加强市议员对地方、区、直辖市的监督

David J. Fourie, Gerrit Van der Waldt
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背景:市议员有法定和道义上的义务对所有市政职能履行监督职能,并确保采取适当的纠正措施以深化地方民主。目的:本研究的目的是确定市议员是否成功地发挥了监督作用,以深化地方政府领域的民主。环境:该研究在南非的地方、地区和大都市市政当局的样本中进行。方法:采用在线问卷调查的方式,收集了四个目标群体的数据,即第79条监督委员会主席(T1)、常务委员会和/或组合委员会主席(T2)、省级公共账户常务委员会主席(T3)和地方政府专家(T4)。结果:调查发现,虽然有足够的法定规定和监督机制和架构,但议员在履行监督职责方面的准备相对不足。结论:需要有重点的能力建设方案,以加强议员发挥其监督作用的能力,从而加深地方政府领域的民主。贡献:研究表明,市议员没有必要的能力和工具来履行其监督作用,并建议适当的战略和做法,以提高市议员履行监督作用的有效性。
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Enhancing municipal councillors’ oversight in local, district, and metropolitan municipalities
Background: Municipal councillors have a statutory and moral obligation to perform an oversight function over all municipal functions and ensure that suitable corrective measures are taken to deepen local democracy.Aim: The aim of this study was to determine whether municipal councillors succeed in their oversight role to deepen democracy in the local sphere of government.Setting: The study was conducted among a sample of local, district, and metropolitan municipalities in South Africa.Methods: An online-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from four target groups, namely chairpersons of Section 79 oversight committees (T1), chairpersons of standing and/or portfolio committees (T2), chairpersons of provincial Standing Committees on Public Accounts (T3) and local government experts (T4).Results: It was found that councillors are relatively ill-prepared to conduct their oversight responsibilities although adequate statutory prescripts and oversight mechanisms and structures are in place.Conclusion: Focused capacity-building programmes are required to enhance the competencies of councillors in conducting their oversight role and thereby to deepen democracy in the local sphere of government.Contribution: The research shows that municipal councillors do not have the necessary capacity and tools to perform their oversight role and recommends appropriate strategies and practices to improve the effectiveness of councillors in conducting oversight roles.
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