1 Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on

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1 Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 2015/16 Annual Report 2 Delegation: Ms MJJ Thupana - Chairperson: Municipal Demarcation Board Mr MM Wildebees - Board member Prof IE Konyn - Board member Ms S Wiggins - Board member Mr LD Tsotetsi - Board member Mr D Coovadia - Chairperson: Audit & Risk Committee Adv. T Mekuto – Acting Chief Executive Officer Mr NB Patel – Chief Financial Officer OUTLINE Background Previous briefing session Legislative mandate Vision, Strategic goals and objectives Highlights – 2015/16 Annual Report Regulatory audit outcomes Financial information Overview of preliminary 2016/17 Performance against objectives 2015/16 Performance outcomes Programme 1: Operations Programme 2: Research & Knowledge management Programme 3: Finance & Management accounting Programme 4: Corporate Services Status of municipal boundaries Ward statistics for 2016 local government elections Litigations Governance Key Challenges Mitigating measures to address challenges MTEF Budget Concluding remarks 3 PREVIOUS BRIEFING SESSION: 14 MARCH 2016 The Board briefed the Portfolio Committee on its 2015 to 2020 Strategic Plan (SP) and Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2016/17 in March 2016. The Committee was informed of the following key challenges: Legislative constraints. Current resources are incompatible with organisational strategy and mandate. Perceived negative public perception due to lack of understanding of the Board’s mandate. Lack of regional footprint creates disconnection with the public. Budget shortfall expected as from 2017/18. 4 LEGISLATIVE MANDATE 5 VISION AND STRATEGIC GOALS Vision: “The leading demarcation and spatial knowledge hub” Our strategic outcome oriented goals are: Facilitate spatial and economic transformation through determination and re-determination of municipal boundaries; Enhance participatory democracy through municipal ward delimitation; Assess the capacity of metropolitan, district and local municipalities; Strengthen Research and Knowledge Management; Improved public participation through enhanced citizen engagement, public education and communication; Ensuring Good Governance and sound financial management, supported by an effective and efficient organisation, with relevant organisational processes, systems and practices in place. 6 STRATEGIC GOALS 7 PROGRAMS 8 HIGHLIGHTS – 2015/16 ANNUAL REPORT The Municipal Demarcation Board: Obtained a clean report (unqualified audit opinion without any emphasis of matter). Concluded the municipal boundary re-determination following the Section 22(2) proposals (utilised all the accumulated surpluses). Concluded the ward delimitation and process in time for IEC’s preparations for the 2016 elections. There were no unfunded liabilities. 9 REGULATORY AUDIT OUTCOMES 10 Achieved a clean report (unqualified audit opinion without matter of emphasis for 2015/16 SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE