Roles and responsibilities of the municipal manager

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dc.contributor.authorde Visser, Jaap
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-23T09:21:42Z
dc.date.available2019-07-23T09:21:42Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractrenaming and transformation of local government structures. Coping with the new designation is probably the least important of the changes for the municipal manager. One of the key challenges in this respect is defining the roles of the municipal manager in relation to the executive committee or executive mayor of the municipality. It is important to note, that against the backdrop a municipality’s constitutionally protected right to regulate its internal affairs (s 160(1) and (6) of the Constitution), the most critical player in shaping the role and responsibility of the municipal manager is the council itself. As the employer, the council determines what it expects of a municipal manager. However new legislation, such as the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998 (the Structures Act) and, more importantly, the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 (the Systems Act) contains important provisions with legal powers, duties and obligations. This article explores the legal provisions in the new legislation that have a bearing on the functioning of the municipal manager. A variety of Acts will be referred to in this paper. However, most of the provisions referred to are in the Systems Act. Therefore, references to the Act are references to the Systems Act. After dealing with some introductory issues, this paper will discuss the contracts and terms of reference, the municipal manager’s duties towards the council, his or her duties towards the public and the duties towards the administration.en_US
dc.identifier.citationde Visser, J., 2001. Roles and responsibilities of the municipal manager. Cape Town: Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4737
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCommunity Law Centre, University of the Western Capeen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesLocal Government Working Paper Series;1
dc.subjectMunicipal manageren_US
dc.subjectAdministrative dutiesen_US
dc.subjectLegal dutiesen_US
dc.subjectTerms of referenceen_US
dc.subjectMunicipal Systems Acten_US
dc.subjectMunicipal Structures Acten_US
dc.titleRoles and responsibilities of the municipal manageren_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US

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