1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPACITY BUILDING SUMMER SCHOOL FEBRUARY 2008

2. THEME: OVERCOMING HURDLES THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACT ON GOOD GOVERNANCE AND SERVICE DELIVERY

3. TOPIC: BROAD OVERVIEW OF THE CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
The MFMA
The Municipal Systems Act (Financial Related Sections)
The Property Rates Act
The Municipal Fiscal Powers and Functions Act
and other related legislation

4. BACKGROUND: Setting the Scene Inter-relation of laws
Necessity of compliance
Monitoring
Practical approach to subject - Examples

5. - MFMA Budget Annual Report / Oversight Report SDBIP
Procurement: Definition
System
Who decides?
Land Transactions
Tender Appeals
Court Decisions

6. Donations Audit Committees Training Monitoring / Supervision
Responsibilities
Financial Misconduct

7. - SYSTEMS ACT Processes
Debt Collection – Service Agreements: National Credit Act
Performance Management System
IDP
Municipal Entities
S 62 Appeals

8. - PUBLIC AUDIT ACT
Audit in general
Costs
Competence
Requirements

9. - PROPERTY RATES ACT Misconceptions: Public Rating Policy
Government Property
Valuation Roll
Appeal Boards

10. - FISCAL POWERS AND FUNCTIONS ACT
Capacity
Phasing-in?
- ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT
Practicality

11. - PROMOTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE ACT
Notice Period
Review of Decisions
Broad-based attacks
- TOWN PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

12. Suggestions for a Practical Approach to Challenges? Closing Remarks
Adv Jan Koekemoer
BIur, LL.B, LL.M
P O Box 626
HERMANUS, 7200