Office of the speaker
The Speaker for Sakhisizwe Local Municipality
The roles and functions of the speaker
Objectives
- Deepening democracy and good governance
- Petition, memorandum and public-hearing affairs
- Resolution tracking and monitoring
- Council committees, rules and orders oversight
- Councillor support and auxiliary service and civic events
The speaker is a full time councilor. The functions of the speaker are set out in section 37 of the municipal structures act as follows:
- Presides at council meetings
- Performs the duties and exercises the powers delegated to the speaker by the council
- Ensure that council meets at least quarterly
- Maintain order during council meetings
- Ensure compliance in the council and council committees with code of conduct for councillors as set out in schedule 1 of the Municipal Systems Act and
- Must ensure that council meetings are conducted in accordance with the rules and orders of the council.