The Rustenburg Local Municipality’s (RLM) Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) had yesterday officially launched the public participation program on the Annual Report 2017/2018 financial year.
In terms of the Municipal Finance Management Act (Act No. 56 of 2003, Section 127 (5), immediately after annual report is tabled in the Council in terms of subsection (2), the Accounting Officer of the Municipality (Municipal Manager) must:
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In accordance with section 21A of the Municipal Systems Act make public the Annual Report; and (i) Invite the local community to submit representations in connection with the Annual report; and
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Submit the annual report to the Auditor General, the relevant provincial treasury and the provincial department responsible for local government in the province. To that effect a series of meetings will be held in different identified wards of Rustenburg according to planned clusters, from Monday, 08thJuly 2019 (Already done yesterday) to 21stJuly 2019 (NB. Detailed public participation Schedule will be sent soon).
The purpose of these meetings is to obtain inputs from the public on the Annual Report 2017/2018.
For further enquiries kindly contact Mr Andrew seome on 014 590 3525 or 082 717 4374
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