Overview
To provide within the confines of the Constitution and other enabling legislation a dynamic legal environment that renders excellent legal services and ensures excellent executive decision-making and support to Council, thereby protecting Bitou Municipality’s interests.
Vision/ Mission
- The section manages all litigation by or against the Municipality, except litigation pertaining to revenue collection.
- The section deals with major precedent-setting cases and plays an important role in the prevention of litigation by identifying potential risks and dealing with them immediately. These risks are mitigated by ensuring proactive intervention in the form of perusing all reports and submitting them to various decision-making bodies of the Council, giving formal advice on procedures and processes.
- The Section is responsible for the review of all by-laws.
The Section is responsible for ensuring that all policies adopted by Council are legally compliant with the constitution, enabling Legislative and Bargaining Council Agreements.