Time is ticking for the City of Ekurhuleni to convene a council meeting to elect an executive mayor.
The African Independent Congress’sA council meeting was scheduled within seven days to elect a new mayor but was postponed at the eleventh hour, prompting Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Mzi Khumalo to issue a warning of the dangers of the municipality being placed under administration.
“So, this meeting collapse will follow the law. Very patient, give them another seven days to, at which point they must definitely elect the executive mayor. In case they fail to elect the executive mayor, we will look at other options to exercise and will be physically left with two options before us, firstly we partly dissolve the municipality that will be sent into administration.”
These public hearings form part of local government’s efforts to meet residents service delivery needs. With the revolving door of mayors which have left the city without an accounting officer, the office of the city manager has had to put in place contingency measures to prevent a potential collapse in the municipality.
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