Remuneration of Public Office Bearers Act, 1998 (Act No. 20 of 1998)

TOOLS OF TRADE

APPLICABLE TO:

(a)

Braille reader

All visually impaired councillors

(b)

Office space and furniture;

Parking bay;

Business cards;

Calculators;

Letter-heads;

Stationery;

Toner cartridges;

Diaries;

Postage costs;

Office telephone; and

Appropriate mobile technology and multi-digital office (excluding cell phones and mobile data card as per item 10 and 11), including facsimile, printer, photocopier and scanner.

Full-time councillors, part-time executive mayors or mayor, part-time deputy executive mayors or deputy mayors, part-time speakers, part-time members of mayoral committee or members of executive committee and part-time chairpersons of section 79 committees.

(c)

Laptop or tablet

All councillors

(d)

Official accommodation and furniture where it currently exists

Full-time Executive Mayors or Mayors

(e)

Business cards;

Calculators;

Letter-heads;

Stationery; and

Diaries

Part-time councillors and the usage must comply with policy directives of the municipality

(f)

Postage costs;

Office telephone; and

Multi-digital office, facsimile, printer, photocopier and scanner.

Part-time councillosr to have access to these tools of trade at the municipal offices

(g)

Personal security

Executives Mayors, Mayors or Speakers

Other councillors, subject to a threat and risk analysis conducted by the South African Police Service.