INTRODUCTION – Legal Fundi

Chapter 4

The Constitution and municipalities

Government response to problems

COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Inter-governmental relations

DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Category A municipalities

Category B municipalities

Category C (District) municipalities

ELECTIONS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Category A: Metropolitan municipality

Category B: Local municipality

Category C: District municipality

THE STRUCTURES OF A MUNICIPALITY

Composition of a municipality

The difference between councillors (elected representatives) and administration officials (employees)

Links between the council and administration/employees

Summary of key principles

How decisions are made in council

THE ROLE OF MUNICIPAL COUNCILS

The role of district councils

The developmental role of local government

The four main aims of developmental local government

Is your local government playing a developmental role?

Drawing up an Integrated Development Plan (IDP)

Municipal service delivery

Financial management

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 7 of the Constitution creates a framework for local municipalities. They are a separate and autonomous sphere of government, but their work and plans are interdependent on those of provincial and national government.

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