Tshwane Raad Mors Geld op Voertuighuur

Persverklaring: Raadslid Adriana Randall. 8 April 2008

Die Demokratiese Alliansie (DA) het die Tshwane Stadsraad se yslike voertuig huurrekening gekap.

Die geskatte totale koste vir die huur van voertuie vir die periode Augustus 2007 tot Januarie 2008 is ‘n verbysterende R 8 509 362-36, waarvan 91 voertuie toegeken is aan die Landbou en Omgewingsbestuurs departement en 50 vir die Elektrisiteits departement. Die Metro-Polisie departement het slegs 9 voertuie ingevolge hierdie kontrak verkry.

Dit is omdat die Raad nie in staat is om voertuie betyds te bekom voordat langtermynkontrakte verstryk nie. “Dit is duidelik dat die stadsraad se voertuig vlootbestuur en verskrygingseksies nie in staat is om te beplan wanneer hulle weet voertuie moet vervang word nie. Dit blyk die gevolg te wees van onbevoegdheid en ‘n gebrek aan verantwoorbaarheid by die betrokke seksies.” het Raadslid Adriana Randall van die DA gesê.

Die DA bevraagteken dit ernstig of hierdie geld sinvol spandeer is. “ Dit kan eenvoudig nie ‘n koste effektiewe wyse wees om die voertuigvloot van die stadsraad te bestuur nie.” het Randall gesê. Sy het bygevoeg dat hierdie tipe buitensporige uitgawes laat dit voorkom asof die stadsraad hoegenaamd geen tekorte het wat fondse betref nie. “Ons weet almal beter, die raad kan nie sulke huurkontrakte bekostig nie.”

Die DA wil weet watter plan die Raad in plek het om die voertuigvloot behoeftes aan te spreek. Deur die voertuie te huur teen gemelde bedrae kan die stadsraad die voertuie wat benodg word aankoop binne ‘n jaar of twee en miljoene rande in die toekoms spaar.

Die African National Congress (ANC) geleide Raad is die belastingbetalers van Pretoria ‘n verduideliking verskuldig. Inaggenome die infrastruktuur behoeftes van die stad veroordeel die DA sulke spandabelrigheid en maak ‘n beroep op die Raad om sy plan asook ‘n tydtafel vir hoe ‘n koste effektiewe voertuigvloot in stand gehou kan word in die volgende finansiële jaar, bekend te maak.

Daar is ‘n algemene hulpkreet vir beter dienslewering onder al die gemeenskappe van die Tshwane Metropolitaanse stad. Die DA sal aanhou om sulke nie-rassionele finansiële uitgawes te ontbloot. Gesonde finansiële bestuur word vereis vir ‘n goed funksionerende stad. Die DA sal volhard om daarop aan te dring

Die DA beplan om die burgemeester te vra oor die prestasie bonus strukture vir die twee betrokke departemente. “ Die prestasie kontrakte van die bestuurders van daardie departemente moet sekerlik gekoppel wees aan die kern besigheid, naamlik om die voertuigvloot effektief te bestuur en die verkryging van die mees koste effektiewe opsie vir die stadsraad. Ons wil van die burgemeester weet of dit inderdaad so is en of die bestuurders ter sprake gepenaliseer sal word omrede sulke vermorste uitgawes vir die stadsraad aangegaan is.” het Randall gesê.

Raadslid Adriana Randall (083 263 8667)

Tshwane Council Wasting Money on Vehicle Rentals

Press release: Councillor Adriana Randall. 8 April 2008
Persverklaring: Raadslid Adriana Randall. 8 April 2008


The Democratic Alliance (DA) has slammed the Tshwane City Council’s hefty vehicle rental account.

The approximate total cost for vehicle rentals for the period August 2007 until January 2008 is a staggering R 8 509 362-36, of which 91 vehicles were allocated to the Agriculture and Environmental Management department, and 50 to the Electricity department. The Metro Police Department only received 9 vehicles under this vehicle contract.

This is due to the fact that the Council is unable to procure vehicles in time to replace those of which the leases run out. “It is clear that the City Council’s fleet management and procurement sections are unable to plan in advance when they know when vehicles have to be replaced. This seems to be a result of incompetence and a lack of accountability among the respective sections” said Councillor Adriana Randall from the DA.

The DA seriously questions whether this is money wisely spent. “This can simply not be a cost effective way to manage the vehicle fleet of the City Council.” said Randall. She added that this type of extravagant expenditures makes it appear as if the City Council has absolutely no shortage of funds whatsoever. “We all know better, the Council cannot afford these rentals.”

The Democratic Alliance would like to know what plan the Council has in place to address its vehicle fleet needs. By renting vehicles at these costs the Council can buy the needed vehicles within a year or two to save millions in future.

The African National Congress (ANC) lead Council owes the tax and rates payers of Pretoria an answer. Considering the infrastructure needs of the city the DA condemns this type of extravagant spending and calls upon Council to release it’s plan together with a clear timeframe as to how a cost effective vehicle fleet is to be maintained in the next financial year.

There is a general outcry for better service delivery by all the communities of the Tshwane Metropolitan City . The DA will continue to expose such non-rational financial expenditures. Sound financial management is required for a well functioning city. The DA will persist in demanding it from the City Council.

The DA intends to question the mayor about the performance bonus structures for the two departments in question. “Surely the performance contracts of the managers in these departments should be linked to their core business of managing the fleet effectively and procuring the most cost effective options for the City Council. We want to know from the mayor whether this is indeed so and whether the managers in question will be penalized for causing such wasteful expenditure for the City Council” said Randall.

Councillor Adriana Randall (083 263 8667)