The following motion of no confidence will be submitted to the Council meeting to be held on Thursday 31 July 2008. The motion speaks for itself.
MOTION SUBMITTED IN TERMS OF SECTION 18 OF THE NEW RULES AND ORDERS OF THE CTMM
The Democratic Alliance (DA) refers to the following as failures by the Speaker of Council to perform his duties.
The DA refers to the Special Council Meeting of 29 May 2008 and:
1. The failure of the Speaker to commence the council meeting at the advertised time of 10:00 instead commencing the meeting at 10:20;
2. The late compilation of a speakers’ list for the meeting;
3. The failure of the Speaker to allow a full debate on the Draft Tshwane Integrated Development Plan (2006-2011);
4. The attempt by the Speaker to re-open debate on the Medium –Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework 2008/09 and the mishandling of the approval of this item in line with Rules and Orders 15 (1),(2) and (3) of the City of Tshwane;
5. The disallowance of motion 59 of 2008 contrary to Rule 19(1)(a) requesting that council meet ‘regularly each and every month…’ and which was not dealt with specifically in Part V Item 34 of the council agenda.
The DA further refers to the Office of the Speaker and:
1. Notes the failure of the Office of the Speaker to ensure that all council questions submitted in terms of Rule 10 of the Rules and Orders of the City of Tshwane are in fact answered, and are answered comprehensively and accurately ‘within seven days after the, meeting at which the questions were answered’;
2. Further notes the failure of the Office of the Speaker to dispose of all petitions submitted to Council ‘within 90 days of receipt thereof’ in line with Rule 16(2) of the Rules and Orders of the City of Tshwane;
3. The disallowance of several urgent motions proposed by the DA over the past two years;
4. The DA also notes the failure of the Office of the Speaker to ensure proper and meaningful public participation and the presence of senior council officials at all by-law/policy public participation process and presents evidence of this by referring for example, to the non-appearance of council officials at a four by-law public participation process which was to have been held in Centurion Council Chamber at 6:00pm on 5 June 2008;
5. The DA moreover notes for example, the failure of the Office of the Speaker to send a senior council official to the Centurion Council chamber on 24 June 2008, to conduct a workshop on the proposed ward committee by-law and the additional failure to supply on time councillors and others with the most up to date draft of this by-law.
The DA therefore has no confidence in the Speaker’s ability to impartially chair Council meetings and further deplores his lack of commitment to abiding by the letter and spirit of the Rules and Orders of Council and democratic practices of debate, and his inability to carry out his duties as head of the Office of the Speaker.
The DA therefore requests the Speaker of Council to be removed from office forthwith.
Proposer: Cllr C J Napier
Seconder: Cllr C Mc Donald
MOTION SUBMITTED IN TERMS OF SECTION 18 OF THE NEW RULES AND ORDERS OF THE CTMM
The Democratic Alliance (DA) refers to the following as failures by the Speaker of Council to perform his duties.
The DA refers to the Special Council Meeting of 29 May 2008 and:
1. The failure of the Speaker to commence the council meeting at the advertised time of 10:00 instead commencing the meeting at 10:20;
2. The late compilation of a speakers’ list for the meeting;
3. The failure of the Speaker to allow a full debate on the Draft Tshwane Integrated Development Plan (2006-2011);
4. The attempt by the Speaker to re-open debate on the Medium –Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework 2008/09 and the mishandling of the approval of this item in line with Rules and Orders 15 (1),(2) and (3) of the City of Tshwane;
5. The disallowance of motion 59 of 2008 contrary to Rule 19(1)(a) requesting that council meet ‘regularly each and every month…’ and which was not dealt with specifically in Part V Item 34 of the council agenda.
The DA further refers to the Office of the Speaker and:
1. Notes the failure of the Office of the Speaker to ensure that all council questions submitted in terms of Rule 10 of the Rules and Orders of the City of Tshwane are in fact answered, and are answered comprehensively and accurately ‘within seven days after the, meeting at which the questions were answered’;
2. Further notes the failure of the Office of the Speaker to dispose of all petitions submitted to Council ‘within 90 days of receipt thereof’ in line with Rule 16(2) of the Rules and Orders of the City of Tshwane;
3. The disallowance of several urgent motions proposed by the DA over the past two years;
4. The DA also notes the failure of the Office of the Speaker to ensure proper and meaningful public participation and the presence of senior council officials at all by-law/policy public participation process and presents evidence of this by referring for example, to the non-appearance of council officials at a four by-law public participation process which was to have been held in Centurion Council Chamber at 6:00pm on 5 June 2008;
5. The DA moreover notes for example, the failure of the Office of the Speaker to send a senior council official to the Centurion Council chamber on 24 June 2008, to conduct a workshop on the proposed ward committee by-law and the additional failure to supply on time councillors and others with the most up to date draft of this by-law.
The DA therefore has no confidence in the Speaker’s ability to impartially chair Council meetings and further deplores his lack of commitment to abiding by the letter and spirit of the Rules and Orders of Council and democratic practices of debate, and his inability to carry out his duties as head of the Office of the Speaker.
The DA therefore requests the Speaker of Council to be removed from office forthwith.
Proposer: Cllr C J Napier
Seconder: Cllr C Mc Donald
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