Cllr. AR Mclouglin

Contact Details:

Mrs. Carmen Ponte
PA to the Executive Mayor & Speaker
Phone: 016-360-7418
Fax: 016-362-2794

Office of the Speaker
Tel:  016) 360 7680
 Fax:  (016) 362 2234
E-mail: speaker@midvaal.gov.za

Office of The Speaker

The role of the Speaker in the council is to promote and protect democracy, to facilitate debate and arrival at consensus within the council’s Standing Orders.

In terms of the separation of powers, the Speaker is head of the council’s legislative arm, while the Executive Mayor heads the executive arm and the Municipal Manager is head of administration.

The powers and role of the Speaker are defined in Chapter 3 of the Municipal Structures Act and various by-laws of the municipality.

The Speaker’s role includes, among others:

n Investigate the misconduct of councillors and enforce the council’s code of conduct;

n Chairperson of the council’s disciplinary committee and arrange for councillor training and support;

n Oversee the public participation strategy in the municipality;

n Manage the petitions process;

n Responsible for the Ward Committee system;

n Provides administrative support to the Municipal Public Accounts Committee (Scopa)

n Prepares media releases and acts as spokesperson for the municipality.