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 Appointment7. Determination of recruitment needs |
| (1) | When the post of a senior manager becomes vacant, or is due to become vacant, the mayor, in the case of a municipal manager, or the municipal manager, in the case of a manager directly accountable to the municipal manager, must, upon receipt of official notification that the post of a senior manager will become vacant, obtain approval from the municipal council for the filling of such post in its next council meeting or as soon as it is reasonably possible to do so. |
| (2) | A vacant senior manager post may not be filled, unless— |
| (a) | approval to fill the post has been granted by the municipal council; and |
| (b) | the post has been budgeted for. |
| (3) | Notwithstanding subregulation (1), the speaker may convene a special meeting to obtain municipal council approval for the filling of a senior manager post. |