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Municipal councils to hold events with ratepayers

December 11, 2019 6:25 am

Minister for Local Government, Premila Kumar says Municipalities need to develop and maintain strong relationships based on trust with stakeholders and ratepayers.

Municipalities are being instructed to host events in late January or early February.

This is to build relationships, share plans and source their suggestions.

Minister for Local Government, Premila Kumar says Municipalities need to develop and maintain strong relationships based on trust with stakeholders and ratepayers.

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Kumar also made it clear to Special Administrators that they must consult with residents to find out the type of improvements they expect.

 

“Now that you are developing your new budget for 2020, once you have completed that exercise it is extremely important that at least by January or February next year you should have a ratepayer’s forum.”

The Local Government Minister says during these forums municipal councils are to present their budgets with facts and figures to ratepayers so as to keep them updated on the council’s financial position.

Kumar says this will help ratepayers better understand any increase or decrease of rates charges.