Role of Legal Services:
Directing, monitoring and assessing total compliance to legislation of the Municipality; and managing the implementation of the Municipal Compliance checklist
- Ensuring that all policies developed by the Municipality are legally compliant and enforceable
- Provision of sound legal advice to the Municipal Manager, Management and Council
- Communication with internal and external stakeholders regarding legal matters affecting the Municipality
- Management and co-ordination of all litigation matters that the Municipality is involved in.
- Negotiating, drafting and vetting of contractual arrangements for the Municipality
- Ensuring that municipal officials are aware of and implement legislative reforms and current developments within the legal environment which have impact upon the Municipality
- Serves as the appeal authority for Appeals and/or Objections against SCM Processes of the Municipality
