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2 February 1 995
CONSTITUTIONAL PROPOSAL: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
The
residents' 1 ratepayers' I home-owners' associations, listed below, which
represent a large number of residents of Pretoria, should like to make
the following submission for your consider‑ations, through Prof HS
Joubert,
our representative on the Greater Pretoria TMC.
- . That
Local Government elections not be contested by National/Regional political
parties, but by representatives proposed by and
representative of Civil
Society.
MOTIVATION: Local Government is meant to
represent the interests of the community at Municipal Ward/Burrough level. If
candidates
are representative of and proposed by National and Regional political
parties then they have to follow the agenda of these parties
(through party
caucus decisions). This agenda is invariably based on National and 1 or
Regional party political issues and seldom
addresses the local Ward/Burrough
needs. This very issue led to the formation of such organisations as those
listed below, because
local issues, needs and social concerns were being ignored
in favour of the pursuit of party political issues of the Apartheid
era.
Our experience has been that votes of no-confidence in
Party-political ward representatives
were ignored as long as these
representatives would toe the party line as perceived by
the
Provincial Caucus and could afford to ignore their ward
residents because they found
acceptance in the view of the National
and Provincial political parties.
- That
any ward representative whether proposed and elected on a Party-political basis
(in the event of proposal 1 not being accepted)
or on a non-Party-political
basis, should sign an undertaking that he/she will resign and subject
him/herself to a by-election if
the residents of his / her ward petition the MEC
for Local Government with a petition signed by at least 20 % of the enfranchised
voters in the ward.
MOTIVATION: The motivation for this
provision is principally contained in the motivation for Proposal 1.
Additionally this proposal
will ensure that a ward representative does not
ignore the needs of his/her constituency once elected, thus ensuring
accountability
and effective democracy.
- That
the provisions of the Loc:al Government Ordinance 1 939 (1 7 of 1
939) regarding conduct of Council Members (Chapter IV) be
extended and strengthened to ensure that council members do not misuse
their positions to their own financial advantage and
gain.
MOTIVATION: See Krugel Commissions report
(extended mandate).
Regards
HS
Joubert
95-01-31
GROTER PRETORIA
INWONERS-EN
BELASTINGBETALERSVERENIGINGS
Die volgende verenigings het op 'n vergadering op 26 Januarie 1995
die beginsels ondersteun wat in hierdie memorandum
uiteengesit
word.
VERENIGINGS
I Belastingbetalers- en
Inwonerverenigings van Suid-Afrika
I Belastingbetalersvereniging
van Wyk 30
11 Irene Vigilance Association
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Knoppiesiaagre Residents Association
11 Annlinn Residents
Association
Waterkloof Homeowners
Association
Arcadia Residents Association
11
Eastem Areas Citizens Association
Lynnwood/Menlo Park/Hazeiwood
Ratepayers Association
11 Ciydesdale Village
Co@ttee
11 Facric Glen Aksiekoniitee
Silverton
Residence Association
Earthlife Africa
AMIRYW
(RIIMI.028)
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