Public Participation Mechanisms and Procedures

The public participation strategy of Bergrivier Municipality is based on the definition of a Municipality as contained in Section 2 of the Municipal Systems Act that states that a municipality consists of:

• The political structures of the municipality (Council);

• The administration of the municipality; and

• The community within the municipal area.

A municipality functions in its geographic area in accordance with the political, statutory and other relationships between its political structures, political office bearers, administration and its community. This relationship can be depicted as follows:

FIGURE 5: COMPOSITION OF A MUNICIPALITY

The mechanisms for public participation comprise of:

• Sector engagements

• Ward Committees

• Public meetings

• IDP Representative Forums