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Municipal Council

Municipal Council is the highest decision making body within the institution chaired by the Speaker.  In terms of Chapter 3 of the Local Government Municipal Structures Act (Act no. 117, 1998) Municipalities must have municipal councils which  must meet at least quarterly. It should consists of a number of councillors determined by the MEC for local government in the province concerned by notice in the Provincial Gazette. The municipality has the power to designate councillors determined by the MEC for local government as full-time, An MEC’S determination must be in accordance with a policy framework as maybe determined by the Minister after consulting the MECS for local government.

 

The Municipal  objectives

A municipal council must strive within its capacity to achieve the objectives set out in section 152 of the Constitution and annually review:

• the needs of the community;
• its priorities to meet those needs;
• its processes for involving the community;
• its organisational and delivery mechanisms for meeting the needs of the community; and
• its overall performance in achieving the objectives referred to in subsection (1).

The municipal council must develop mechanisms to consult the community and community organisations in performing its functions and exercising its powers.

 

Powers and functions of the municipality in terms of the constitution of South Africa are.-

• A municipality has executive
• the local government matters listed in Part B of Schedule 4 and Part B of
• any other matter assigned to it by national or provincial legislation. authority in respect of, and has the right to administer- Schedule 5; and
• A municipality may make and administer by-laws for the effective administration of the matters which it has the right to administer.
• Subject to section 151 (4), a by-law that conflicts with national or provincial legislation is invalid. If there is a conflict between a by-law and national or provincial legislation that is inoperative because of a conflict referred to in section 149, the by-law must be regarded as valid for as long as that legislation is inoperative.
• The national government and provincial governments must assign to a municipality, by agreement and subject to any conditions, the administration of a matter listed in Part A of Schedule 4 or Part A of Schedule 5 which necessarily relates to local government, if that matter would most effectively be administered locally; and the municipality has the capacity to administer it.
• A municipality has the right to exercise any power concerning a matter reasonably necessary for, or incidental to, the effective performance of its functions.

Terms of Municipal Councils

The term of a Municipal Council may be no more than five years, as determined by national legislation. If a Municipal Council is dissolved in terms of national legislation, or when its term expires, an election must he held within 90 days of the date that Council was dissolved or its term expired. The Municipal Council, other than a Council that has been dissolved following an intervention in terms of section 119, remains competent to function from the time it is dissolved or its term expires, until the newly elected Council has been declared elected.

 List of CDM Councillors 

 

NO.	NAMES	GENDER	PARTY
1.	Teffo Mamedupi Kirsty	F	ANC (PR)
2.	Mohale Maite Moniccah	F	ANC (PR)
3.	Masoga Matome Calvin	M	ANC (PR)
4.	Malebana Chuene William	M	ANC (PR)
5.	Masubelele Jara Alfred	M	ANC (PR)
6.	Selamolela Molatsa Samson	M	ANC (PR)
7.	Masekwameng Rahab Mapeu	F	ANC (PR)
8.	Mothata Maphuti Lisbeth	F	ANC (PR)
9.	Mamabolo Caroline Modikwa	F	ANC (PR)
10.	Tshoshi Manare Martin	M	ANC (PR)
11.	Masemola Sebolaishi Granny	F	ANC (PR)
12.	Mampuru Moshiane Thabiso	F	ANC (PR)
13.	Machaba Makgato Joseph	M	ANC (PR)
14.	Ramokolo Mokgaetsi Maria	F	ANC (PR)
15.	Themane Moraka David	M	ANC (PR)
16.	Mothata Lesiba Samuel	M	EFF (PR)
17.	Ramaphoko Mongatane Michael	M	EFF (PR)
18.	Matlebjane Kholofelo Ntina Julius	M	EFF (PR)
19.	Chula Mokgadi Ida	F	EFF (PR)
20.	Madiope Terecia Matlou	F	EFF (PR)
21.	Mocke Bianca	F	DA (PR)
22.	Mogale Kidox Kwadu	M	DOP (PR)
23.	Phogole Mogome Lipson	M	ANC (REP) Lepelle-Nkumpi
24.	Lebese Japhter Mpho	M	ANC (REP) Lepelle-Nkumpi
25.	Takalo Maite Evelyn	F	ANC (REP) Lepelle-Nkumpi
26.	Kekana Mmasekgokgothi Sandra	F	ANC (REP)
27.	Maleka Pheladi Ingrid	F	DOP (REP) Lepelle-Nkumpi
28.	Rababalela Shirley Malebo	F	EFF (REP) Lepelle-Nkumpi
29.	Masoga Phuti Standford	M	ANC (REP) Molemole
30.	Rahlana Mokgadi Elizabeth	F	ANC (REP) Molemole
31.	Malebana Tlou Granny	F	ANC (REP) Molemole
32.	Motolla Matome Oscar	M	EFF (REP) Molemole
33.	Pheedi Maseka Solomon	M	ANC (REP) Blouberg
34.	Makhura Makgalemela Hilda	F	ANC (REP) Blouberg
35.	Lehong Mathekga Violet	F	ANC (REP) Blouberg
36.	Molokomme Malehu Martha	F	ANC (REP) Blouberg
37.	Ntjana	M	EFF (REP) Blouberg
38.	Muthabine Rufus	M	ANC (REP) Polokwane
39.	Makhasane Mabote Gloria	F	ANC (REP) Polokwane
40.	Matonzi Thomas	M	ANC (REP) Polokwane
41.	Phukubje Dorothy	F	ANC (REP) Polokwane
42.	Hamise Harry Lebeko	M	ANC (REP) Polokwane
43.	Mahlatji Mashego Solomon	M	ANC (REP) Polokwane
44.	Pheedi Rekiel Mmatlala		ANC (REP) Polokwane
45.	Ralefatane Mariri Johannes	M	ANC (REP) Polokwane
46.	Dikgale Sewela Juliah	F	ANC (REP) Polokwane
47.	Murwa Thosetse Phaka Kgolane	M	ANC (REP) Polokwane
48.	Moloto Mmakwena Hazel	F	ANC (REP) Polokwane
49.	Mohlabeng Dinah Mokgadi	F	EFF (REP) Polokwane
50.	Raphela Thokwana Richard	M	EFF (REP) Polokwane
51.	Mothiba Tumudi Piet	M	EFF (REP) Polokwane
52.	Mokome Mmajoala Sarah	F	EFF (REP) Polokwane
53.	Botha Androe Hendrina	F	DA (REP) Polokwane
54.	Chidi Ramathabatha Doraine Tiny	F	DA (REP) Polokwane
55.	Mohlapamaswi Erick	M	ABC (REP) Polokwane
56.	Clarke Susan Elizabeth	F	VF+ (REP) Polokwane