iLGM

Institute For Local Government Management of SA

Parliamentary Ad-Hoc Committee

On Coordinated Service Delivery

3rd February 2010, Parliament

Abram Luruli – Musina Municipal Manager : iLGM NEC Member 1

SCOPE OF PRESENTATION

Historical backgroundVisionMissionStrategic ObjectivesCurrent ProgrammesMembersState of Local GovernmentChallenges of Current SystemSolutions

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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

• ILGM successor-in-title of Institute of Town Clerks (ITC)

• Established to ensure a meaningful participation & involvement of the then “emerging managers”

• Idea mooted in Consultative workshop – Bloemfontein in May 1996

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BACKGROUND (Contd.)

• Creation of Institute of Municipal Managers (IMM)

• Later ILGM

• Launched in Pretoria in 1996

• No Act in place to support the existence

• Participation and joining a voluntary idea

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VISION

The iLGM aims to be the centre of excellence of Local Government

Management in South Africa

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MISSION

To promote excellence in Local Government Management through

the development and capacitation of managers in the sector and through

lobbying of stakeholders and advocacy.

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

1.1 Enhance the profile of the organization among its stakeholders through effective

communication1.2 Develop organizational and institutional capacity to

improve the quality of local governance1.3 Promote capacity building initiatives in the sector

which are aimed at enhancing local government management

1.4 Build the institute as a knowledge and development resource

1.5 Promote professionalism and adherence to Ethics and Values in the Sector

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CURRENT PROGRAMMES

• Exchange Programmes – ICMA, SOLACE, etc• Fellowship Programmes – USA, UK• Round Table Discussions• Provincial Workshops / Seminars• Peer Review Programme linked to Code of Ethics• International Relationships-UCLGA• Municipal Manager’s Post Graduate Course – KZN• Discussions underway with COGTA to

professionalise career of Municipal Managers

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WHO CAN BE A MEMBER?

• All Municipal Managers

• All Section 57 Officials

• All Managers in municipalities

• All Managers in National & Provincial Depts. Of Local Govt.

• Students in local govt. management

• All those involved in the local govt. sector although not employed by municipalities

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STATE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Governance:• Lack of consultation with stakeholders on

governance

• No “collaborative approach” to Service delivery

• No transparency in decisions

Problem could be categorized into Governance and Institutional Management:

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Governance cont...

• Meaningful participation by both National and Provincial departments during IDP’s

• Even after finalising programs and projects, projects still gets delivered uncoordinated without services

• Meaningful follow up on matters discussed and agreed in various Premiers IGF’s

• The way Local Governments gets treated by National and Provincial departments

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Institutional Management • No capacity for strategic capacity/synergic

visioning and therefore no capacity to plan;

• Lack of requisite skills to perform the function of management;

• Challenges related to appointment of “ suitable qualified persons “ to key positions

• Capacity to retain skills, and poaching of qualified persons by salary – attractive areas

• Coordinating agreed programs on IDP with Ward Committee meetings and their needs and

their aspirations on what they want delivered 12

Challenges of Current System

• The creation of institutions that ensure accountability;

• Achieving financial and fiscal stability;

• Ensuring municipal service delivery to all households irrespective of income levels;

• The disregard of good corporate governance principles and or legislation governing such principles;

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Challenges of Current System

• Local government-diffused, unfocussed, confused and lacking commitment and capacity to give effect to social, economic and constitutional demands;

(Koster;1993;5)

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Solutions

• Professionalization-professionalism to be legislated to solve human capacity challenges immediately;

• Community engagement & report backs on programs

• Introduction of the Principle of a Separation of Powers to Local Government;

• An Act like the previous Town Clerks Act 15

Solutions• Simplification of IDP’s and Reinforcement

of Integrated Planning;

• Relook at the two Tier System of District and Local Municipalities;

• Introduce a skills retention program;

• Enforce compliance with management systems-asset management, performance management systems;

• Management of resolutions of Premiers IGF 16

Solutions• Coordination of agreed programs with

Ward Committee discussions, and getting Ward Councilors accountable

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iLGM

CONTACT DETAILS:

Mr. Jean Venter

VdW&Co - Association Management Services

Tel: 011 789-1384

Fax: 086 688 6631

jean@vdw.co.za | www.vdw.co.za / www.ilgm.co.za

THANK YOU

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