ADM HEADQUARTERS EAST LONDON – 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Amathole District Municipality's three-day Strategic Planning Session started this afternoon at
Mpekweni, in Ngqushwa LM.
ADM administrative and political leadership is embarking on a dedicated effort in its strategic planning session to proactively engage in plans that will ensure a robust and forward-looking framework to address the evolving needs and priorities of the municipality, in relation to its legislated mandate. Setting the tone for the session Executive Mayor Anele Ntsangani expressed the significance of the three-day planning as a platform to assess the challenges faced by ADM and rise above such to serve its communities. "We must emerge from this engagement with a greater sense of urgency and vigour to deliver high quality services to our people"- he said, adding that "ADM must be geared as a special purpose vehicle for a clean
accountable governance and quality service delivery".
The Municipal Manager, Dr Bhekisisa Mthembu's presentation on the state of the municipality, marked the beginning of a comprehensive planning process ahead. In line with the concept of heavy lifting, the all-inclusive approach aligns with ADM's commitment to transparent governance and collaborative decision-making. All with the aim of aligning the district’s priorities to its community’s needs.
In his welcoming address, ADM Speaker Onke Mgunculu shared the same sentiments urging all towards a positive mind shift. "The program itself is designed in a manner that allows for battle of ideas to flourish. I am therefore convinced that by the end of this Institutional Strategic Planning, we would have covered everything we need to come up with concrete plans. We are not where we were yesterday. Driven by our commitment to forge a better ADM, we will keep marching forward and we will do it together with all of you here today. In that march, let us not lose sight of the ultimate mandate we carry – to improve the lives of our people for the better"- he said.
Eastern Cape Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Zolile Williams, also took to the podium to present a bird’s eye view of the ADM’s state of governance. “Everyone in the value chain must account as to why things are not happening as cited in the matrix of accountability. In other words, all employees in the value chain from the top to the general worker must understand their role in the value chain management” – he said- adding that consequence management should also run parallel with accountability. Also, in attendance are troikas from local municipalities under the Amathole District’s jurisdiction.
Tomorrow, the session will expand to include the full Council, bringing together the collective insights and perspectives of elected representatives. In addition, a group of various and highly appraised panelists will also join the programme to discuss, among other issues, a series of economic reforms that ADM can consider towards a faster and inclusive growth in improving access to reliable water and sanitation services by its communities.
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