job evaluations.

Re-organisation and placement of existing Human Resources

Drafting of a collective agreement for the placement of HR.

 

 

 

R50 000.00

C.2

 

 

Conduct Skills Audit.

Review skills Development Plan and finalise WSP and PDP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduct skills audit on all employees.

Identify all skills gaps.

Develop a workplace skills Plan and Personal Development Plan.

Meet all legislative requirements-submission of WSP to LGSETA.

Establish all skills committees. Provide budget for training needs.

Train Skills Development facilitator.

 Compliance with Skills Development Act and Skills Development Levy Act.

Council adopted plans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R40 000.00

C.3

 

 

Personal file/Bursary files

Contracts and

Appointment letters

 

 

Audit of all employee, and Councillor including section 57 Managers, personal and bursary files.

Collection of all relevant documentation to be maintained in files.

Drafting of appointment letters and contracts (full time, fixed term and part time contracts) in the absence of such documentation. Liaising with labour unions.

 Completed files with all relevant documentation and valid/legal contracts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R 30 000.00

C.4

 

 

Strategic Management and institutional development  workshop

 

 

Workshop for councillors, Senior Managers, Labour unions on strategic Management and Institutional development.

Develop mission statements. Documents goals and targets for the Municipality based on the functions and powers of the Municipality.

 Sector development Implementation Plans.

Work plans for section 57 Managers

Operational plans

 

 

R70 000.00

C.5

 

 

Review of leases on all Municipal property and buildings.

 

 

Update all leases with current market trends/value.

All staff leases to be updated.

A maintenance plan for all Municipal property and buildings to be compiled.

Link to asset Management plan.

 Register of leases.

Adopt assets policy

Service Provider

DBSA

 

 

 

 

 

 

R20 000.00

C.6

 

 

By-laws

Review existing by-laws. Develop outstanding by-laws.

Public comment/participation process. Gazette by-laws. Publication.

Adoption by Council.

 

Workshop to Council for approval and adoption.

 

 

 

 

 

DBSA/Dept of Arts and culture/Service Provider/ DLGTA

Dept. of Arts

And Culture/DBSA

 R60000.00 

DLGTA        

C.7

 

Review and development of all outstanding policies.

 

 

 

Establish outstanding policies and procedures at the Municipality.

Develop polices aligned to legislation.

 

Policies to be drafted.

 -delegation of powers,

- S & T claim policy for all employees including Sect 57.

-Recruitment., Paupers,

-Indigent.

-cell/ Telephone phone.

-Supply chain Management Policy (develop a standard service level agreement).

-budget,

-banking and investment.

- petty cash, inventory,

-grants and donations.

-PMS, Records Management,

-leave policy, language, casual labour.

Property disposal, occupation of municipal houses, I.T, Customer care, acting and relief, training, staff

retention, risk management, Interdepartmental funds transfer, Mayors Discretionary.

 A set of policies and procedures approved and adopted by Council.

DBSA

 

 

C.8

 

Appointment of Acting Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Undertake duties of the Chief Financial Officer in terms of MFMA. Undertake duties as instructed by Acting MM.

 

Compliance with all legislative requirements.

Acting MM/Council

 

R135000.00 inclusive of disbur.

3mnts

 

 

Emadlangeni Local Municipality

 

 

Proposed Recovery Plan

DLGTA INTERVENTION ALLOCATION

 

Cost implication to undertake Financial tasks.                                          R1 150 000.00

Cost implication to undertake Corporate tasks.                                         R   270 000.00

Costs incurred for Acting Chief Financial Officer (3 mnts)                           R   135 000.00

Total estimated funding requirement                                                  R1, 555 000.00

 

 

Other Funding Sources                       

 CSIR                                                                R      45 000.00

 DLGTA (book keeping)                                R    100 000.00

 Dept. of Housing                                               R 1 000 000.00

                                                                        R 1 145 000.00

 

TOTAL FUNDING ALLOCATION            R 2 700 000.00