GOOD GOVERNANCE LEARNING NETWORK INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING WORKSHOP, 11 AUGUST 2007, SHF OFFICES plan Act Making towns & cities work for people

WHAT IS IDP IDP is a process which aims to maximize the impact of scares resources and limited capacity through planning interventions in a locality, strategically and holistically. or IDP is an approach to planning that involves the whole municipality and its citizens in finding the best solutions to achieve effective long-term development plan Act Making towns & cities work for people

STATUS OF IDP  Municipal 5 yrs Principal Strategic Planning instrument  Reviewed annually  Assumes legal status plan Act Making towns & cities work for people

ELEMENTS OF AN IDP  Community Participation  Institutional Development  Financial Planning  Intergovernmental Co-ordination  Sectoral Co-ordination plan Act Making towns & cities work for people

LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK Constitution: Section 152: Objectives of Local Government To encourage the involvement of communities and community organizations in matters of local government plan Act Making towns & cities work for people

LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK Municipal Systems Act: Section16: encourage, and create conditions for, the local community to participate in the affairs of the municipality, including in-…the preparation, implementation and review of its integrated development plan in terms of Chapter 5. plan Act Making towns & cities work for people

LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK Municipal Systems Act: Section 23: each municipal council must, within a prescribed period after the start of its elected term, adopt a single, inclusive and strategic plan for the development of the municipality….. plan Act Making towns & cities work for people

LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK Municipal Systems Act: Section 38: A municipality must establish a performance management system in line with the priorities, objectives, indicators and targets contained in its IDP plan Act Making towns & cities work for people

LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK Municipal Systems Act: Section 42: municipality through appropriate mechanisms…..involve the community in the development, implementation and review of the municipal PMS, and in particular, allow the community to participate in the setting of appropriate KPI and performance targets for the municipality plan Act Making towns & cities work for people

PHASES OF THE IDP Phase 1: Analysis A comprehensive analysis of the municipal area is conducted to establish what the priority issues or problems are. e.g A spatial analysis ( land patterns) plan Act Making towns & cities work for people

PHASES OF THE IDP Phase 2: Strategies Develop objectives for each priority issue identified in the analysis phase Develop strategies for each priority issue….The formulation of the development strategy is the most crucial part of this phase. plan Act Making towns & cities work for people

PHASES OF THE IDP Phase 3: Projects This is where draft sector plans are drawn, Preliminary budgets are attached to the projects Projects must be designed with the participation of a range of stakeholders including local communities. plan Act Making towns & cities work for people

PHASES OF THE IDP Phase 4: Integration  This is the phase where different sector plans are integrated  5 year financial plan  Integrated spatial development framework  Integrated LED programmes etc plan Act Making towns & cities work for people

PHASES OF THE IDP Phase 5:Approval Public comments must be gathered and considered before final approval by the council plan Act Making towns & cities work for people

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ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION Is it about legislative compliance? What is the process of prioritization? Who is being consulted? Who is the custodian of the IDP? Time allocated for public participation Communication plan Act Making towns & cities work for people

ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION What are the priorities of the municipality? Community based planning, can it influence the municipal IDP? Integration Are the community needs a “wish list” plan Act Making towns & cities work for people

23 April 2007, Pres.T. Mbeki-SALGA National Conference “ Again, we also see an unacceptable practice of municipalities allocating land for housing and commercial centres without ensuring sports grounds and parks are also built. In this regard, many children grow-up with no place to play and no facilities for them to engage in sports activities” plan Act Making towns & cities work for people