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SCOF 9 June 2006 TV Pillay National Treasury

SCOF 9 June 2006 TV Pillay National Treasury. General support and guidance, including municipal and provincial workshops Focus on budget content, formats, reporting and accounting reforms Implementation of PT delegations Broad principles

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SCOF 9 June 2006 TV Pillay National Treasury

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  1. SCOF 9 June 2006 TV Pillay National Treasury

  2. General support and guidance, including municipal and provincial workshops • Focus on budget content, formats, reporting and accounting reforms • Implementation of PT delegations • Broad principles • Improve and modernising communication and consultation • clarifying roles and responsibilities of politicians and officials • Share better information on finances and service delivery M F M A

  3. Audited Financial Statements • Publish 2003/04 and 2004/05 audit outcomes for all municipalities and status of any outstanding AFS and audits • Publish list of municipalities not compliant with timelines for 2005/06 submissions • Encourage proactive support for improvements • NW example: 2004/05 - 20/24 municipalities submitted AFS on 31 August05, 2 submit 30 Sept 05, 2 outs to submit June 06 2005/06 – pre-planning with AG/PT/LG in May rollout plan, clear and concise comm of requirements, criteria and standards to muni next week, expected outcome = all AFS on time M F M A

  4. Budget Process (Circular 10 – 8 Oct 2004 & 15 August 2005) Planning • Coordination, review of past budget, evaluate and correct weaknesses Strategising • Review IDP and budget policies, internal and external consultation Preparing • Prioritising, tariffs, resources, estimates of revenue and expenditure, securing funding, assess prior year performance Tabling • Formalise processes of consultation, council, public, two to three months window period for consult, revising and finalising IDP, tariffs, SDBIP Approving • Culmination of public process, adopting budget and policies Finalising • Finalise for implementation, supply chain, execution processes, delegations, performance contracts (Communicated to all Mayors, MM, CFO’s six months before municipal elections, process calendar on mfma website) M F M A

  5. Budget Tabling and Adoption - Circular 31 issued on 10 March 06 • Third correspondence raising awareness and cautioning of exemptions • Reminder of processes, timelines, requirements • Tabling dates • Adoption dates • Communication of criteria, wrt credibility, funding, linking plans and budgets M F M A

  6. Provincial Treasuries (240 delegated munic) • National workshops with provinces and selected municipalities held in 2005 and 2006 • Visits to municipalities • Support for the budget preparation processes • Review challenges, backlogs, etc • Review and evaluation of budget documents, content and quality checks • Examine linkages with provincial and municipal plans • Review IDPs and budgets • Review resource allocations, tariffs and commitments • Spending outcomes and capacity to deliver • Ascertain other support needs M F M A

  7. Implementation support • Workshops countrywide (MFMA, SCM) • Implementation guideline and manuals • Pocket version of MFMA • Technical circulars, emails, F A Q • Training seminars and workshops (budgets, internal audit, mentors, Grap, DVD set) • Financial Management Qualification Approved • Validation Board and PPP desk established • Monthly and Quarterly meetings (dplg, prov’s, Salga) • Website and MFMA help-line established • Municipal and PT roving technical advisors appointed M F M A

  8. NT implementation priorities • Budget, process & linking to IDP • Improvement in SDBIP • Improve in-year reporting and publishing out turns • Capital, Operating, Debtors, Creditors, Cash flows • Phased implementation of GRAP standards • Piloting and implementing SCM • Finalise supporting regulations and guides • Validation of training material • Establish MFRS • Issue guides on entities • Building capacity M F M A

  9. Municipal budget process Mayor announce consult/budget process Approve final IDP, Budget & SDBIP July Review past performance Finalise budget feedback Commence review of IDPs & consult Community & Council involved Submit drafts to council & NT/PT Mar Oct Municipal internal dept submissions Prepare draft budget Officials/CouncillorsBudget review priorities Dec Review tariffs Internal detail budget inputs/prep M F M A

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  12. TABLING OF MUNICIPAL BUDGETS M F M A

  13. Municipal Finance Management Act Municipal Entities • Total 77 municipal entities reported to NT • 27 economic development and planning • 9 infrastructure and facility management • 9 housing and health • 8 arts, culture, conference facilities • 5 electricity and lighting • 5 waste management and sewerage • 5 administration, finance management & other • 4 water services • 3 crime prevention and safety • 2 public transport M F M A

  14. Phase-in implementation approach • Multi-year budgets / quality plans / implementation • Monitor in-year spending and revenue collection • Possible pre-selected areas for audits focus during 2006 • Delegations, in-year reports, publication on municipal websites, SDBIP implementation, SCM implementation, Governance oversight, entities • Timely submission of AFS and AR • Monitor audit outcomes M F M A

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