Mayor remains committed to residents of Ekurhuleni
Office of the Speaker confirms receipt of the motion of no confidence against the mayor.
The Speaker of the City of Ekurhuleni, Raymond Dlamini, has confirmed receipt of the motion of no confidence that was brought forward yesterday (October 12) against Mayor Tania Campbell.
The motion was submitted by the ANC Caucus in council and is set to be debated at the ordinary council meeting on October 26.
The City of Ekurhuleni standing orders by-law provides clear rules and criteria on the nature, form and notice period of motions, to which all parties must comply.
The programming committee, which is representative of all parties in the council, determines the business of the council in accordance with these rules.
Except when the rules permit otherwise or when the Speaker has given his consent, each motion must be considered by the committee for admission onto the council agenda.
As such the programming committee will determine the admissibility of the motion based on the criteria provided per the standing rules of council.
To ensure the integrity of the process and to ensure that all parties and councillors have an opportunity to participate in the work of the council in line with the constitutional dispensation, the office of the speaker will not provide any further comment on the process until such a time that the committee has resolved on the motion and the business of council.
The office of the executive mayor also noted the motion.
A statement issued by the mayor’s office reads: “We recognise that this motion still needs to serve in the programming committee ahead of council on October 26 and as such, we will not comment on the matter until such a time that the committee has resolved on the motion.
“In the meantime, we remain steadfast in our commitment to serve all the residents of the City of Ekurhuleni.
Service delivery remains a priority for our multi-party coalition government.
“In my maiden State of the City Address I pledged: ‘Together we can build a united city, one Ekurhuleni. A city with a future brighter than its past’.
“This is my personal commitment to Ekurhuleni. We will not waiver on this pledge.”
