The annual report for the 2015/16 financial year was tabled at the first Council meeting of 2017 on 23 January.

The annual report reflects the Municipality’s performance between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2016 and aims to promote accountability to the local community for decisions taken throughout the year. It furthermore provides information on the Municipality’s activities and financial state, setting out the municipality’s performance in service delivery and budget implementation, including its accomplishments and challenges as well as comparison between targets and performance in the previous financial year, and measures taken to improve performance.

Overstrand Municipality received a clean audit status for the fourth consecutive year. A clean audit outcome confirmed the Municipality’s endeavours in terms of good governance and management, control and compliance with legislation and audit requirements.

Further highlights listed in the Annual Report included that 220 Breaking New Ground (BNG) units were built, completed and handed over and 132 sites serviced. In addition to that, the Municipality provided electricity to 823 informal households.

Overstrand achieved a ‘Blue Drop’ water score of 90.79% that puts us in 3rd position in the Western Cape and scored 100% in the ‘No Drop’ water conservation and demand management report.  The Mt Pleasant Public Library was recognised as the Western Cape Government/s Best Library in terms of its children services.

Public encourage to comment

The public is encouraged to comment on the report. Comments received during this  process  will  be  considered when the report is considered by Council on 29 March 2017. The comment period closes on 23 February 2017.

The Annual Report will be available for perusal during office hours at the offices of the Area Managers in Gansbaai, Stanford, Hermanus and Kleinmond, in all the public libraries in the Overstrand, the Corporate Head Office of the municipality in Hermanus and on the municipality’s website at www.overstrand.gov.za;  go to popular links and click on Annual Reports.

For more information and enquiries contact: Rochelle Louw or Sylvia Block on 028 313 8000/8108/8071.

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