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Back to Basics: What should women in local government be doing to assist?
Disclaimer
:
While drawing on
CoGTA’s
Back to Basics information, this is NOT an official
CoGTA
presentation and does not purport to portray the only actions required of women in LG. Slide2
International Women’s Day
"
Equality for women is progress for all"
Theme for 8 March 2015Slide3
Touch Points in this Presentation
Context for Back to Basics
Assessment Areas for Back to Basics
What is required for “Getting the Basics Right”?
Focus Areas for Municipalities
What is my role?
Qualities of a Lady
B2B
– What is my role as a women?
Disclaimer
:
While drawing on
CoGTA’s
Back to Basics information, this is NOT an official
CoGTA
presentation and does not purport to portray the only actions required of women in LG. Slide4
Context for Back to Basics
State of the Nation Address (
SONA
) – 17 June 2014
Together we move South Africa forward
‘Government would like people’s experience of local government to be a pleasant one …
Government has evaluated all municipalities, including their financial management ….
Government has formulated a plan of action to revitalise local government ….’
Technical
PCC
– 4 July 2014
Presentation by
CoGTA
on development of a new approach to revitalise and strengthen the performance of local government
Programme of Action for Local Government 2014-2019
CoGTA
Back to Basics: Serving Our Communities Better!
Back to Basics to Build a Responsive, Caring and Accountable Local GovernmentSlide5
Assessment Factors
Political Stability
Governance
Service Delivery
Financial Management
Institutional Management
Community Satisfaction
Acknowledgement:
CoGTA
- Back to Basics: Serving Our Communities BetterSlide6
Assessment Areas
(cont.)
Institutionalise
a performance management system to effect the changes
develop
and
implement a
set of indicators
measuring municipal performance in
terms of the ‘basics’, namely:
CoGTA
Putting
people first
Delivering basic services
Good governance
Sound financial management
Building capacitySlide7
Getting the Basics Right
Acknowledgement:
CoGTA
- Back to Basics Presentation
Implemented through
National, Provincial and Local Government
interventionsSlide8
Focus Areas for Municipalities
(1
) Public Participation: Putting people first
Implement
community engagement plans targeting hotspots and potential hotspots areas.
Municipalities
to implement responsive and accountable processes to communities.
Ward
committees must be functional and Councillors must meet and report back to their constituencies quarterly.
Utilise
the
CDWs
, Ward Committees and Ward Councillors to communicate projects earmarked for implementation.
Municipalities
must communicate their plans to deal with backlogs.
Municipalities
to monitor and act on complaints, petitions and other feedback
.
From: Back to Basics: Serving our Communities Better!Slide9
Focus Areas for Municipalities
(cont.)
(
2) Basic Services: Creating conditions for decent living
Deliver
the basic
services: Basic
electricity, basic water, sanitation, waste removal etc
.
Ensure
that services such as cutting grass, patching potholes, working robots and streetlights and consistent refuse removal are provided
.
Council to ensure proper maintenance and immediate addressing of outages or maintenance issues.
Municipalities
must provide basic services and maintenance.
Municipalities
must improve mechanisms to deliver new infrastructure at a faster pace whilst adhering to the relevant standards.
Focus
must be placed on the operations and maintenance of existing infrastructure to ensure continuity of service provision.
Increase
of
CWP
sites targeting the unemployed youth in informal settlements to render day to day services such
as
cutting grass, patching potholes, cleaning cemeteries, etc.
From: Back to Basics: Serving our Communities Better!Slide10
Focus Areas for Municipalities
(cont.)
(
2) Basic Services: Creating conditions for decent
living
(cont.)
Extend
reach of basic services to communities living in informal settlements by providing temporary services such as: (
i
) potable water, (ii) temporary sanitation facilities, (iii) grading of gravel roads and (iv) refuse removal.
Improve
policing and installation of high mast lighting.
Cities
to announce plans for township establishment where they exist.
(3) Good
governance
Municipalities
will ensure transparency, accountability and regular engagements with communities.
All
municipal council structures must be functional and meet regularly.
Council
Meetings to sit at least quarterly.
All
Council Committees sitting and processing items for council decisions.
Clear
delineation of roles and responsibilities between key leadership structures.
Functional
oversight committees must be in place, e.g. Audit Committee and
MPAC’s
.
From: Back to Basics: Serving our Communities Better!Slide11
Focus Areas for Municipalities
(cont.)
(4
) Sound financial management
All
municipalities must have a functional financial management system which includes rigorous internal controls.
Cut
wasteful expenditure.
SCM
structures and controls with appropriate oversight.
Cash-backed
budgets.
Post
Audit Action Plans are addressed.
Act
decisively against fraud and corruption.
Supply
Chain Management structures in place and functional according to regulations.
Conduct
campaigns on ‘culture of payment for services’ led by councillors.
Conduct
campaigns against ‘illegal connections, cable theft, manhole covers’ etc.
From: Back to Basics: Serving our Communities Better!Slide12
Focus Areas for Municipalities
(cont.)
(5
) Building Capable Institutions and Administrations
All
municipalities enforce competency standards for managers and appoint persons with the requisite skills, expertise and qualifications.
All
staff to sign performance agreements.
Implement
and manage performance management systems.
Municipal
management to conduct regular engagements
with labour.
From: Back to Basics: Serving our Communities Better!Slide13
What is my role?
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
Edmund Burke (1729-1797);
Statesman, Author, Philosopher
Execution –
the unaddressed
i
ssue
in Local Government
Be the Person you were meant to be!Slide14
10 Qualities of a Lady
A
lady is generous with her time, wisdom, and resources
.
She
is a woman of her word and follows through with her commitments, whatever the cost.
She
willingly serves others and extends a hand to those in need.
She
manages her priorities and time well – understanding that she can only serve others after she has taken care of herself.
A
lady possesses a positive outlook on life.
Her humour
, wisdom, and consistent encouragement attract others to her.
From: What would Mrs King do?Slide15
10 Qualities of a Lady
A
lady is a lifelong learner.
She
maintains a teachable posture and embraces change for the better.
She
does not compare herself to others, but embraces her strengths and accepts her weaknesses.
A lady
models civility in how she treats others.
She
demonstrates respect, restraint, and personal responsibility in her appearance,
behaviour
, and communication.
She
is
honourable
, and values and respects others.
From: What would Mrs King do?
(Cont.)Slide16
10 Qualities of a Lady
A
lady is well-mannered and knows what is appropriate.
She
is
able to navigate various social and professional settings with ease and
proficiency.
She
embraces all people – those from other cultures, as well as individuals from various social and economic backgrounds.
A lady possesses a strong work ethic.
She takes pride in her labour at home and in the community, and strives to give her very best.
She is trustworthy, loyal, and people speak well of her.
A
lady is poised, graceful, and confident.
Her
posture and body language communicate a strong personal presence
.
From: What would Mrs King do?
(Cont.)Slide17
10 Qualities of a Lady
A
lady is well-dressed.
She
knows how to select clothing that is modest, age appropriate, within her budget, and perfect for the occasion.
She
is well-groomed, practices good hygiene, and maintains her health.
She
understands that her personal appearance – the way she chooses to dress, groom, and carry herself – communicates instantly to others who she is.
A lady
is well-spoken and a generous listener.
She
knows how to effectively connect with others and communicate her message.
Her
words are kind, tactful, and free from gossip.
She
is gracious and
inclusive
From: What would Mrs King do?
(Cont.)Slide18
10 Qualities of a Lady
A
lady manages her home and the needs of her family.
She
creates a welcome, peaceful, loving, and nourishing environment – a safe shelter from the storms of life.
Her
actions reflect whom she has chosen to be rather than base them upon the opinions of others
From: What would Mrs King do?
(Cont.)Slide19
A lady understands that her real strength is not found in trying to be like a man, but rather, in being gracious, thoughtful, kind, intelligent, self-assured, and poised.Slide20
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MODERN
WOMAN
Until our homes are simpler and less an object of care and anxiety,
until
our dress is determined by beauty, health and utility rather than by fashion or caprice, and
until
our tables are ordered with regard to physical well-being, we do wrong to lay the various forms of nervous prostration to the account of thought and study.
By
MRS. CAROLINE K.
SHERMAN - 1893Slide21
Thank you!
Presentation by Louise Muller, Past President of IMFO,
at the 2015 IMFO Women in Leadership Seminar