Strand Municipal Offices
Corner Fagan Street & Main Road
Strand Central
Strand
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
Western Cape
7140 Contact Number
021 417 0199
Fax Number
086 202 9278
Email [email protected]Website https://www.capetown.gov.za/
Strand is divided into 3 wards – ward 83, 85 and 86. WARD 85 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
• Strand Central (North Of Beach Road, Hammond Street, Broad Way And Onverwacht Road. South-East Of Railway Line – and includes the South Side Shopping Centre)
• Strand Onverwacht - George Park - Asanda (West Of The N2, South Of Nonceba Street And Mbhele Street, East Of Sanrail Road Reserve And North Of Hlathi Street And Sikhwatsha Street)
• Strand Nomzamo (West Of The N2 Freeway Then Crossing Over To Simon Street, West Of Simon Street, Lumka Street, Ndzuzo Street, Michael Street, Simon Street And West Of, And Including, Sollys Town Informal Settlement)
SUBCOUNCIL 8: All councillors are assigned to a subcouncil and serve either as elected ward councillors or as proportional representation (PR) councillors who are deployed by their political party.
Subcouncil 8 consists of four wards (Ward 83, Ward 85, Ward 86, Ward 100), which stretch from Macassar in the west to Somerset West and Sir Lowry’s Pass Village in the north. It is bounded by the False Bay coast on the south and east and includes the towns of Strand and Gordon’s Bay as well as the informal settlements of Lwandle and Nomzamo.
Subcouncil Manager: Erika Williams Subcouncil Chairperson: Chantal Cerfontein Subcouncil Ward councillors: Carl Punt, Johan Middleton, Jongidumo Maxheke and Sitembile Mfecane Subcouncil Proportional Representation councillors: Bulelwa Madikane, Chantal Cerfontein and Wela Dlulane
The Subcouncil 8 offices are located at the Municipal Offices, Cnr Fagan Street and Main Road, Strand. Subcouncil meetings are open to the public and are held at least once a month except during recess, (which is usually in the school holidays). Anyone can apply to the subcouncil manager for an opportunity to address a subcouncil meeting on any issue. Decisions about issues are taken by a majority vote. The meeting dates as well as the minutes are on the website of the City of Cape Town.
THE ROLE OF A WARD COUNCILLOR: Ward Community leadership is at the heart of modern local government. Municipal councils work in partnership with local communities and organisations to develop a vision for their local area. They should work collaboratively to improve services and quality of life for citizens. Councillors have a lead role in this process.
WHAT CAN RESIDENTS REASONABLY EXPECT FROM THEIR ELECTED WARD COUNCILLOR?:
The duties of a councillor are set out in legislation such as the Municipal Systems Act which includes a Code of Conduct that spells out specific ways in which the councillor must behave. This is a crucial instrument that citizens can use to hold their councillors to account.
• Ward Councillors are expected to act as representatives of the community they serve; • They must accordingly voice their ward resident’s needs and concerns in council; • They are accountable to the public via meetings at least quarterly; • They are expected to give ward residents a progress report, explaining the decisions of the council in committing resources to development projects and programmes affecting them; • They must assess whether the municipality’s programmes and plans are having their intended impact; • They must also assess whether services are being delivered fairly, effectively and in a sustainable way; • Ward Councillors must attend all meetings - except when they have leave of absence or when they must withdraw due to having a vested interest in the matters being discussed; • They must provide leadership roles in the council; • They must act as custodians or guardians of public finances. • They must not disclose confidential information obtained within the council; • Ward Councillors must act in good faith and in the interest of the municipality; • All their efforts must be directed towards improving the lives of citizens in the municipality.
Your ward councillor therefore, serve as the interface between the citizens they represent and the municipal officials who design and implement development polices. Your councillor is the chairperson of his or her ward, and is the person you turn to if you feel there is a need for a new road, for tender boxes to be opened in public in future, or for key documents such as the municipal budget or annual report to be made available in a timely manner. He or she will lobby for such requests as they are in the interest of a better-run municipality.
But the councillor’s job is not just to serve as the voice of the people, or for the expression of their community needs. He or she is also a watchdog who should ensure the municipality implements policies to address the needs of citizens.
It is the duty of a councillor to be accessible to all the people in his or her ward and to represent their interests conscientiously, while acting in the interests of the council as a whole and all the communities served by it.
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Strand is divided into 3 wards – ward 83, 85 and 86. WARD 85 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
• Strand Central (North Of Beach Road, Hammond Street, Broad Way And Onverwacht Road. South-East Of Railway Line – and includes the South Side Shopping Centre)
• Strand Onverwacht - George Park - Asanda (West Of The N2, South Of Nonceba Street And Mbhele Street, East Of Sanrail Road Reserve And North Of Hlathi Street And Sikhwatsha Street)
• Strand Nomzamo (West Of The N2 Freeway Then Crossing Over To Simon Street, West Of Simon Street, Lumka Street, Ndzuzo Street, Michael Street, Simon Street And West Of, And Including, Sollys Town Informal Settlement)
SUBCOUNCIL 8: All councillors are assigned to a subcouncil and serve either as elected ward councillors or as proportional representation (PR) councillors who are deployed by their political party.
Subcouncil 8 consists of four wards (Ward 83, Ward 85, Ward 86, Ward 100), which stretch from Macassar in the west to Somerset West and Sir Lowry’s Pass Village in the north. It is bounded by the False Bay coast on the south and east and includes the towns of Strand and Gordon’s Bay as well as the informal settlements of Lwandle and Nomzamo.
Subcouncil Manager: Erika Williams Subcouncil Chairperson: Chantal Cerfontein Subcouncil Ward councillors: Carl Punt, Johan Middleton, Jongidumo Maxheke and Sitembile Mfecane Subcouncil Proportional Representation councillors: Bulelwa Madikane, Chantal Cerfontein and Wela Dlulane
The Subcouncil 8 offices are located at the Municipal Offices, Cnr Fagan Street and Main Road, Strand. Subcouncil meetings are open to the public and are held at least once a month except during recess, (which is usually in the school holidays). Anyone can apply to the subcouncil manager for an opportunity to address a subcouncil meeting on any issue. Decisions about issues are taken by a majority vote. The meeting dates as well as the minutes are on the website of the City of Cape Town.
THE ROLE OF A WARD COUNCILLOR: Ward Community leadership is at the heart of modern local government. Municipal councils work in partnership with local communities and organisations to develop a vision for their local area. They should work collaboratively to improve services and quality of life for citizens. Councillors have a lead role in this process.
WHAT CAN RESIDENTS REASONABLY EXPECT FROM THEIR ELECTED WARD COUNCILLOR?:
The duties of a councillor are set out in legislation such as the Municipal Systems Act which includes a Code of Conduct that spells out specific ways in which the councillor must behave. This is a crucial instrument that citizens can use to hold their councillors to account.
• Ward Councillors are expected to act as representatives of the community they serve; • They must accordingly voice their ward resident’s needs and concerns in council; • They are accountable to the public via meetings at least quarterly; • They are expected to give ward residents a progress report, explaining the decisions of the council in committing resources to development projects and programmes affecting them; • They must assess whether the municipality’s programmes and plans are having their intended impact; • They must also assess whether services are being delivered fairly, effectively and in a sustainable way; • Ward Councillors must attend all meetings - except when they have leave of absence or when they must withdraw due to having a vested interest in the matters being discussed; • They must provide leadership roles in the council; • They must act as custodians or guardians of public finances. • They must not disclose confidential information obtained within the council; • Ward Councillors must act in good faith and in the interest of the municipality; • All their efforts must be directed towards improving the lives of citizens in the municipality.
Your ward councillor therefore, serve as the interface between the citizens they represent and the municipal officials who design and implement development polices. Your councillor is the chairperson of his or her ward, and is the person you turn to if you feel there is a need for a new road, for tender boxes to be opened in public in future, or for key documents such as the municipal budget or annual report to be made available in a timely manner. He or she will lobby for such requests as they are in the interest of a better-run municipality.
But the councillor’s job is not just to serve as the voice of the people, or for the expression of their community needs. He or she is also a watchdog who should ensure the municipality implements policies to address the needs of citizens.
It is the duty of a councillor to be accessible to all the people in his or her ward and to represent their interests conscientiously, while acting in the interests of the council as a whole and all the communities served by it.
Sitembile Mfecane