provincial treasury (presumably immediately) 54 (1)(f) 31 January Mayor must submit Mayor Special council accounting officer’s report to meeting may have to council be scheduled 54 (1) and (2) (Between 31 If municipality faces Mayor Adjustments budget “serious January and 31 financial problems” mayor may be prepared by March) must respond to the accounting “promptly” and initiate remedial steps officer, and tabled in proposed by accounting council by the Mayor officer, including steps to necessary”. “when reduce expenses and tabling They must be so of adjustments budget. prepared and tabled Mayor must also consider (within prescribed revisions to service delivery limits as to timing and and budget implementation frequency) whenever plan. (Note that only council material adjustments may approve changes to to expenses or service delivery targets and revenues are KPIs these changes must required, and not – therefore be tabled with the only when “serious adjustments budget) financial problems” are looming in general, adjustments budget should preferably be tabled by or as soon as possible after 31 January, and certainly later than 31 March when the draft budget for the next year is first tabled. 54 (3) (Between 31 Mayor must ensure that Mayor Presumably the January and 31 revisions to service delivery accounting officer March) and budget implementation must make these plan are made revisions for the “promptly” public. (Note that no mayor’s approval as concomitant revision of part of the process of performance agreements is adjusting the annual evidently envisaged) budget. The deadline for these revisions must be by or as soon as possible after 31 January, but certainly not later than 31 March. See also 54 (1) and (2) 16 (2) 31 Mayor must table (draft) Mayor Council meeting must annual budget of municipality be scheduled at council meeting at least 90 appropriately
provincial treasury (presumably immediately) 54 (1)(f) 31 January Mayor must submit accounting officer’s report to council Mayor Special council meeting may have to be scheduled 54 (1) and (2) (Between 31 January and 31 March) If municipality faces “serious financial problems” mayor must “promptly” respond to and initiate remedial steps proposed by accounting officer, including steps to reduce expenses and tabling of adjustments budget. Mayor must also consider revisions to service delivery and budget implementation plan. (Note that only council may approve changes to service delivery targets and KPIs – these changes must therefore be tabled with the adjustments budget) Mayor Adjustments budget may be prepared by the accounting officer, and tabled in council by the Mayor “when necessary”. They must be so prepared and tabled (within prescribed limits as to timing and frequency) whenever material adjustments to expenses or revenues are required, and not only when “serious financial problems” are looming in general, adjustments budget should preferably be tabled by or as soon as possible after 31 January, and certainly later than 31 March when the draft budget for the next year is first tabled. 54 (3) (Between 31 January and 31 March) Mayor must ensure that revisions to service delivery and budget implementation plan are “promptly” made public. (Note that no concomitant revision of performance agreements is evidently envisaged) Mayor Presumably the accounting officer must make these revisions for the mayor’s approval as part of the process of adjusting the annual budget. The deadline for these revisions must be by or as soon as possible after 31 January, but certainly not later than 31 March. See also 54 (1) and (2) 16 (2) 31 Mayor must table (draft) annual budget of municipality at council meeting at least 90 Mayor Council meeting must be scheduled appropriately
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