Institutional Analysis
Ingquza Hill has 27 wards. The political leadership of the municipality comprises the Municipal Council which comprises 54 Councillors and an Executive mayor who is assisted by a Mayoral Committee. Only the mayor and Speaker are designated as full time Councillors. The municipality has a ward participatory system. The Council had appointed portfolio committees to take responsibility for the following matters:
- Finance and Administration;
- Institutional transformation
- Development and Planning;
- Social Issues; and
- Infrastructure
The Municipal Manager is the Chief Accounting officer. This position is supported by 5 directorates which are each headed by a manager appointed in terms of Section 57 of the Municipal Systems act. Each of these managers has more that 5 years experience and a junior degree. There is a combined 44 years of experience in local government The directorates are as follows:
- Infrastructure and Engineering Services
- Strategic and Development Planning Services
- Corporate Services
- Community Services and
- Budget and Treasury