| (1) | Subject to section 64D, a municipal council shall appoint a member of the municipal police service as the executive head thereof. |
| (2) | The executive head shall, subject to this Act, national standards and the directives of the chief executive officer of the municipality, exercise control over the municipal police service, and shall— |
| (a) | be responsible for maintaining an impartial, accountable, transparent and efficient municipal police service; |
| (b) | subject to the applicable laws, be responsible for the recruitment, appointment, promotion and transfer of members of the municipal police service; |
| (c) | ensure that traffic policing services by the municipality are not prejudicially affected by the establishment of the municipal police service; |
| (d) | be responsible for the discipline of the municipal police service; |
| (e) | either personally or through a member or members of the municipal police service designated by him or her for that purpose, represent the municipal police service on every local policing co-ordinating committee established in terms of section 64K within the area of jurisdiction of the municipality; |
| (f) | either personally or through a member or members of the municipal police service designated by him or her for that purpose, represent the municipal police service on every community police forum or subforum established in terms of section 19 within the area of jurisdiction of the municipality; |
| (g) | before the end of each financial year, develop a plan which sets out the priorities and objectives of the municipal police service for the following financial year: Provided that such plan insofar as it relates to the prevention of crime, shall be developed in co-operation with the Service; and |
| (h) | perform such duties as may from time to time be imposed upon him or her by the chief executive officer of the municipality. |
[Section 64C inserted by section 3 of Act No. 83 of 1998]
