PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PROVINCIAL
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
As requested, please find a list of
items that require the attention of the Committee in 2007
Briefing
by SALGA on Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2006
Consideration
and adoption of Report on Annual Reports
Strategic
Planning Workshop with Ministry and Department on programme of action for
2007/08
Briefing
by DPLG on “Research Report on Capacity”
Discuss
and plan the study visit to rural nodes
Discuss
and plan remaining disaster centres
Discuss
and plan oversight visit to 2010 Host Cities
Discuss
and plan follow-up visit to
Discuss
and plan oversight visit to metros and districts
Discuss
and plan oversight visit to SALGA provincial offices
Receive
briefings on the status of the Ministerial Imbizo
reports
Possible
intervention in respect of Winterveldt Redevelopment Programme
Briefing
on the national capacity building framework
Convene
a workshop on the challenges and benefits of a developmental local government
system
Visit
to former cross-boundary municipalities and receive presentations from the
affected provinces and central government. It’s a bit early for this item;
possibly we might want to look at the transitional arrangements by provinces
and transfers of assets.
Develop
two laws on section 139 of the constitution dealing with interventions and
development of city improvement districts.
Follow-up
joint meeting with PC on Safety and Security for briefing by metro-police on
outstanding issues in respect of their earlier presentation
Follow-up joint meeting with PC on Sport and Recreation to
assess work done by host cities for the 2010 FIFA world cup.
Follow-up
joint meeting with PC on Justice on:
implications of the Constitutional 12th Amendment Bill that was
rejected by the Courts.
the case of Mkhize as the petition on
private members dealing with legislation to seek clarity on the issue of
evictions and the selling-off of private property by banks.
Follow-up
meeting with LG:SETA on the findings of their local
government capacity survey.
The
Committee engage with the Office of the Minister for Provincial and Local
Government to receive a report of the outcome of the investigation launched by
the MEC for Local Government in the
There
was a need for the Committee to arrange a joint meeting with the Department of
Provincial and Local Government and National Treasury on issues of adequate
start-up grants at all levels and adequate resourcing
for disaster management at all spheres of government.
The
Department of Provincial and Local Government must formulate and conduct
capacity building/awareness workshops across all spheres for political support
for disaster management.
Request
the Department of Provincial and Local Government to develop an evaluation and
monitoring mechanism to gauge disaster management preparedness across all
spheres.
Follow-up
meeting with CRL Commission to interrogate outstanding issues in respect of
their Annual Report and Financial Statements
Follow-up
meeting with the National House of Traditional Leaders
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