The Plans

MANGAUNG Integrated Development Plan (IDP)

What is the IDP?

Integrated development planning is a process through which the municipality prepares a strategic development plan which extends over a five-year period.

Integrated development planning as an instrument lies at the centre of the new system of developmental local government in South Africa and represents the driving force for making municipalities more strategic, inclusive, responsive, and performance driven in character.

The IDP is the principal strategic planning instrument which guides and informs all planning, budgeting, investment, development, management and implementation in the medium-term decision-making.

The Executive Management Team and Middle Management are accountable for the implementation of the IDP, and this is reflected in our integrated Performance Management System that links the IDP to the strategic framework, to the macro-scorecard, and from there to performance contracts for Section 57 managers. The municipality is required to consult with communities and other stakeholders on its performance, and MANGAUNG had made increased efforts to involve residents, officials and politicians in providing feedback on the municipal performance.

Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plans (SDBIP)

The development of Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plans (SDBIPs) is a requirement under Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) which gives effect to the municipality’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and annual budget and in MANGAUNG is integral to the establishment of performance management system.

The SDBIP facilitates accountability of the municipal administration and managers to the Council and Councillors to the community. It also fosters the management, implementation and monitoring of the budget, the performance of top management and the achievement of the strategic objectives as laid out in the IDP.

The SDBIP enables the municipal manager to monitor the performance of senior managers, the mayor to monitor the performance of the municipal manager and for the community to monitor the performance of the municipality as each activity contains outputs, outcomes and timeframes. The SDBIP is compiled on an annual basis and includes a 3 year capital programme.

The SDBIP is yet another step forward to increasing the principle of democratic and accountable (local) government as enshrined in Section 152(a) of the Constitution.

Click here to read SDBIP Report for 2009