Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000)RegulationsLocal Government: Regulations on Appointment and Conditions of Employment of Senior ManagersChapter 3 : Recruitment, Selection and Appointment20. Secondment |
| (1) | if a person is seconded to a municipality to act as a municipal manager in terms of section 54A(6) of the Act, an agreement must be entered into between the relevant seconding authority and receiving municipality. |
| (2) | The agreement contemplated in subregulation (1) must specify— |
| (a) | the duration of the secondment; |
| (b) | the party responsible for the costs of the secondment; and |
| (c) | the job description of the seconded official. |
| (3) | Notwithstanding subregulation (4), the cost of secondment must be borne by the receiving municipality, taking into consideration the financial capacity of the municipality. |
| (4) | A person seconded in terms of subregulation (1) must report monthly to the MEC or the Minister, in terms of section 54A(6), on the following: |
| (a) | steps taken to fill the vacant post to which he or she is seconded; |
| (b) | the development and implementation of any municipal institutional recovery plan for which the seconded official is responsible; |
| (c) | monitor and assess the adherence to policy, principles and frameworks applicable to the municipality; |
| (d) | develop a turnaround strategy for the municipality including a strategy to promote good governance; |
| (e) | ensure implementation of municipal council resolutions by the administration; |
| (f) | implement a system to control and approve all expenditure; |
| (g) | implement all governance systems and procedures; and |
| (h) | ensure implementation of financial systems, policies and procedures. |
| (5) | A person seconded in terms of subregulation (1) must— |
| (a) | be paid an allowance equal to the difference between the secondee's current salary and the minimum budgeted salary of the position that the secondee acts in; and |
| (b) | be compensated for subsistence and travel incurred during the course and scope of his or her duties, in accordance with the relevant policy of the municipality. |