Have your say on municipal budget

The Draft IDP Review, Draft Water Services Development Plan, Draft Budget and Draft SDBIP for the financial year of 2021/’22, as well as the draft audited Annual Report for 2019/’20 will be open for public comment from 1 – 30 April 2021.

The documents will be available from 1 April on the municipal website and in public libraries after serving before Council on Wednesday, 31 March.

All comments and contributions related to the Draft IDP review, Draft WSDP and Draft Budget 2021/’22, as well as the draft audited Annual

Report for 2019/’20 will be considered for final tabling to Council in May 2021.

Residents are urged by the Overstrand Municipality to ensure they are informed and to take ownership of the planning in their communities by joining the following 2021/’22 Draft Budget and IDP review roadshows:

• Wards 1, 2 & 11: Wednesday, 7 April at 18:00 - Council Chambers, Gansbaai

• Wards 3, 4, 7, 8 & 13: Thursday, 8 April at 18:00 - Banquet Hall, Hermanus

• Wards 9 & 10: Tuesday, 20 April at 18:00 - Kleinmond Town Hall

• Wards 5, 6 & 12: Wednesday, 21 April at 18:00 - Zwelihle Community Hall

Covid-19 protocols will be applied at the venues. Only a maximum of 100 people (subject to occupancy number of the venue) will be allowed inside the venue. Contact person: Heidi Dignas (Hermanus): 028 313 8112, Madelein Swart (Gansbaai & Stanford): 028 384 8300, Susan Antoni (Kleinmond): 028 271 8400.

Meetings will also be held via virtual platform and members of the public can join in the meeting by reserving electronic access by no later than 16:00 on Tuesday, 6 April at: hdignas@overstrand.gov.za (Wards 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 & 13), mswart@overstrand. gov.za (Wards 1, 2 & 11) or santoni@ overstrand.gov.za (Wards 9 & 10).

Summary of the time-frames and processes applicable with regard to inputs from the public:

• 31 March: Tabling in Council of the draft 2021/’22 IDP, Draft WSDP, Draft SDBIP, Draft Budget for 2021/’22 and draft audited Annual Report for 2019/’20 for public consultation;

• 1 – 30 April: Draft IDP review, Draft WSDP, Draft SDBIP, Draft Budget and

Draft Annual Report made available to the public and any other stakeholders for perusal and the submission of comments and representations;

• 7, 8, 20, 21 April: Combined public meetings held in all 13 wards in the municipal area to present the draft budget and IDP review to the community;

• After 30 April: After the closing date for written comments by the public, the Budget Steering Committee meets to consider all comments received from the public;

• 26 May: Comments from the community and the municipality’s responses thereto are included in Final Reports to Council.

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