INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS’ ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA (IRASA)

Manifesto

IRASA, through its independent councillors, is committed to fighting for the rights of ratepayers and residents, and to depoliticising local government in South Africa. It is our collective responsibility as ratepayers to exercise our democratic right and civic duty by acting as a watchdog over the political parties that govern our cities and towns. Ratepayers cannot take a back seat while municipalities deteriorate under the agendas and political games of these parties. It is a known fact that political party councillors must toe the party line, prioritizing their party’s agenda above the interests of the community and the ratepayers they were elected to serve. Do not waste your vote on a political party politician. Take back your power – support the ratepayers’ candidate!

 

IRASA will ensure that municipalities nationally are managed effectively, efficiently, transparently, and in a financially accountable manner, in accordance with the provisions of local government legislation. The independent councillors, through IRASA, will promote the fair and equitable distribution of municipal services, ensuring that service delivery is reliable, affordable, and of sustainable quality. By exercising responsible citizenship – putting the ratepayer first – IRASA will restore the dignity and service quality of cities and towns in South Africa. Strong, independent ratepayer representation can only strengthen our municipalities going forward.

IRASA HOLDS ITS OWN REPRESENTATIVES ACCOUNTABLE

IRASA believes that accountability must begin with its own representatives. Every IRASA candidate will undergo a transparent selection and vetting process and once approved, will be recognised as an Accredited IRASA Candidate. Every elected IRASA councillor will sign a Performance Agreement, submit an annual declaration of interests, undergo annual ethics and governance training, and be measured against published Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

 

Every IRASA ward will report at least quarterly to its residents on performance, service delivery priorities and matters affecting the community. Every elected councillor will receive an annual governance rating based on measurable standards of attendance, accountability, ethical conduct, community engagement and performance.

 

IRASA will not demand standards of transparency, accountability and good governance from municipalities that it is unwilling to apply to its own representatives.

 

The mandate voters give IRASA will not only ensure responsible local government, but it will also advance our democracy, rather than restrict it, through responsible, independent ratepayer oversight. IRASA envisions that this will improve service delivery for ratepayers and create a well-managed local government environment that can stimulate local economic development to address the economic challenges facing municipalities in South Africa.

IRASA HAS A TEN-POINT PLAN TO MAKE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORK

Our Role

Follow the money, demand the records and ensure that wrongdoing is not quietly buried.

Ten-Point Watchdog Manifesto

Expose corruption and protect public money by scrutinising awarded tenders, conflicts of interest, contract variations and contractor performance, and referring credible evidence of wrongdoing to the appropriate authorities.

Action And Accountability Plan. IRASA Will:

  1. strengthen retrospective procurement oversight through MPAC;
  2. scrutinise awarded tenders, prices, competing bids, contractors, variations and performance;
  3. demand declarations of interest and the recusal of conflicted councillors or officials;
  4. refer credible evidence of misconduct to the appropriate oversight or law-enforcement authority; and
  5. report publicly on whether investigations produced consequences.

Proposed measurable community commitment

  1. We will review procurement oversight findings every quarter, submit written questions on each unresolved priority finding and follow up monthly until a response or recorded decision is received.
  2. We will examine at least three awarded contracts each month, or all if fewer are available, checking prices, competing bids, contractors, variations and delivery. We will report the number reviewed and concerns raised.
  3. Before each relevant council or committee decision, we will check available interest declarations and raise every identified potential conflict. We will request recusal where appropriate and record the response.
  4. We will assess each substantiated misconduct report and refer credible evidence to the appropriate authority within ten working days of completing our assessment. We will follow up on every open referral monthly.
  5. Every quarter, we will report the status of all cases we referred, including responses, investigations, decisions and any recovery or disciplinary action confirmed by the responsible authority.

Evidence to report

  1. Quarterly reviews; questions, replies and outstanding findings.
  2. Contract review register; quarterly findings summary.
  3. Checks completed; conflicts raised; responses and recorded recusals.
  4. Assessment and referral dates; acknowledgements; monthly status.
  5. Four reports annually; cases with confirmed outcomes or pending status.

Our Role

Turn complaints into tracked cases, with names, dates and measurable outcomes.

Ten-Point Watchdog Manifesto

Track service delivery in every ward by recording complaints, assigning responsibility, monitoring deadlines and reporting publicly on what has—and has not—been resolved.

Action And Accountability Plan. IRASA Will:

  1. establish ward-based service-delivery registers;
  2. record complaints, responsible departments, deadlines and outcomes;
  3. compare actual performance with the IDP, budget and Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plan;
  4. identify communities receiving unequal or inadequate services; and
  5. report back to residents at least quarterly.

Proposed measurable community commitment

  1. Within 60 days of taking office, we will establish a service-delivery register for our ward. We will update it weekly and publish an anonymised summary every month.
  2. We will log every complaint received within two working days, acknowledge it within three and refer it to the responsible department within five. We will request a completion date and follow up on unresolved cases at least monthly.
  3. Every quarter, we will compare reported delivery against at least five ward-relevant IDP, budget or SDBIP commitments, raising written questions on missed targets and requesting corrective action.
  4. Each quarter, we will assess at least three underserved areas, or all if fewer exist, using visits, complaint records and available service data. We will submit a prioritised list of gaps for municipal action.
  5. We will issue four resident reports each year and hold at least one accessible public feedback session every quarter, showing work completed, missed commitments and unresolved cases.

Evidence to report

  1. Register launch date; weekly updates; monthly summaries.
  2. Logging, acknowledgement and referral times; outcomes and overdue cases.
  3. Five comparisons per quarter; variances, questions and responses.
  4. Areas assessed; service gaps; requests and follow-up outcomes.
  5. Four reports and four feedback sessions annually.

Our Role

Ensure that maintenance happens before infrastructure reaches crisis point.

Ten-Point Watchdog Manifesto

Protect water and electricity services by monitoring outages, infrastructure failures, water and electricity losses, maintenance plans and the municipality’s preparedness for future growth and emergencies.

Action And Accountability Plan. IRASA Will:

  1. monitor water losses, electricity losses, outages and infrastructure failures;
  2. demand funded maintenance and replacement plans;
  3. scrutinise water-security, drought-response and alternative-energy projects;
  4. require infrastructure capacity assessments before major developments are approved; and
  5. monitor whether projects are completed on time, within budget and to the required standard.

Proposed measurable community commitment

  1. We will complete at least five documented checks each month across water losses, electricity losses, outages and infrastructure failures. We will request updated loss figures quarterly and report outage frequency, duration and recurring faults where data is available.
  2. Within 90 days, we will request funded maintenance and replacement schedules for priority infrastructure. Each quarter, we will check at least five scheduled items, or all if fewer, and challenge unfunded or delayed work.
  3. Each quarter, we will review at least two active water-security, drought-response or alternative-energy projects, or all if fewer, checking funding, milestones, expected benefits and implementation risks.
  4. For every major development proposal placed before us, we will request evidence of water, electricity and other infrastructure capacity before voting. We will record missing evidence and our resulting position.
  5. Every quarter, we will check at least three priority infrastructure projects, or all if fewer, against approved costs, deadlines and documented quality requirements, and request remedial action for each identified departure.

Evidence to report

  1. Five monthly checks; quarterly loss data; fault and outage trends.
  2. Schedules requested; funding gaps; five items checked quarterly.
  3. Project reviews; milestone variances; questions and replies.
  4. Proposals reviewed; capacity evidence requested; voting reasons.
  5. Cost and deadline variances; inspection or certification evidence.

Our Role

Make sure every rand collected from residents has a defensible purpose and a measurable result.

Ten-Point Watchdog Manifesto

Defend residents against unaffordable rates by examining tariff increases, challenging wasteful expenditure and demanding measurable value for every rand collected from residents.

Action And Accountability Plan. IRASA Will:

  1. scrutinise tariff increases and their effect on households and businesses;
  2. challenge unnecessary or poorly motivated expenditure;
  3. compare municipal costs with those of similar municipalities;
  4. protect appropriate rebates for pensioners, indigent households and persons with disabilities;
  5. demand measurable value from consultants, contractors and municipal projects; and
  6. oppose budgets that place inefficiency onto paying residents.

Proposed measurable community commitment

  1. For each annual tariff proposal, we will publish an impact comparison before the council vote, using at least four example accounts covering households and businesses. We will explain percentage and rand changes and submit affordability concerns.
  2. We will assess at least three discretionary expenditure items each quarter, or all if fewer are presented, and challenge those lacking a clear need or benefit. We will report verified savings from changes adopted by the municipality.
  3. Once a year, we will compare at least five available tariff or unit-cost measures with three broadly comparable municipalities, explaining differences in service scope before proposing improvements.
  4. Before each annual budget vote, we will review rebate and indigent-support proposals and submit concerns about reductions or access barriers. We will hold two information sessions annually and track assistance requests through to a recorded outcome.
  5. Each quarter, we will examine at least three consultant assignments, contracts or municipal projects, or all if fewer, comparing fees with agreed deliverables and evidence of acceptance. We will question incomplete or unsupported work.
  6. At each annual and adjustment budget decision, we will identify unsupported costs or proposed transfers of avoidable inefficiency to residents, submit proposed amendments and publish our voting reasons within ten working days.

Evidence to report

  1. Anual comparison; four example accounts; concerns submitted.
  2. Items assessed; objections; adopted changes and verified rand savings.
  3. Annual comparison; five measures; three comparators where data exists.
  4. Annual review; two sessions; applications assisted and outcomes.
  5. Reviews completed; fees, deliverables and acceptance evidence.
  6. Amendments submitted; decisions; voting reasons and publication dates.

Our Role

Replace repeated complaints and temporary patches with planned, verifiable maintenance.

Ten-Point Watchdog Manifesto

Hold the municipality accountable for roads and potholes by demanding a public road-condition register, transparent repair priorities, proper workmanship and preventative maintenance.

Action And Accountability Plan. IRASA Will:

  1. call for a publicly accessible road-condition and pothole register;
  2. demand transparent criteria for deciding which roads are repaired first;
  3. track reported defects from registration to completion;
  4. inspect whether repairs meet an acceptable standard;
  5. monitor spending on roads, stormwater systems and preventative maintenance; and
  6. escalate provincial or national road problems to the correct authority.

Proposed measurable community commitment

  1. Within 90 days, we will table a request for a public road-condition and pothole register. Pending a municipal register, we will maintain our own ward defect list and publish an updated summary monthly.
  2. Within 90 days, we will request published repair-priority criteria. Each quarter, we will compare at least ten recorded defects, or all if fewer, with the repair order and question unexplained departures.
  3. We will log every road defect reported to us within two working days, submit it to the responsible authority within five and check unresolved cases monthly. Each quarter, we will report completion rates and time taken.
  4. We will inspect at least five completed repairs each month, or all if fewer are accessible, and report visible defects within five working days. Where workmanship is disputed, we will request technical assessment.
  5. Every quarter, we will review spending and progress against the roads, stormwater and preventative-maintenance budgets, and submit questions on delays, unexplained underspending and overspending.
  6. We will refer every provincial or national road problem reported to us to the correct authority within five working days and follow up monthly until a response or action is recorded.

Evidence to report

  1. Request and response dates; monthly defect summaries.
  2. Criteria requested; ten comparisons quarterly; departures explained.
  3. Defect dates; referrals; closures; percentage resolved and days taken.
  4. Five repair checks; photographs; defects referred and responses.
  5. Quarterly budget comparisons; questions and corrective responses.
  6. Referral dates; monthly follow-ups; responses and repairs confirmed.

Our Role

Ensure that assistance reaches those who qualify, without political favouritism.

Ten-Point Watchdog Manifesto

Ensure that poverty-relief measures reach the people who need them by monitoring indigent support, free basic services and the fair distribution of municipal resources across all communities.

Action And Accountability Plan. IRASA Will:

  1. monitor access to indigent support and free basic services;
  2. examine whether municipal resources are distributed fairly between communities;
  3. protect basic services in vulnerable and informal communities;
  4. support food-security, skills-development and community-enterprise initiatives within the municipal mandate; and
  5. ensure that poverty-relief programmes reach qualifying residents instead of politically connected beneficiaries.

Proposed measurable community commitment

  1. We will hold one indigent-support assistance session each quarter, review at least five reported access problems per month where cases are available, and track applications and free-basic-service concerns to a recorded outcome.
  2. Each quarter, we will compare at least three available service or spending measures across three ward areas, or all areas if fewer, and question differences that are not explained by need or service conditions.
  3. We will conduct at least two visits each month to vulnerable or informal communities, record essential-service gaps and refer urgent problems within one working day. We will follow up on all open cases monthly.
  4. We will engage at least one relevant food-security, skills or community-enterprise initiative each quarter, identify practical municipal support and report whether the requested support and intended benefits were achieved.
  5. Every quarter, we will review the eligibility criteria and complaint process for at least one active poverty-relief programme and assess every substantiated report of unfair exclusion or favouritism received by us.

Evidence to report

  1. Four sessions annually; cases reviewed; applications and outcomes.
  2. Area comparisons; measures used; disparities and explanations.
  3. Two monthly visits; urgent referrals; open and resolved cases.
  4. Four engagements annually; support requested; benefits confirmed.
  5. Programme reviews; complaints assessed; referrals and outcomes.

Our Role

Give disadvantaged residents a meaningful voice in decisions—not merely an invitation to a meeting.

Ten-Point Watchdog Manifesto

Give disadvantaged residents a meaningful voice by protecting transparent housing and beneficiary processes, monitoring services in neglected communities and ensuring genuine public participation before decisions are taken.

Action And Accountability Plan. IRASA Will:

  1. demand transparent housing and beneficiary lists;
  2. monitor services in informal settlements and historically neglected areas;
  3. promote accessible municipal services for older persons and persons with disabilities;
  4. strengthen public participation in languages and formats residents understand;
  5. support legitimate youth, women and community-development initiatives; and
  6. ensure that residents are consulted before decisions affecting their communities are finalised.

Proposed measurable community commitment

  1. Within 90 days, we will request publication of housing allocation criteria, application procedures and anonymised allocation statistics. Each quarter, we will report on access to that information and follow up on allocation complaints received.
  2. We will conduct at least two service-monitoring visits each month in informal settlements or historically neglected areas and request monthly progress on the priority problems identified.
  3. Every quarter, we will assess at least one municipal service point or service process for barriers affecting older residents and persons with disabilities, submit proposed improvements and follow up on unresolved barriers.
  4. For each consultation we organise, we will provide plain-language information in the main local languages identified for the audience and at least one accessible way to contribute. We will report participation and unanswered questions quarterly.
  5. Each quarter, we will meet at least one youth, women or community-development group to identify access barriers and support needs, then refer agreed requests to the appropriate municipal structure.
  6. For every major community-affecting decision placed before us, we will check whether consultation evidence is available, raise missing or inadequate consultation before voting, and report how resident input was addressed.

Evidence to report

  1. Requests and responses; quarterly statistics; complaint outcomes.
  2. Two monthly visits; priority issues; municipal progress and closures.
  3. Four assessments annually; improvements requested and implemented.
  4. Consultations held; language and access arrangements; feedback addressed.
  5. Four engagements annually; agreed requests; referrals and outcomes.
  6. Decisions checked; consultation concerns; recorded responses and votes.

Our Role

Council cannot promise everyone a job, but it can create an environment in which residents and businesses can create opportunities.

Ten-Point Watchdog Manifesto

Remove municipal barriers to job creation by challenging unnecessary red tape, supporting fair access to economic opportunities and monitoring whether development projects produce the jobs, skills and local benefits promised.

Action And Accountability Plan. IRASA Will:

  1. push for quicker, predictable processing of lawful business and development applications;
  2. identify and challenge unnecessary municipal red tape;
  3. promote fair access to municipal procurement for qualifying small and emerging businesses;
  4. support apprenticeships, artisan development, internships and workplace experience;
  5. monitor whether economic-development projects produce the jobs and benefits promised; and
  6. promote safe, clean and properly serviced business areas.

Proposed measurable community commitment

  1. We will track at least five business or development applications each quarter, with applicants’ consent, or all if fewer are referred to us. We will compare actual processing time with published standards and escalate overdue cases.
  2. We will identify at least one unnecessary administrative barrier each quarter, consult affected applicants and submit a practical simplification proposal. We will report which proposals were accepted and any verified time or cost reduction.
  3. We will distribute a monthly digest of accessible municipal procurement opportunities, hold two supplier-information sessions annually and refer every substantiated access complaint received to the appropriate oversight channel.
  4. We will convene two employer and training-provider engagements annually and maintain a quarterly list of verified apprenticeship, artisan, internship and workplace-experience opportunities. We will report confirmed placements arising from these engagements.
  5. Each quarter, we will review at least two economic-development projects, or all if fewer are active, comparing promised jobs, training and local benefits with verified results and explaining any shortfall.
  6. We will conduct one business-area walkabout each month, record safety, cleanliness and service problems, refer them within five working days and report unresolved cases and corrective action quarterly.

Evidence to report

  1. Application samples; days taken; overdue cases and responses.
  2. Four proposals annually; decisions; verified time and cost changes.
  3. Monthly digests; two annual sessions; access complaints and outcomes.
  4. Two engagements; four opportunity updates; confirmed placements.
  5. Project reviews; promised versus verified jobs and other benefits.
  6. Twelve walkabouts annually; referrals; quarterly case outcomes.

Our Role

Support growth that is planned, funded and beneficial—not growth that leaves residents with the bill.

Ten-Point Watchdog Manifesto

Ensure that growth is properly planned and funded by testing developments against infrastructure capacity, municipal development plans and environmental requirements, while protecting existing residents from carrying unfair development costs.

Action And Accountability Plan. IRASA Will:

  1. test development proposals against the IDP, spatial-development framework and infrastructure capacity;
  2. insist that development does not unfairly shift infrastructure costs onto existing ratepayers;
  3. monitor developer contributions and municipal commitments;
  4. support development that creates sustainable economic and community benefits;
  5. protect environmental resources and disaster-resilience requirements; and
  6. publish progress against approved development plans.

Proposed measurable community commitment

  1. For every major development proposal placed before us, we will check alignment with the IDP, spatial-development framework and available infrastructure-capacity evidence and publish our voting reasons within ten working days.
  2. For every major development proposal placed before us, we will request a breakdown of infrastructure costs and who will pay, question unsupported costs to existing ratepayers and report the municipality’s recorded decision.
  3. Each quarter, we will review at least three active developer or municipal infrastructure commitments, or all if fewer, checking agreed amounts, due dates and delivery, and question overdue obligations.
  4. For each major development proposal placed before us, we will request measurable employment, economic and community-benefit commitments. Each quarter, we will review delivery on at least two approved developments, or all if fewer are active.
  5. For every major development proposal placed before us, we will request available environmental and disaster-risk assessments and challenge missing safeguards. We will follow up quarterly on recorded unresolved concerns.
  6. We will publish one development-progress update each quarter covering the priority approved developments we monitor, their milestones, municipal commitments, delays and benefits confirmed to date.

Evidence to report

  1. Proposal checks; identified gaps; voting reasons and dates.
  2. Cost breakdowns requested; questions; payer allocations and decisions.
  3. Three quarterly checks; amounts due and received; overdue delivery.
  4. Commitments requested; two quarterly benefit reviews; verified results.
  5. Assessments checked; safeguards requested; quarterly responses.
  6. Four updates annually; milestones achieved, delayed or unverified.

Our Role

Ensure that municipal resources improve everyday life—clean neighbourhoods, safe public spaces, working infrastructure and responsive services.

Ten-Point Watchdog Manifesto

Make the municipality answerable to its residents by monitoring budgets, projects, deadlines and outcomes, voting against unjustified expenditure and reporting back to communities at least quarterly.

Action And Accountability Plan. IRASA Will:

  1. assess whether the municipal budget reflects residents’ actual priorities;
  2. question non-essential expenditure before approving additional spending;
  3. monitor project costs, deadlines and final outcomes;
  4. require clear performance indicators for major programmes;
  5. vote against wasteful or inadequately motivated expenditure; and

Proposed measurable community commitment

  1. Before the annual budget vote, we will hold at least two resident budget discussions, collect priorities through an accessible additional channel and submit the five most frequently raised priorities with our budget response.
  2. For each additional spending proposal placed before us, we will request its purpose, cost, funding source and expected benefit. We will question proposals lacking that information and record our voting reasons.
  3. We will maintain a register of at least five priority municipal projects, or all if fewer are relevant, review it monthly and report approved versus actual costs, deadlines and confirmed outcomes every quarter.
  4. For each major programme placed before us, we will request a baseline, target, responsible department and reporting timetable before supporting it. We will review reported performance quarterly and question missing evidence.
  5. We will vote against expenditure we consider wasteful or inadequately justified, explain each such vote publicly within ten working days and report whether proposed corrections or savings were adopted.
  6. Within 30 days of each quarter ending, we will publish a resident report showing service cases, expenditure concerns, projects monitored, our actions, confirmed outcomes and outstanding matters, with a date for the next follow-up.

Evidence to report

  1. Two discussions; submissions received; five priorities and budget response.
  2. Proposals checked; information gaps; questions and votes.
  3. Monthly register updates; quarterly cost, time and outcome comparisons.
  4. Programmes checked; measures requested; quarterly performance reviews.
  5. Votes and reasons; publication dates; adopted corrections and savings.
  6. Four reports annually; publication dates; actions, outcomes and next steps.

Proposed improvement goals and measurement rules

These percentage goals supplement the action commitments. Establish the baseline within the first 90 days, using the previous 12 months where reliable data exists. Propose the targets to the municipality and confirm scope, resources and measurement before adopting them. Report quarterly and explain missed targets. These are proposed municipal improvement goals rather than guaranteed results from a councillor acting alone.

 

Fewer repeat complaints

Propose a 10% reduction over the following 12 months in repeat complaints concerning the same unresolved fault in monitored service categories.

Measurement: Compare equivalent periods and service coverage; publish total and repeat complaints separately. Keep reporting channels open and verify closures with residents where possible.

 

Lower controllable expenditure

Propose a 5% reduction over the following 12 months in selected discretionary cost categories identified through the expenditure review.

Measurement: Confirm a like-for-like baseline, inflation and workload effects, once-off costs and service quality. Count only documented realised savings; show them in rand and percentage terms.

Faster application processing

Propose a 10% reduction over the following 12 months in median processing time for a selected application category.

Measurement: Measure working days from a complete application to a decision; report sample size, pending cases and any exclusions. Separate approval rates from processing speed.

 

Lower water and electricity losses

Within 90 days, request separate water-loss and electricity-loss baselines. Propose realistic annual reduction targets once technical causes, investment and data quality are established.

Measurement: Report water and electricity separately using consistent definitions. Distinguish relative percentage reduction from percentage-point change. Do not announce a fixed loss target before the baseline is verified.

 

How we will report to residents

For each commitment, our quarterly report will show the target, work completed, municipal response, confirmed result, outstanding issue and next follow-up date. We will distinguish an action taken from a problem resolved. Where no eligible cases or projects existed, we will report that fact instead of claiming the target was achieved.

Monthly means calendar month; quarterly means every three months. The commitments apply to each elected IRASA representative and the ward or community they serve, with shared registers where practical.

 

Councillors can commit to checks, questions, referrals, votes and public reporting. Repairs, savings, allocations and other municipal results will be reported as confirmed outcomes. Where records are unavailable, we will record the request, response and resulting information gap. Personal information and confidential records will be excluded from public reports.

ONAFHANKLIKE BELASTINGBETALERSVERENIGING VAN SUID-AFRIKA (IRASA)

Manifes

IRASA, deur sy onafhanklike raadslede, is daartoe verbind om te veg vir die regte van belastingbetalers en inwoners, en om plaaslike regering in Suid-Afrika te de-politiseer. Dit is ons gesamentlike verantwoordelikheid as belastingbetalers om ons demokratiese reg en burgerlike plig uit te oefen deur as ‘n waghond op te tree oor die politieke partye wat ons stede en dorpe regeer. Belastingbetalers kan nie agterweë staan terwyl munisipaliteite agteruitgaan onder die agendas en politieke speletjies van hierdie partye nie. Dit is ‘n bekende feit dat politieke party-raadslede die party lyn moet volg en hul party se agenda bo die belange van die gemeenskap en die belastingbetalers wat hulle verkies is om te dien, moet prioritiseer. Moet nie jou stem mors op ‘n politieke party-politikus nie. Neem jou mag terug – ondersteun die kandidaat van die belastingbetalers!

IRASA sal verseker dat munisipaliteite nasionaal doeltreffend, doeltreffend, deursigtig en op ‘n finansieel aanspreeklike wyse bestuur word, in ooreenstemming met die bepalings van plaaslike regerings wetgewing. Die onafhanklike raadslede sal deur IRASA die regverdige en billike verspreiding van munisipale dienste bevorder, en verseker dat dienslewering betroubaar, bekostigbaar en van volhoubare gehalte is. Deur verantwoordelike burgerskap uit te oefen – met die belastingbetaler eerste – sal IRASA die waardigheid en diens gehalte van stede en dorpe in Suid-Afrika herstel. Sterk, onafhanklike tarief betaler verteenwoordiging kan net ons munisipaliteite vorentoe versterk.

IRASA HOU SY EIE VERTEENWOORDIGERS AANSPREEKLIK

IRASA glo dat aanspreeklikheid by sy eie verteenwoordigers moet begin. Elke IRASA-kandidaat sal ‘n deursigtige keurings- en keuringsproses ondergaan en, sodra dit goedgekeur is, as ‘n Geakkrediteerde IRASA-kandidaat erken word. Elke verkose IRASA-raadslid sal ‘n Prestasie-ooreenkoms onderteken, ‘n jaarlikse belange verklaring indien, jaarlikse etiek- en bestuur opleiding ondergaan, en gemeet word aan die hand van gepubliseerde Sleutelprestasie-aanwysers (KPI’s).

Elke IRASA-wyk sal minstens kwartaalliks aan sy inwoners verslag doen oor prestasie, diensleweringsprioriteite en sake wat die gemeenskap raak. Elke verkose raadslid sal ‘n jaarlikse bestuur gradering ontvang gebaseer op meetbare standaarde van bywoning, aanspreeklikheid, etiese gedrag, gemeenskapsbetrokkenheid en prestasie.

IRASA sal nie standaarde van deursigtigheid, aanspreeklikheid en goeie bestuur van munisipaliteite eis wat dit nie op sy eie verteenwoordigers wil toepas nie.

Die mandaat wat kiesers aan IRASA gee, sal nie net verantwoordelike plaaslike regering verseker nie, maar dit sal ook ons demokrasie bevorder, eerder as om dit te beperk, deur verantwoordelike, onafhanklike toesig van belastingbetalers. IRASA sien voor dat dit dienslewering vir belastingbetalers sal verbeter en ‘n goed bestuurde plaaslike regerings omgewing sal skep wat plaaslike ekonomiese ontwikkeling kan stimuleer om die ekonomiese uitdagings wat munisipaliteite in Suid-Afrika in die gesig staar, aan te spreek.

IRASA HET 'N TIENPUNTPLAN OM PLAASLIKE REGERING TE LAAT WERK