Prosperity for All
A Town to grow, work, play & prosper in

Executive Management

Leadership

Administration

Executive Management

Council

Vision 2030

Municipal Manager

Mkhululi Yekani
Acting Municipal Manager

Tel: +27 (0) 44 203 3015
Fax: +27 (0) 44 203 3042

Secretary:

Jay-Deeh Van Rheede
E-mail: jay-deeh@oudtmun.gov.za

Key performance Areas:

  • Strategic Management
  • Developing an economically sustainable, effective, efficient and accountable administration
  • Implementing the Municipality’s integrated development plan and performance management system
  • Managing service delivery and optimising resources
  • Enhances a culture of accountability and responsiveness to community needs
  • Proactively developing strategies and systems to fulfil statutory responsibilities
  • Accountability for financial management Staff development
  • Oudtshoorn Municipality Recovery Plan

Reginald Smit

Director: Corporate Services

Tel: +27 (0) 44 203 3007
Fax:

Secretary: Desire Byl
Tel: 044 203 3007
E-mail: desire@oudtmun.gov.za

Key performance areas:

  • Rendering support and administrative Services to committees of the Municipality.
  • Personnel Management including staffing and personnel administration, Labour relations, Training & Development, Occupational Health and Safety, as well as equitable service concerns.
  • Rendering institutional support to the Speaker and Councillors.
  • Overall administrative management of the Cango Caves, resorts of the Council and Protection Services.
  • Assist the Municipal Manager with the overall governance of the municipality.
  • Administer Human Resource Management (Personnel planning, provisioning, training, development, labour relations management and organizational development).
  • Responsible for developing organizational policies and procedures.
  • Develop and manage the directorate’s service delivery and budget implementation in line with relevant legislative prescripts.
  • Prepare and submit the reports to the Municipal Manager and relevant political structures.
  • Provide support and advice to other directorates in relation to all Human Resource management matters.

Noel Van Stade

Director
Community Services

Tel: +27 (0) 44 203 3922
Fax:

Secretary: Nicolene Wolmarans
E-mail: nicky@oudtmun.gov.za

Key performance areas:

  • Planning and Development
  • Housing (Human Settlement)
  • Cleansing
  • Parks, Recreation and Resorts
  • Libraries
  • Traffic Services
  • Town Halls
  • Protection Services
  • Performance Management
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Lead and direct the provision of services for Fire & Disaster Management, Traffic Administration, Parks, Recreation & Resorts, Library Services, Cleansing Services and Council Buildings & Halls to the community in a sustainable and equitable manner
  • Develop, implement, and manage strategic goals, policies, procedures, and plans for the Directorate in alignment with the Municipality’s strategic objectives
  • Integrate service delivery in the context of the Council’s Integrated Development Plan and oversee the implementation
  • Manage the Directorate, budget planning, implementation, and budget review to support priorities and deliverables in relation to the Integrated Development Plan
  • Responsible for the effective and efficient management of the Directorate
  • Liaise and interact with individuals, role players and agencies on a senior level in all three spheres of government
  • Provide advice and support to the Council, the Municipal Manager and other office bearers on all functions of the Directorate.

Gerald de Jager

Chief Financial Officer

SECRETARY: Tasneem Boer
Tel: +27 (0) 44 203 3003
Fax: +27 (0) 44 203 3070
Email: tasneem@oudtmun.gov.za

The Chief Financial Officer is responsible for management of Finances which includes Revenue and Expenditure of the Municipality

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

  • Annual budget process
  • Annual financial statements
  • Credit control and debt collection
  • Supply chain management
  • Ensure compliance to MFMA
  • Develop and implement sound financial policies and procedures
  • Provide IT support
  • Insurance management
  • Investment management.
  • Expenditure management
  • Maintain a GRAP compliant asset register
  • Develop, implement, and manage strategic goals, policies, and procedures in alignment with the municipality’s strategic objectives
  • Effectively manage financial services (budgeting, income, expenditure, activity-based costing, supply chain management) through the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of a financial management strategy
  • Responsible for the effective and efficient management of the Department
  • Liaise and interact with individuals, role players and agencies on Senior level in all three spheres of government
  • Assist and support the Accounting Officer with the roles and responsibilities delegated to the Chief Financial Officer
  • As CFO, ensure municipal financial viability through management and monitoring of all income and expenditure of the Municipality, safeguarding all assets, discharging liabilities of the Municipality and proper and diligent compliance with the Municipal Financial Management Act and other prescripts

 

Financial Departments

The Financial Services Directorate is split into five sections:

  • Revenue
  • Expenditure
  • Budget & Treasury Office
  • Information Technology
  • Supply Chain Management

Lluwellyn Coetzee

Senior Manager
Strategic Services & Tourism

Tel: +27 (0) 44 203 3990
Fax: 

Secretary: Amy Sylvester
E-mail: amy@oudtmun.gov.za

Key performance areas:

  • Report directly to the Municipal Manager
  • Manage the Directorate Planning & Development
  • Develop, implement, and manage strategic goals, policies, and procedures in alignment with the municipality’s strategic objectives
  • Effectively and efficiently manage the Directorate
  • Liaise and interact with individuals, role-players, and agencies at senior level in all three spheres of government
  • Assist and support the Accounting Officer with the roles and responsibilities delegated to the Director Planning & Development
  • Manage the provisioning and administering of project management and building control services
  • Manage the provisioning and control of Local Economic Development and Tourism Services within the Greater Oudtshoorn
  • Manage the provisioning and control of Land use management & spatial planning services
  • Manage the administering and application-building control and human settlement processes.
  • Support and advise the Municipal Manager and Council
  • Provide strategic management and leadership for the directorate
  • Manage and improve departmental administrative functions
  • Develop and implement council policies and strategies
  • Compile and manage the directorate’s budget
  • Ensure legislative compliance of relevance to the directorate
  • Manage all related grants and funding allocated to the municipality

Justin Lesch

Director
Technical Services

Tel: +27 (0) 44 203 3954
Fax: +27 (0) 44 203 3166

Secretary: Khunga Bambies
E-mail: bambies@oudtmun.gov.za

Key performance areas:

  • Report directly to the Municipal Manager
  • Ensuring diligent execution of municipal functions and management of the Department, in accordance with applicable legislation.
  • Discharging all Council and Committee resolutions, statutory liabilities and delegated authority.
  • Responsible for the performance management and SDBIP of the Department.
  • Supervising the implementation of the Department’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP).
  • Controlling the efficient management of the Departmental budget.
  • Establishing and maintaining a sound management system in accordance with applicable legislation, policies, practices and standards.
  • Liaising with and reporting to stakeholders.
  • Co-ordinating and manage the implementation of programmes and projects.
  • Integrating service delivery.
  • Manage the Directorate Technical Services
  • Develop, implement, and manage strategic goals, policies, and procedures in alignment with the municipality’s strategic objectives
  • Effectively and efficiently manage the Directorate
  • Liaise and interact with individuals, role-players, and agencies at senior level in all three spheres of government
  • Assist and support the Accounting Officer with the roles and responsibilities delegated to the Director of Technical Services
  • Manage the provisioning and administering of project management and building control services
  • Manage the provisioning and control of civil engineering and solid waste management services
  • Manage the provisioning and control of electrical engineering services
  • Manage the administering and application of technical-related GIS processes.
  • Support and advise the Municipal Manager and Council
  • Provide strategic management and leadership for the directorate
  • Manage and improve departmental administrative functions
  • Develop and implement council policies and strategies
  • Compile and manage the directorate’s budget
  • Ensure legislative compliance of relevance to the directorate
  • Manage all related grants allocated to the municipality

Municipal Managers

Key performance areas:

  • The development and management of an economically effective, accountable administration which is equipped to implement the Municipality’s Integrated Development Plan, operate in accordance with the Municipality’s performance management system and understand the needs of the local community
  • The management of the provision of services to the local community in a sustainable and equitable manner
  • The appointment, training, discipline, and effective utilisation of staff
  • The promotion of sound labour relations and compliance with applicable labour legislation
  • Advising the political structures and political office bearers, managing communications between these parties as well as carrying out their decisions
  • The administration and implementation of the Municipality’s by-laws and other legislation
  •  Exercising any powers and performing any duties delegated by the Municipal Council, or by other delegating authorities of the Municipality
  • Developing and maintaining a system for the assessment of community satisfaction with Municipal services
  • The performance of any other function that may be assigned by the Municipal Council and as Accounting Officer
  • Responsible for all income and expenditure of the Municipality, all assets, the discharge of all liabilities of the Municipality, as well as the proper and diligent compliance with applicable Municipal Finance Management Legislation
  • Facilitate the coordination of the economic development initiatives
  • Other relevant duties.