|Observations |*Recommendations | |1. The Committee noted the |1. For the 2012/2013 financial | |non-compliance with |year there must be budget | |Disaster Management Act of |allocated which will focus | |2002 regarding building of |specifically on disaster | |Disaster Management Centres|management and a centre must be | |in Frances Baard District |well equipped and capacitated | |Municipality |with staff. | |2. The Committee has noted |2. There should be credit control| |that biggest debtors that |systems in place and Province to | |owe municipalities millions|develop a revenue collection | |are house holds owing a |strategy to assist municipalities| |substantial amount of R731 |in revenue collection | |million and businesses | | |owing R131 million. | | |3. The Committee also noted|3. There should be credit control| |that, government |systems in place and Province to | |departments owe |develop a revenue collection | |municipalities an amount of|strategy to assist municipalities| |R163 million |in revenue collection | | |Provincial Treasury to effect | | |government departments and | | |agencies budget allocation after | | |deductions and confirm debts to | | |municipalities | |4. The Committee has noted |4. District Municipalities and | |that in most municipalities|provincial department should | |there is "Consultants |assist with shared services in | |Dependency Syndrome" which |scarce skill. | |is too costly. | | |5. The Committee noted that|5. Provincial department should | |only three district |ensure that all municipalities | |Municipalities have |establish oversight committees | |established oversight | | |committees | | |6. The Committee noted that|6 District municipalities should | |two district municipalities|be supported and monitored to see| |ie. Frances Baard District |if they are able to build quality| |Municipality and Pixley ka |houses as per the requirement of | |Isako Seme were granted |Human Settlement regulations. | |accreditation to build RDP | | |houses by the Department of| | |Human Settlement | | |7. The committee noted that|7. The 2012/2013 financial year | |Local Municipalities were |budget allocation for building of| |victims of floods. The |District Disaster Centres in | |District was expected to |Northern Cape should be priority | |co-ordinate effort to |number one, taking into | |mitigate and minimise the |consideration for climate change | |damage, rescue victims and |unforeseen circumstances | |rehabilitate | | |infrastructure, but because| | |of the non existence of | | |District Disaster Centre | | |there were minimum | | |interventions by Province | | |and National government. | |