Overview | Profile of the Speaker | Functional Units | Council Committees
| Focus Areas for OOS / Functional Units |
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| 1. Councilors Welfare and Wellness |
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- Provide administrative support service to Councillors
- Ensures proper functioning of Councillors in fulfilling their constitutional mandates
- Provide councillor support in the event of bereavement or related difficulties
- Organise and arrange councillor’s event: Sports, travels and corporates gifts
- Plan, facilitate and coordination theCouncil activities
- Ensures Councillors’ participation in the municipal activities/projects
- Liase with other departments on matters related to the Office of the Speaker
- To assisting on Public Participation Process Implementation
- To ensure policy development on Petition System
- To ensure a support system to the Director:
- Develop and review strategies, policies and procedures for educating internal and external stakeholders on legislative matters.
| 3. Capacity Building and SALGA Relations |
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- Coordinate capacity building for councillors, ward committees and stakeholders in conjunction with local municipalities
- Develop and coordinate training curriculum for councillors, ward committees and stakeholders
- Organise and manage study tours
- SALGA Relations
| 4. Researcher / Advisory : Oversight Matters |
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- Advisory and guiding various Council Committees on legislative matters in relation to resolutions undertaken
- Researching, formulating and ensuring implementation of policies, regulations and by-laws in compliance with statutory provisions
- Co-ordinate and administer political oversight matters within applicable institutional frameworks and stipulations.
- Oversee and ensure efficient and effective functional and operational activities of Council within and outside the municipality
- Provide governance and democracy-related research
| 5. Committees : Coordinator |
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- Committee administration
- Coordinate the archive system pertaining to council documents and that of committees
- Coordination of resolution tracking
- Advise the Speaker and Committee Chairpersons on the standing orders for Council and Committees
- Preparing for Council and other committee meetings
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| 6. Administrative Support |
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Would you like to contact our office:
Call Frieda Khosi on 016 450 3088 or Busi Tshabalala on 016 450 3143
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