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| The Engineering Services Department is responsible for the planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance of all municipal engineering services in terms of the Municipal Structures Act, act 117 of 1998, as amended. Some of these functions are subjected to annual review [to determine where it is best performed, at District or Local Municipality level] by the Demarcation Board and the MEC for Housing, Local Government and Traditional Affairs.
The Engineering Department is structured in such a way that it comprises of four [4] main Divisions viz.:
Each of these Divisions has a separate budget and is individually described in full detail below, explaining the functions it is responsible for, legislative authority, objectives and activities.
The office of the Director of Engineering services performs an overarching function of directing the individual divisions to plan their business in such a way that it meets the department’s overall goal of fully integrated development and with clear outputs that satisfy the district wide strategies and objectives as enshrined in Council’s 5-year Integrated Development Plan, which is reviewed annually.
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