Final Adopted IDP - KZN Development Planning

and conventional means from which the Directorate derives 55.2% of its budgeted
revenue for the 2012 / 2013 financial year
• Budgeted revenue in the amount of R 17 800 000 from property rates assessment
is the major source of own revenue for the Financial Services Directorate at the
Municipality. Other than equitable share allocation the other source of grant
revenue generated through the Financial Services Directorate is the Financial
Management Grant allocation of R 1 500 000
Expenditure
The table below reflects budgeted expenditure in respect of the 2012 / 2013 financial
year
Directorate Salaries General
Expenditure
Grant
Expenditure
Repairs &
Maintenance
Total
Expenditure
Council 11 112 956 1 824 800 36 000 12 973 756
Office of Municipal Manager 6 388 600 899 060 800 000 7 500 8 095 160
Corporate Services 10 603 749 5 414 090 61 700 16 079 539
Financial Services 9 676 031 7 544 063 1 500 000 25 000 18 745 094
Community Services 11 138 456 8 751 030 96 500 19 985 986
Technical Services 16 845 537 53 545 986 34 700 000 10 120 631 115 212 154
Protection Services 11 043 009 7 477 774 87 000 18 607 783
Total 76 808 338 85 456 803 37 000 000 10 434 331 209 699 472
The following comments are pertinent with regard to budgeted expenditure for the
2012 / 2013 financial year:
• The Municipality budgeted for a small surplus of R 935 528 for the 2012 / 2013
financial year
• The salaries component reflected under Council relate to allowances paid by the
Municipality to members of its Council – consequently the salaries, wages and
allowances paid to officials amounts to R 65 695 382 which comprises 31.3% of
total budgeted expenditure for the 2012 / 2013 financial year, well within the
national norm of 35%
• The Technical Services Directorate is responsible for the largest budgeted
expenditure among the directorates that comprise the Municipality; in the 2012 /
2013 financial year this Directorate will expend 54.9% of the Municipality‟s total
expenditure budget
• General Expenditure (other than that expended in terms of an operational or
capital grant) comprises 40.8% of total budgeted expenditure for the 2012 / 2013
financial year, the largest category of expenditure. The largest single
expenditure in this regard is the bulk purchase of electricity (under the Technical
Services Directorate) which makes up 53.8% of the total budgeted general
expenditure for the 2012 / 2013 financial year
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