6.2 Municipal Financial Viability & Management (SWOT Analysis) Table 22: Municipal Financial Management & Viability SWOT Analysis No National Key Strategic Issue Key Focus Area Department Performance Weaknesses and Threats to be Area captured as a NEGATIVE, e.g. Lack of a Retention Strategy) Strengths There are good Internal committees/structures Municipal Oversight Council (MPAC/oversight) in place at Kwa Sani Structures Financial Reporting/ Finance The Finance staff have the will and Audit Opinion determination to achieve Clean Audit Municipal 2014. They are all committed and Financial with each other and other Viability departments and our customers. Kwa Sani has received an Unqualified audit for the past two financial years Kwa Sani is financially viable and financially Municipal Financial Finance sound Viability The finance department works well as a Organisational Culture/Cohesion team There is a good working relationship between political and administration The Municipal valuations process, governed Property Valuations Finance by MPRA, is fully compliant Good developed working relationship with the Inter-Governmental Office of Mayor and local Civic organisations (Residential, MM Commercial, Agriculture, Tourism, Traditional Management leaders, Taxi forum) There is a good working relationship with CoGTA, AG and Treasury There is no fraud and corruption; only irregular Anti-Fraud Finance expenditure (lack of process) Management There is a good working relationship with Maintain Finance CoGTA; AG and Provincial Treasury Weaknesses Lack of capacity in the Finance department Human Finance/HR (warm bodies) Structure Lack of succession planning for staff in the Succession Planning Finance/HR Finance department
6.2 Municipal Financial Viability & Management (SWOT Analysis) Table 22: Municipal Financial Management & Viability SWOT Analysis No National Key Performance Area Strategic Issue Weaknesses and Threats to be captured as a NEGATIVE, e.g. Lack of a Retention Strategy) Key Focus Area Department Municipal Financial Viability Strengths There are good Internal committees/structures (MPAC/oversight) in place at Kwa Sani Municipal Oversight Structures Council The Finance staff have the will and determination to achieve Clean Audit 2014. They are all committed and with each other and other departments and our customers. Kwa Sani has received an Unqualified audit for the past two financial years Financial Reporting/ Audit Opinion Finance Kwa Sani is financially viable and financially sound Municipal Financial Viability Finance The finance department works well as a team There is a good working relationship between political and administration Organisational Culture/Cohesion The Municipal valuations process, governed by MPRA, is fully compliant Property Valuations Finance Good developed working relationship with the local Civic organisations (Residential, Commercial, Agriculture, Tourism, Traditional leaders, Taxi forum) There is a good working relationship with CoGTA, AG and Treasury Inter-Governmental Management Office of Mayor and MM There is no fraud and corruption; only irregular expenditure (lack of process) Anti-Fraud Management Finance There is a good working relationship with CoGTA; AG and Provincial Treasury Maintain Finance Weaknesses Lack of capacity in the Finance department (warm bodies) Human Structure Finance/HR Lack of succession planning for staff in the Finance department Succession Planning Finance/HR