Director Corporate Services
Mr Malefetsane Nelson Makwetla
Telephone: 051 924 0654
Fax:
Email: dschod@mantsopa.co.za
Corporate Services
Roles
The primary focus of the Corporate Services Directorate is to provide strategic support to all of the business functions within Mantsopa by providing:
- The effective management of human resources in order to ensure the transformation of skills development, employment equity and performance appraisal. The effective management of an administration system that is efficient and facilitates decision making and service delivery throughout Mantsopa. The assurance that the municipal support systems (IT, communications, and telecommunications) is used to inform and enable the implementation of the IDP (Integrated Development Plan).
- Effective Human Resource Management comprising of: Personnel administration, labour relations, training and development.
Above all, the Directorate provides secretariat, administration and support to Council committees under the ambit of the Speaker and the Mayor. Legal services, responsible for giving legal advice, drafting and vetting of contracts, drafting policies, rationalisation of by-laws, civil and criminal matters (litigation), also resort under this Directorate.
The Legal Services Sub-Division main purpose is to provide a professional legal advice and assistance service to the municipality to ensure the proper protection of the municipality’s interests and compliance with its obligations.
Key Services of the sub-division is to ensure:
- The provision of legal advice and assistance to the Council and the administration of the municipality to ensure the proper protection of the municipality’s interests, and compliance by the municipality with its legal obligations and responsibilities.
- Compilation and promulgation of new and amendments to existing by-laws of the municipality to ensure that the municipality’s by-laws cover all activities and areas that need regulation, are constantly reviewed and updated and properly.
- The establishment, implementation, updating and circulation of a Municipal Code containing all promulgated by-laws of the municipality to ensure the proper recording and availability of Council’s by-laws.
- Handling of the litigation process for criminal or civil cases in which the municipality, councillors or officials may become involved in their official capacity to ensure that the municipality’s interests are properly protected.
The human resource mandate of the municipality includes the administration and management of staff, recruitment, skills development, employment equity, occupational health and safety, and labour relations and discipline. In order to enhance the transformation process, the HR division developed and is maintaining specific frameworks, systems, structures and policies. These policies are essential for the smooth running of the municipality and for championing the institutional transformation process by enhancing employment equity and skills development.
Key services of the sub-division Human Resources;
- Employee performance appraisal system
- Human resource development
- Employee wellness
- Labour relations
- Good governance
- Auxiliary service
- Skills Development
- Administration
The Sub-Division Information and Technology aims to achieve efficiencies through the integrations of systems, data and processes.The key services of the sub-division IT is to:
- Improved internet system
- Reliable and new system
- Cable network internet connection
- MTN 3G communication
- New upgraded computers, printers and laptops
- New upgraded photocopiers