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 Managers8. Offer of remuneration on appointment |
| (1) | The offer of remuneration on appointment to a senior manager will be determined by the qualifications, experience, knowledge of the candidate considered for appointment and performance track record, where applicable. |
| (2) | A municipal council must apply the criteria as set out below to determine the offer of remuneration on appointment: |
| (3) | Where a senior manager, immediately following the expiry or termination of a contract, is appointed to the same position in the same municipality, or to an equivalent position in another municipality of the same municipal grade, the senior manager may be appointed at the salary notch applicable at the time of termination or departure, subject to the applicable upper limits, provided that good cause for such salary placement is demonstrated and formally recorded. |
| (4) | For purposes of sub-item (3) above, good cause shall include demonstrated operational necessity, institutional continuity, retention of skills, recruitment constraints or other objectively justifiable reasons recorded by the municipal council. |