‘Dear Tshwane residents’ – Proud mayor gives feedback
Tshwane mayor Randall Williams writes to residents of progress made
Dear residents of Tshwane,
Over the last month we have achieved some significant successes in the City of Tshwane which I want to share with you.
City Finances
Last week in council we approved the adjusted budget. This follows an assessment of the performance of the municipality during the first half of the financial year, taking into account, among others, additional revenues that have become available, levels of expenditure, cost savings and service delivery performance.
The approval of the budget will play a critical role in stabilising the finances of the city.
We have recently begun a strategic roll-out of prepaid electricity meters to households in the city.
This involves installing over 24 000 meters that will be replaced city-wide at different households. More than 61% of properties in the City are already purchasing electricity via prepaid meters. This strategic roll-out will contribute to developing a completely smart metered electricity network that benefits all residents of Tshwane. We also approved the Internal Municipal Service District (IMSD) by-law.
This is a critical piece of legislation which will help to facilitate the creation of improvement districts in the city.
Covid-19
On matters in relation to Covid-19 we have continued to witness a decline in the number of cases on a week to week basis. We recently reported that the number of active cases had dropped below 1 000.
We will continue to monitor the cases on a day-to-day basis and adjust our response accordingly. The City is in a state of readiness to assist in the distribution of vaccines. While the national government has the lead in terms of procurement, we are ready in the City of Tshwane.
Randall Williams
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