implementation. These gaps and weaknesses have the potential to make the fiduciary risk of the Program to be high thereby impacting the ability of the Program to achieve its intended results. Therefore a Program Action Plan is recommended based on the findings and conclusions of the Fiduciary Risk Assessment that will mitigate to a large extent the fiduciary risks and weaknesses identified. Considering the existing weaknesses in Program Fiduciary systems and the time and effort required to implement the Program Action Plan and the capacity building initiatives, the residual fiduciary risk rating for the Program is rated as Substantial. Section 7: Recommended Program Action Plan Sl Program Action Base line Responsibility Schedule Verification # 1 All Municipalities to publish Not published Municipalities Starting with the Annual their budgets and annual plans, now second year of Performance annual financial statements and the Program Assessment and audit reports in the e-Portal (and Program Reports the municipal website if available) Municipal Councils to prepare No such action Municipalities Starting from Annual 2 annual action plan to address plan exists the first year of Performance audit findings within a period of the Program Assessment and six months after the receipt of Program Reports the audit report 3 The Citizens Bureau in each Citizens Municipalities Starting from Annual Municipality to be Bureau exist in the first year of Performance operationalized and their all the Program Assessment and performance in speedy and municipalities Program Reports effective resolution of grievances but are monitored by the Municipal functional only Council in about 25% 4 Good Governance Cells Cells not set Municipalities By the start of Annual established in all municipalities up in most the third year of Performance municipalities the Program Assessment and Program Reports 5 Municipalities to publish the Some Municipalities Starting from Performance award of all tendered contracts municipalities the first year of Assessment (NCB and simplified shopping do it the Program procedures), on national public occasionally procurement web site. 6 Staff capacity and skills of No such CFAD Starting from Performance municipalities in financial assessment is the first year of Assessment management and public in place the Program procurement to be assessed and a suitable capacity building
implementation. These gaps and weaknesses have the potential to make the fiduciary risk of the Program to be high thereby impacting the ability of the Program to achieve its intended results. Therefore a Program Action Plan is recommended based on the findings and conclusions of the Fiduciary Risk Assessment that will mitigate to a large extent the fiduciary risks and weaknesses identified. Considering the existing weaknesses in Program Fiduciary systems and the time and effort required to implement the Program Action Plan and the capacity building initiatives, the residual fiduciary risk rating for the Program is rated as Substantial. Section 7: Recommended Program Action Plan Sl # Program Action Base line Responsibility Schedule Verification 1 All Municipalities to publish their budgets and annual plans, annual financial statements and audit reports in the e-Portal (and the municipal website if available) Not published now Municipalities Starting with the second year of the Program Annual Performance Assessment and Program Reports 2 Municipal Councils to prepare annual action plan to address audit findings within a period of six months after the receipt of the audit report No such action plan exists Municipalities Starting from the first year of the Program Annual Performance Assessment and Program Reports 3 The Citizens Bureau in each Municipality to be operationalized and their performance in speedy and effective resolution of grievances monitored by the Municipal Council Citizens Bureau exist in all municipalities but are functional only in about 25% Municipalities Starting from the first year of the Program Annual Performance Assessment and Program Reports 4 Good Governance Cells established in all municipalities Cells not set up in most municipalities Municipalities By the start of the third year of the Program Annual Performance Assessment and Program Reports 5 Municipalities to publish the award of all tendered contracts (NCB and simplified shopping procedures), on national public procurement web site. Some municipalities do it occasionally Municipalities Starting from the first year of the Program Performance Assessment 6 Staff capacity and skills of municipalities in financial management and public procurement to be assessed and a suitable capacity building No such assessment is in place CFAD Starting from the first year of the Program Performance Assessment
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