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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

SECTION A: INTRODUCTION 9

• 1. The Buffalo City Municipality IDP Review 2005/06 9
• 1.1 PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT 10
• 1.2 BASIS FOR THE IDP REVIEW 2005/6 10
• 1.3 THE PROCESS FOLLOWED 11
• 1.4 IDP REVIEW 2005/06 - REPORT STRUCTURE 12

• 1. Buffalo City Profile 15
• 1.1 BUFFALO CITY IN CONTEXT 15
• 1.2 BUFFALO CITY POPULATION 16
• 2. Cross-Cutting Issues 17
• 2.1 HIV/AIDS 17
• 2.2 LOCAL AGENDA 21 17
• 2.3 POVERTY ALLEVIATION 18
• 2.4 GENDER EQUITY 18
• 2.5 CHILDREN AND YOUTH 18
• 2.6 PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES 18
• 2.7 OLDER PERSONS 19
• 3. Social Cluster 19
• 3.1 PRIMARY AND MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICES 19
• 3.2 COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES 19
• 3.3 CREMATORIA AND CEMETERIES 20
• 3.4 SAFETY AND SECURITY 20
• 3.5 DISASTER MANAGEMENT 20
• 4. Environment Cluster 21
• 4.1 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 21
• 4.2 INSTITUTIONAL 21
• 4.3 STRATEGIC PLANNING 21
• 5. Economic Cluster 21
• 5.1 WEAKNESSES AND THREATS 22
• 5.2 STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES 22
• 5.3 BUFFALO CITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 23
• 5.4 THE IDZ 23
• 5.5 INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT 23
• 5.6 TOURISM 24
• 5.7 AGRICULTURE 24
• 6. Spatial & Infrastructure Cluster 25
• 6.1 SPATIAL 25
• 6.1.1 Land Use and Housing 25
• 6.1.2 Land Tenure Systems 25
• 6.1.3 Transportation 25
• 6.2 INFRASTRUCTURE 26
• 6.2.1 Road Network 26
• 6.2.2 Water Services 26
• 6.2.2.1 Water Supplies 26
• 6.2.2.2 Water Demand Management 26
• 6.2.2.3 Bulk Water & Sewerage Systems 26
• 6.2.2.4 Water & Sanitation Backlog 27
• 6.2.3 Electricity 27
• 6.2.3.1 Electricity Losses 27
• 6.2.3.2 Electrification Of Houses and Schools 27
• 6.2.4 Fleet Management 27
• 7. Finance & Institutional Cluster 27
• 7.1 FINANCE 28
• 7.1.1 Summarised Financial Statement 28
• 7.1.2 Financial Analysis: Selected Financial Indicators 29
• 7.1.2.1 Total Income vs Total Expenditure 29
• 7.1.2.2 Expenditure 29
• 7.1.2.3 Capital Expenditure And Funding 29
• 7.1.2.4 Financial Profile 29
• 7.1.2.5 Revenue Management 30
• 7.1.2.6 Financial Structure / Liquidity 30
• 7.2 INSTITUTIONAL 31
• 7.2.1 Organisational Structure Of Buffalo City 31
• 7.2.2 Powers And Functions 31
• 7.2.3 Change Management 32
• 7.2.4 Employment Equity Plan 32
• 7.2.5 Skills Development Plan 32
• 7.2.6 Weaknesses And Threats 33
• 7.2.7 Strengths And Opportunities 33
• 8. Ward Survey 34

SECTION C: STRATEGIC DIRECTION: IDP REVIEW 05/06 37

• 1. Introduction 37
• 1.1 IDP REVIEW & BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS 37
• 2. IDP Review 05/06: Key Issues 37
• 2.1 POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DECLINE 37
• 2.2 BASIC NEEDS, HOUSING & "BUILDING COMMUNITIES" 39
• 2.3 OPERATING BUDGET & DEFERRED MAINTENANCE 39
• 3. Strategic Direction IDP Review 05/06 40
• 3.1 STRATEGIC DIRECTION: SERVICE DELIVERY THEME 40
• 3.2 STRATEGIC DIRECTION: THE CAPITAL BUDGET 40
• 3.3 STRATEGIC DIRECTION: THE OPERATING BUDGET 40
• 3.4 STRATEGIC DIRECTION: RESTRUCTURING GRANT 40
• 3.5 STRATEGIC DIRECTION: LONG-TERM VISION 42

SECTION D: VISION, REVISED PRIORITY ISSUES, OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES, PROJECTS & PROGRAMMES 45

• 1. Buffalo City Municipality's Vision 45
• 2. Revised priority issues, objectives & strategies, programmes & projects 45
• 3. Cross-cutting issues 46
• 3.1 REVIEWED OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES 46
• 4. Social development cluster 48
• 4.1 REVIEWED OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES 48
• 4.2 PRIORITISED PROGRAMMES & PROJECTS: 05/06-07/08 48
• 4.3 SOCIAL CLUSTER: CAPITAL & EXPENDITURE BUDGET 51
• 5. Environmental Cluster 52
• 5.1 REVIEWED OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES 52
• 5.2 PRIORITISED PROGRAMMES & PROJECTS: 05/06-07/08 54
• 5.3 ENVIRONMENTAL CLUSTER: CAPITAL & EXPENDITURE BUDGET 54
• 6. Economic Cluster 55
• 6.1 REVIEWED OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES 55
• 6.2 PRIORITISED PROGRAMMES & PROJECTS: 05/06-07/08 55
• 6.3 ECONOMIC CLUSTER: CAPITAL & EXPENDITURE BUDGET 56
• 7. Spatial & Infrastructure Cluster 57
• 7.1 REVIEWED OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES 57
• 7.2 PRIORITISED PROGRAMMES & PROJECTS: 05/06-07/08 62
• 7.3 SPATIAL & INFRASTRUCTURE CLUSTER: CAPITAL & EXPENDITURE BUDGET 67
• 8. Finance & institutional cluster 68
• 8.1 REVIEWED OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES 68
• 8.2 PRIORITISED PROGRAMMES & PROJECTS: 05/06-07/08 69
• 8.3 FINANCE & INSTITUTIONAL CLUSTER: CAPITAL & EXPENDITURE 70

SECTION E: FINANCIAL PLAN 73

• 1. Capital & operating budget estimates 73
• 2. Financial Strategy 76
• 2.1 THE FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 77
• 2.1.1 Revenue Adequacy & Certainty 77
• 2.2 STRATEGIES & PROGRAMME 77
• 2.2.1 Revenue Raising Strategies & Programmes 77
• 2.2.2 Asset Management Strategies & Programmes 78
• 2.2.3 Financial Management Strategies & Programmes 78
• 2.2.4 Capital Financing Strategies & Programmes 79
• 2.2.5 Operational Financing Strategies & Programmes 79
• 2.2.6 Strategies to enhance Cost Effectiveness 79
• 3. Financial management policies 79
• 3.1 GENERAL FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHY 79
• 3.2 OPERATING BUDGET POLICIES 79
• 3.3 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLICIES 80
• 3.4 REVENUE POLICIES 80
• 3.5 CREDIT CONTROL POLICIES & PROCEDURES 80
• 3.6 INDIGENT POLICY 81
• 3.7 INVESTMENT POLICIES 81
• 3.8 DEBT MANAGEMENT POLICIES 82
• 3.9 RATIO ANALYSIS/BENCHMARKS 82
• 3.10 ASSET MANAGEMENT POLICIES 83
• 3.11 ASSET MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 84

SECTION F: Spatial Development Framework 87

• 1. Introduction 87
• 2. Key informants of the SDF 88
• 3. Spatial development scenario 88
• 4. Spatial development objectives & strategies 89
• 5. Proposed spatial structure of Buffalo City 89
• 5.1 CONCEPTUAL APPROACH TO SPATIAL ELEMENTS 89
• 5.2 SPATIAL STRUCTURING ELEMENTS IN BUFFALO CITY 90
• 5.2.1 Development Nodes 91
• 5.2.2 Development Corridors 92
• 5.2.3 Open Space System 92
• 5.2.4 The Urban Edge 92
• 6. Special development areas 92
• 7. Spatial planning & land use programmes 93
• 7.1 THE URBAN & RURAL FORWARD PLANNING PROGRAMME: 2005-2008 93
• 7.2 THE SETTLEMENT PLANNING PROGRAMME: 2005-2008 93
• 7.3 THE LAND USE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME: 2005-2008 94
• 7.4 THE URBAN RENEWAL PLANNING PROGRAMME: 2005-2008 94

SECTION G: OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK & STRATEGIES 97

• 1. Introduction 97
• 2. Buffalo City Municipality: Political Structure 97
• 2.1 WARD COMMITTEES 97
• 2.2 STANDING COMMITTEES 98
• 3. Buffalo City Municipality: Administrative structure 98
• 3.1 CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE 99
• 3.2 DIRECTORATE: EXECUTIVE MAYOR'S OFFICE 99
• 3.3 DIRECTORATE: CORPORATE SERVICES 100
• 3.4 DIRECTORATE: DEVELOPMENT PLANNING 100
• 3.5 DIRECTORATE: ENGINEERING SERVICES 101
• 3.6 DIRECTORATE: SOCIAL SERVICES 101
• 3.7 DIRECTORATE: FINANCIAL SERVICES 102P
• 4. Other Institutional 102
• 4.1 BUFFALO CITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 102
• 4.2 BUFFALO CITY TOURISM 102
• 4.3 EL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE 102
• 5. Integration & Co-ordination: Political & Administrative 103
• 5.1 IDP CLUSTER WORKING GROUPS 103
• 5.2 CITY MANAGER'S & DIRECTORS COMMITTEE MEETING 103
• 5.3 GENERAL MANAGERS' FORUM 103
• 5.4 INTEGRATED PROJECT WORKING GROUPS 103
• 6. Institutional Transformation 104
• 6.1 REVITALIZATION PLAN 104

SECTION H: FRAMEWORK FOR THE NEW PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 107

• 1. Introduction 107
• 1.1 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES OF A PMS 107
• 1.2 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND THE INTEGRATION WITH OTHER PROCESSES 107
• 2. South African Excellence Foundation Evaluation 109
• 2.1 LEADERSHIP 109
• 2.2 POLICY & STRATEGY 109
• 2.3 COMMUNITY & CUSTOMER FOCUS 109
• 2.4 PEOPLE MANAGEMENT 109
• 2.5 RESOURCE & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 109
• 2.6 PROCESSES 110
• 2.7 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 110
• 2.8 COMMUNITY & CUSTOMER SATISFACTION 110
• 2.9 PEOPLE SATISFACTION 110
• 2.10 SUPPLIER & PARTNERSHIP PERFORMANCE 110
• 2.11 ORGANISATIONAL RESULTS 110

PLAN:

• Illustrating the conceptual proposals of the Buffalo City Spatial Development Framework

REFERENCES

WARD PRIORITIES
A summary of the priorities of each of the municipality's 49 wards and their contributions towards Buffalo City's Integrated Develpment Programme

PUBLIC HEARINGS
Suggestions from the public for Buffalo City's Integrated Development Programme
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