Plett RPA’s DRAFT 2021/22 Annual Report Oversight Report

Dear Members, The Annual Report is an accountability tool to assess the effect of the Municipality and the impact it had on the communities and residents. It is not only an overview of our financial affairs, the administration and governance, but it provides a synopsis of the successes achieved and challenges experienced. It covers the […]

Budget Oversight Report to Councillors

Dear Members, The Ratepayers’ Association has sent the attached oversight report to the Bitou councillors.  We are meeting with the mayor and municipal manager next week and will report to you afterwards. The summary of our report is below. — Bitou Councillors, In the performance of our statutory duty and right as citizens to participate […]

Chairman’s AGM Report

Dear Members, Thank you to all those who attended our AGM on 14 December.  For those who were unable to attend, my Chairman’s Report is below, along with a synopsis of the meeting, and the resolutions which were taken.  The year-end portfolio reports can be found on www.plettratepayers.co.za. We thank you for your ongoing support and wish […]

Bitou 2019/20 Annual Report Review

Dear Bitou Councillors,   It is our understanding that the purpose of the Annual Report process is to report on the executive management of the municipality by providing an honest and intelligible report so that residents can evaluate their performance, obtain the necessary responses, and ultimately to hold them to account for the spending of […]

RPA’s Oversight Report on the 2021/22 Draft Budget

Dear Bitou Councillors, Bitou’s revenue collection is spiralling into total dysfunction.  Total debtors’ outstanding amount continues to increase; rates, taxes and service charges are not being collected from most of Bitou’s swelling population.  The Municipality itself accepts that the debt is ‘huge.’ Meanwhile, the Municipality is continuously increasing operating cost to the detriment of the cash […]

Councillor Arrears

Dear Speaker Wildeman, We note that, as at February 2021, Councillors designated as follows are in arrears with their rates: Account Number Current 30 days 60 days 90 days 120 days+ Total 26926000027 1,374 1,261 1,268 1,276 37,448 42,629 70440090028 1,140 1,148 962     3,251 We note further that no report is provided for […]