1. Public Service Commission
Workplan and Budget (2007/08)
Presentation to the Select Committee on Local Government and Administration
22 May 2007

2. OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION
Introduction
Institutional overview
Workplan for 2007/08
Budget for 2007/08
Conclusion

3. INTRODUCTION
The PSC is mandated by the Constitution to, among others investigate, monitor and evaluate the organization and administration of the Public Service. Linked to this mandate the PSC must also propose measures to ensure effective and efficient performance in the Public Service., and to promote the Constitutional values and principles of public administration.
In fulfilling the above mandate, the PSC sees its strategic obligation as the generation of evidence to enable Parliament to exercise its oversight role, and to advise the Executive on good administrative practices.
This presentation provides an institutional overview of the PSC, its workplan for 2007/08 and its budget.

4. INSTITUTIONAL OVERVIEW
PSC’s work in the field of anti-corruption and professional ethics has substantially escalated through its management of the National Anti-Corruption Hotline and its conducting of public administration investigations.
The demands in the field of anti-corruption and professional ethics have led to the creation of a new Chief Directorate which will be implemented with effect from 1 April 2007.
The PSC has continued to roll out its Monitoring and Evaluation System.
There has been a consistent increase in demands for the PSC’s intervention in all areas of its mandate. This places considerable strain on its human and financial resources.

5. INSTITUTIONAL OVERVIEW (continued)
The break down of employment equity per level within the organisation, as at 1 February 2007, is reflected below:
LEVEL
AFRICANS
COLOUREDS
INDIANS
WHITES
SUB-TOTAL
TO-TAL F# M* T+ F M T
01-08 57 31 88 4 1 5 6 67 32 99 % 65 35
100 83 17
68%
32%
09-12 21 28 49 2 7 12 41 69 43 50 42 58
41%
59%
13-16 18 24 3 8 11 26 37 25 75
30%
70%
TOTAL 84 77
161 14
106
205 52 48
78% @ 6% 33 3% 54 46
13%
52%
48%
# = Female * = Male + = Total @ = % of total number of employees

6. INSTITUTIONAL OVERVIEW (continued)
Since the inception of the PSC, the OPSC has increasingly managed to improve financial management and budgetary control. The following are worth noting:
Spending patterns have consistently improved from an under-expenditure of 2.35 % in the 2001/2002 financial year to 1.60% in the 2005/2006 financial year. Projections for 2006/2007 are that the PSC will again under-expend by less than 1.50%.
The expenditure should, however, be viewed against the fact that if donor funding was not available certain key projects would not have been completed.
The PSC has an exemplary audit history with unqualified Audits being received for the past six years.

7. WORKPLAN FOR 2007/8
The line function of the PSC is divided into two Branches, each with three Chief-Directorates:
Branch: Monitoring and Evaluation
Governance Monitoring
Service Delivery and Quality Assurance
Leadership and Performance Improvement
Branch: Investigations and Human Resource Reviews
Labour Relations Improvement
Public Administration Investigations
Professional Ethics and Strategic Human Resource Reviews
A discussion of the PSC’s workplan for 2007/8 is further provided in this segment of the presentation

8. GOVERNANCE MONITORING PROGRAMME
OBJECTIVE: Good governance promoted and governance practices enhanced.
Name of project
Completion
Date
Monitor and evaluate adherence to Constitutional values and principles in five national and eighteen provincial departments.
Feb 2008
Produce a State of the Public Service Report 2008
SOPS Round Table: Critical review of SOPS 2007
July 2007
Meta evaluation methodologies introduced
June 2007
Evaluation of the Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP)
March 2008

9. SERVICE DELIVERY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMME FOR 2007/08 FINANCIAL YEAR
OBJECTIVE: Service delivery promoted and governance practices enhanced.
Name of project
Completion
Date
Citizen Satisfaction Survey (Provincial Agricultural Services)
March 2008
Service Delivery Inspections conducted
Support Implementation of the Citizens’ Forums Toolkit
Rate of Service Delivery by the Limpopo Department of Education: Focus on the Feeding Scheme Programme
Develop Quality Promotion Methodology (Governance Alert)
Dec 2007
Evaluate Batho Pele Principle of Openness and Transparency

10. LEADERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME
OBJECTIVE: A high standard of public service leadership promoted and improvements in service delivery encouraged.
Name of project
Completion
Date
The HoD evaluation process managed
March 2008
The HoD evaluation process reviewed
Roll out of Organizational Performance Assessment Instrument
HoDs’ Performance Agreements monitored and evaluated
Analysis of Key Public Service Leadership issues arising from deliberations of HoD Evaluation Panels
Report on the Quality of PAs and Compliance with their Requirements (North West)
October 2007
Assessment of the Mobility of HoDs and its Impact on service delivery in the Public Service
February 2008
Analysis of payment of performance incentives to HoDs without annual performance reviews conducted
June 2007
Improving relations at the Executive Interface: (i) Round Table on the Report and (ii) Assessing the need for an interim mediation mechanism
August 2007

11. LABOUR RELATIONS IMPROVEMENT
OBJECTIVE: Public Service Labour Relations and Management Practices enhanced.
Name of project
Completion Date
Grievances and complaints investigated.
Ongoing
Monthly reports to the Commission on the grievance and complaints database.
Report to the PSC on the implementation of the PSC’s recommendations
March 2008
Six monthly report on departmental grievance resolution for the PSC.
Development of guideline Protocol on summonsing of witnesses and handling of hearings
June 2007
Report on an analysis of grievance resolution in the Public Service
Sept 2007
Evaluation of the consistency of sanctions imposed on public servants
Investigation into the reasons for the top five causal factors of grievances in the Public Service

12. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION INVESTIGATIONS
OBJECTIVE: Auditing and investigating public administration practices.
Name of project
Completion Date
Investigating complaints lodged and responding to requests emanating from the PSC, Executing Authorities, Public Servants and anonymous complaints/ whistle blowing e.g. NACH
Ongoing
Report on Financial Misconduct for the financial year 2006/2007
Jan 2008
Trend analysis on public administration investigations
August 2007
Evaluation of supply chain management practices for the procurement of goods and services in selected departments focusing on general payments within the R30000 threshold
March 2008
An audit into the granting of performance rewards in two provincial departments in all provinces and two national departments for 2003/2004, 2004/2005 and 2005/06
Investigation into the impact of micro-lending and garnishee orders served on public servants and the implications for the Public Service
Sept 2007

13. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN RESOURCE REVIEWS
OBJECTIVE: Establishing a culture of professional ethical behaviour and reviewing the implementation of human resource policies.
Name of project
Completion Date
Review of the Code of Conduct
March 2008
Management of asset register
Advice on Conflicts of Interest
Coordinate National Anti-corruption Programme project
Serve as Secretariat to the National Anti-Corruption Forum and coordinate implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Programme
Ongoing
Facilitate roundtable on how to prevent bribery of foreign nationals by SA Business persons
April 2007
Hosting of the Third National Anti-corruption Summit
Nov 2007

14. PEHRR PROGRAMME (cont’d)
Name of project
Completion Date
Management of National Anti-Corruption Hotline
March 2008
Investigate the manner in which departments manage the acceptance of gifts received by public servants
Jan 2008
Evaluate the state of professional ethics in KZN
Analyse the extent of corruption in the Public Service
Evaluate strategic human resource planning by departments in the Public Service
Evaluate selection processes of selected national and provincial departments against best practice
Develop a Human Resource Management self-assessment instrument
Nov 2007

15. MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK ESTIMATES FOR 2006/7 – 2007/8 – 2008/9
The budget is divided into three programmes, namely:
Administration
Investigations and Human Resource Reviews
Monitoring and Evaluation

16. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION VOTE 10
MTEF ALLOCATIONS
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
Administration: Programme1
53 028
55 606
58 989
Investigations and Human Resource Reviews: Programme 2
28 171
29 557
31 212
Monitoring and Evaluation: Programme 3
24 158
25 343
26 764
TOTAL

17. PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION
Sub-programme
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
Public service Commission
12 616
13 241
13 960
Management
6 293
6 602
6 980
Corporate Services
26 542
27 832
29 484
Property Management
7 577
7 931
8 565
TOTAL
53 028
55 606
58 989

18. PROGRAMME 2: INVESTIGATIONS AND HUMAN RESOURCE REVIEWS
Sub-programme
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
Labour Relations Improvement
6 090
6 392
6 731
Public Administration Investigations
10 818
11 354
11 968
Professional Ethics and Human Resource Reviews
11 263
11 811
12 513
TOTAL
28 171
29 557
31 212

19. PROGRAMME 3: MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Sub-programme
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
Governance Monitoring
9 338
9 796
10 347
Leadership and Performance Improvement
6 157
6 459
6 812
Service Delivery and Quality Assurance
8 663
9 088
9 605
TOTAL
24 158
25 343
26 764

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