Development Priorities

The development priorities of Bergrivier Municipality are based on:

• Municipal frameworks and sector plans which have been approved by the Municipal Council (See Chapter 7);

• Existing programmes, systems and by-laws (See Chapter 7 and 8);

• A Mayoral Committee and management strategic planning session held each financial year.

• The outcomes of the ward committee planning sessions, town-based meetings and IDP representative forum meetings that were scheduled as part of the IDP public participation process (See Chapter 5);

• Strategic planning sessions of all the Directorates held during each financial year and developed with full cognisance of the developmental needs of the public and institutional needs of the Municipality; and