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Departments and directorates

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The macro administrative structure of the Bitou Local Municipality sees the Office of the Municipal Manager at its head. Five departments or directorates report to the Municipal Manager:

  • Corporate Services, which is chiefly responsible for secretariat and customer care, property and amenity services, legal services and human resource management. Read more
  • Financial Services, which is responsible for expenditure, income, budget and ICT functions of the municipality. Read more
  • Community Services, which is responsible for protectection services, fire and disaster management, intergrated human settlement, parks and recreation and library services. Read more
  • Municipal Services and Infrastructure Development, which is responsible for roads, refuse sites and cleaning, civil works, electrical engineering, water quality and control, building control and infrastructure maintenance. Read more
  • Strategic Services, which is responsible for integrated development planning and local economic development, performance management, and development planning and intergration. Read more

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