5.3 Municipal Council: The submissions made by the Speaker and Mayor remarked on the contract of the Municipal Manager which has expired last year December 2008, meanwhile the CFO left the Municipality during allegations of financial mismanagement and maladministration. These were critical officials who were supposed to be investigated on the missing of funds. In addition, the District did not have three senior officials and only had one senior official in Corporate Services. However, the position of the CFO has been filled by two senior managers, and the position for the other two senior managers has already been advertised. The District has failed to find a suitable candidate for the position of Municipal Manager and has decided on head-hunting. This was after they realised that the rural nature of the District, which had no potential to attract highly qualified and capable incumbent for the position. According to the Executive Mayor, a request was made to the Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs in line with the provisions of Section 154 of the Constitution, to assist with the filling of vacancies of the Municipal Manager and CFO.