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News - Date: 06 February 2013
As part of participatory democracy, members of the public were invited to form part of this year’s first council meeting of the Musina Municipality, which took place at last Thursday.
Mayor Carol Phiri says although the council is the highest decision-making body in the municipality, it is always important to engage stakeholders and individual community members in the running of the municipality. “We strive for a democracy in which all citizens have the right to express their views and are able toparticipate directly in the decisions that affect their lives.”
Phiri says it is important to empower the local communities through access to all the relevant information required for any decision, to enable all to participate in the smooth running of the municipality. “We are moving towards building grassroots institutions that enable decisions to be made directly at the appropriate level by those affected, based on systems which encourage civic vitality, voluntary action and community responsibility. It is also our obligation that all elected representatives be committed to the principles of transparency, truthfulness, and accountability in governance.”
The draft annual report of the 2011/12 was presented during the meeting. The draft report gives a sense of how the municipality performed its functions during the financial year. The mid-year report, which measures progress during the current 2012/2013 financial year, was also presented.
A report about the recent flood disaster in the Musina municipal area was tabled before the council. It was also noted that, despite the lack of resources, the municipality is doing its best to make sure that the aftermath of the situation is addressed. Council also passed condolences to the family of three victims who had passed away as a result of the floods. A report about the mayoral back-to-school campaign was also tabled and acknowledged by the council.
It was also announced that the days of long queues for buying electricity at the municipal offices are now history as the municipality has established several vending points, both in Musina town and Nancefield.
All businesspeople have been urged to register their businesses with the municipality, in line with the regulations.
A report on the desktop investigation and assessment of all houses owned by the Department of Public Works in the Musina municipal area was also tabled before the council. The next step will be for the council to conduct an inspection of each of the 147 identified properties to establish if they are occupied legally.
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