MPAC has been established by GMM

HIGHVELD – The Municipal Public Accounts Committee (Mpac) has been established by the Govan Mbeki Municipal Council in terms of Section 79 of the Municipal Structures Act, Act 117 of 1998.

The chariman was elected by Council at its inaugural meeting in August and they approved the establishment of the Mpac and appointed members of the council to serve on it in September.

This committee consists of the following members:

· Chairman: Mr Cyril Gwiji (ANC), Mr Dan Nhlapo (ANC), Mr John Nkosi (ANC), Mr Themba Morajane (ANC), Ms Brenda Mahlangu (ANC), Ms Mency Ndoda (ANC), Ms Mantoa Motloung (ANC), Mr NC van Huyssteen (DA), Ms Sbongile Mathebula (DA), Ms Ciska Botha (DA), Mr Thabiso Mofokeng (EFF), Ms Nandipha Klaas (EFF) and Ms Aranda Nel-Buitendag (VF+)

The purpose of the committee is to perform an oversight function on behalf of the council over the executive functionaries of the council and to ensure the efficient and effective use of municipal resources.

In doing so, the committee’s functions are to:

· Report to the council on its activities.

· Review municipal quarterly and annual reports and report on such reviews to council and shall develop a comprehensive oversight report on the annual report.

· Monitor the implementation of the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plan (SDBIP) and submit reports thereto.

· Oversee policy formulation and implementation.

· Ensure that council complies with external reporting requirements.

· Examine the financial statements and audit reports of the municipality and consider improvements from previous statements and reports and must evaluate the extent to which recommendations from the auditor-general and audit committee has been implemented.

· Promote good governance, transparency and accountability.

· Examine the midyear review in line with the IDP.

· Consider SDBIP reports.

· Recommend any investigation in its area of competence to the council.

· Request information from councillors through the office of the speaker and from employees through the office of the municipal manager and the relevant MMC councillor be informed accordingly.

· Perform any other function assigned to it by the council.

Mr Bheki Kubheka, municipal spokesman, said the Mpac is not responsible for policy formulation.

It reports directly to Council through the speaker and interfaces with the other committees of Council through the speaker, where relevant.

Mpac also considers matters related to internal control, internal audits, risk management, accounting policies and adequacy, reliability and accuracy of financial reporting and information, performance management, effective governance compliance with the Municipal Finance Management Act and the Division of Revenue Act.