Stricter measures to come

The Municipal Systems Act is being revised, with the amendments before Parliament at the moment in order to be gazetted by the end of April. Here are some of the changes proposed:

• Officials must comply with the qualifications necessary for their jobs;
• Councilors who appoint unqualified staff will have to pay the contract damages out of their own pockets;
• Officials are not allowed to occupy senior political positions;
• Managers found guilty of fraud or corruption will be suspended without salary; managers who face disciplinary action, may not be redeployed or resign;
• There will be better supervision of salaries.
• Comment: some of these amendments might be in conflict with our labour laws, so this is an interesting development! Let’s see who wins this round. -- Bulletin 34, National Taxpayers' Union.

The blog of the NBU may be visited by clicking HERE. It is good reading.