Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000)NoticesUpper Limits of Total Remuneration Packages of Municipal Managers and Managers Directly Accountable to Municipal Managers12. Overpayment |
| (1) | A municipality must remunerate its senior managers only within the framework of the Act and this Notice, setting out the upper limits of the total remuneration packages payable to senior managers. |
| (2) | Any remuneration paid to a senior manager other than in accordance with sub-item (1) or any benefit,is an irregular expenditure and the municipality must recover that remuneration from the senior manager concerned. |
| (3) | A municipality that remunerated a senior manager in contravention of the criteria governing the offer of remuneration on appointment, and in the absence of a waiver granted by the Minister, must correct the total remuneration package and recover any resultant overpayment in accordance with section 32 of the Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 and other applicable legislation and legal principles governing the recovery of debts. |