KOUKAMMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY PRINCIPLES AND POLICY ON TARIFFS AND FREE BASIC SERVICES INTRODUCTION AND LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS In terms of section 62 (1) of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA), Act no 56 of 2003, the Accounting Officer of a municipality is responsible for managing the financial administration of the municipality, and must for this purpose take all reasonable steps to ensure that, inter alia, the municipality has and implements a tariff policy referred to in section 74 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act (MSA), Act no 32 of 2000 as amended. In terms of section 74 of the Municipal Systems Act the municipal council hereby adopts a tariff policy on the levying of fees for municipal services provided by the municipality itself or by way of service delivery agreements. This policy has been compiled in accordance with:- The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act no 108 of 1996 as amended; Local Government: Municipal Systems Act (MSA), Act no 32 of 2000 as amended; Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA), Act no 56 of 2003; Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act (MPRA), Act no 6 of 2004; KOUKAMMA Municipality Property Rates Policy as reviewed annually. DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS means the municipal manager appointed in terms of Section 60 of the “Accounting officer” Municipal Finance Management Act. shall mean the budget approved by the municipal council for any particular “Annual budget” financial year, and shall include any adjustments to such budget. municipal shall mean a municipal service necessary to ensure an “Basic services” acceptable and reasonable quality of life, which service if not provided would endanger – – public health or safety or the environment. shall mean legislation passed by the council of the municipality, and which shall be “By-law” binding on the municipality and on the persons and institutions to which it applies. shall mean the CPIX as determined and gazetted from time to time “Consumer price index” by the South Bureau of Statistics. financial means a person designated in terms of section 80 (2) (a) of the “Chief officer” Municipal Finance Management Act. shall mean a member of the Council of the municipality. “Councillor” or of municipal services shall mean the person or household “Domestic consumer user” which municipal services are rendered in respect of as defined below. “residential property”
KOUKAMMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY PRINCIPLES AND POLICY ON TARIFFS AND FREE BASIC SERVICES INTRODUCTION AND LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS In terms of section 62 (1) of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA), Act no 56 of 2003, the Accounting Officer of a municipality is responsible for managing the financial administration of the municipality, and must for this purpose take all reasonable steps to ensure that, inter alia, the municipality has and implements a tariff policy referred to in section 74 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act (MSA), Act no 32 of 2000 as amended. In terms of section 74 of the Municipal Systems Act the municipal council hereby adopts a tariff policy on the levying of fees for municipal services provided by the municipality itself or by way of service delivery agreements. This policy has been compiled in accordance with:- The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act no 108 of 1996 as amended; Local Government: Municipal Systems Act (MSA), Act no 32 of 2000 as amended; Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA), Act no 56 of 2003; Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act (MPRA), Act no 6 of 2004; KOUKAMMA Municipality Property Rates Policy as reviewed annually. DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS “Accounting officer” means the municipal manager appointed in terms of Section 60 of the Municipal Finance Management Act. “Annual budget” shall mean the budget approved by the municipal council for any particular financial year, and shall include any adjustments to such budget. “Basic municipal services” shall mean a municipal service necessary to ensure an acceptable and reasonable quality of life, which service – if not provided – would endanger public health or safety or the environment. “By-law” shall mean legislation passed by the council of the municipality, and which shall be binding on the municipality and on the persons and institutions to which it applies. “Consumer price index” shall mean the CPIX as determined and gazetted from time to time by the South Bureau of Statistics. “Chief financial officer” means a person designated in terms of section 80 (2) (a) of the Municipal Finance Management Act. “Councillor” shall mean a member of the Council of the municipality. “Domestic consumer or user” of municipal services shall mean the person or household which municipal services are rendered in respect of “residential property” as defined below.