Notice is hereby given in terms of section 21 of the Local Government: Municipal System Act, 2000, Section 22 of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003, and Section 127(5) of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (Act 56 of 2003) read with Section 21A of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000) that the Draft IDP 2026/2027, Draft Budget and Tariffs 2026/2027 for the Bitou Local Municipality are available to the general public and organizations for representations and comments.
The documents mentioned above are available for inspection at the Municipal offices and libraries listed below: Main Offices: 4 Sewell Street, PLETTENBERG BAY, Tel: 044 501 3000 (Mr. Christopher Lungelo Mapeyi, Chief Financial Officer); IDP Offices: 58 Mellville's Corner, PLETTENBERG BAY, Tel: 044 501 3198 (Mr. Thembinkosi Henge, IDP Manager), Qolweni Office, Green Valley Office. Libraries: Town (Mellville’s Corner), Kwanokuthula, Green Valley, Kranshoek, Kurland, Central (New Horizons)
The 2026/2027 Draft IDP, Draft 2026/2027 Budget, and Tariffs are also available on the Bitou Municipal website: www.bitou.gov.za
Comments or representations on the documents mentioned above should reach the office of the Municipal Manager on or before 23 April 2026.
To enhance public participation and obtain meaningful input, the Bitou Municipal Council decided to host IDP/ Budget consultative public meetings as scheduled below. These meetings aim to provide communities with an opportunity to give input into the draft IDP/Budget.
Purpose: Presentation Draft Budget for the 2026/2027 financial year.
Kennisgewing word hiermee gegee ingevolge artikel 21 van die Wet op Plaaslike Regering: Munisipale Stelsels, 2000, artikel 22 van die Wet op Plaaslike Regering: Munisipale Finansiële Bestuur, 2003, en artikel 127(5) van die Wet op Plaaslike Regering: Munisipale Finansiële Bestuur, 2003 (Wet 56 van 2003) saamgelees met artikel 21A van die Wet op Plaaslike Regering: Munisipale Stelsels, 2000 (Wet 32 van 2000) dat die Konsep GOP 2026/2027, Konsep Begroting en Tariewe 2026/2027 vir die Bitou Plaaslike Munisipaliteit beskikbaar is vir die algemene publiek en organisasies vir voorleggings en kommentaar.
Die vermelde dokumente is beskikbaar by die Munisipale kantore en biblioteke soos hieronder gelys: Hoofkantore: Sewellstraat 4, PLETTENBERGBAAI, Tel: 044 501 3000 (Mnr. Christopher Lungelo Mapeyi, Hoof Finansiële Beampte), GOP kantore: Mellville’s Corner 58, PLETTENBERGBAAI, Tel: 044 501 3198 (Mnr. Thembinkosi Henge, GOP Bestuurder), Qolweni kantoor, Green Valley kantoor, Biblioteke: Dorp (Mellville’s Corner), Kwanokuthula, Green Valley, Kranshoek, Kurland, Sentraal (New Horizons)
Die Konsep GOP 2026/2027, Konsep Begroting 2026/2027 en Tariewe is ook beskikbaar op die Bitou Munisipale webwerf: www.bitou.gov.za
Kommentaar of voorleggings op die bogenoemde dokumente moet die kantoor van die Munisipale Bestuurder bereik op of voor 23 April 2026.
Om openbare deelname te bevorder en betekenisvolle insette te verkry, het die Bitou Munisipale Raad besluit om GOP/Begroting konsultatiewe openbare vergaderings te hou soos hieronder geskeduleer. Hierdie vergaderings het ten doel om gemeenskappe die geleentheid te bied om insette te lewer op die konsep GOP/Begroting.
Doel: Aanbieding van die Konsep Begroting vir die 2026/2027 finansiële jaar.
Isaziso siyakhutshwa apha ngokwemimiselo yeCandelo lama-21 loMthetho woRhulumente waseKhaya: uMthetho weeNkqubo zoMasipala ka-2000, iCandelo lama-22 loMthetho woRhulumente waseKhaya: uMthetho woLawulo lweMali zoMasipala ka-2003, kunye neCandelo 127(5) loMthetho woRhulumente waseKhaya: uMthetho woLawulo lweMali zoMasipala ka-2003 (uMthetho wama-56 ka-2003) ofundwa kunye neCandelo 21A loMthetho woRhulumente waseKhaya: uMthetho weeNkqubo zoMasipala ka-2000 (uMthetho wama-32 ka-2000), sokuba i-IDP eYilwayo ka-2026/2027, uhlahlo-lwabiwo mali oluYilwayo kunye neentlawulo (tariffs) zika-2026/2027 zoMasipala waseBitou ziyafumaneka kuluntu ngokubanzi nakwiimibutho ukuze zinike izimvo kunye neengcebiso.
Amaxwebhu akhankanywe apha ngasentla ayafumaneka ukuze ahlolwe kwiiofisi zoMasipala nakwiilayibrari ezidweliswe ngezantsi: IOfisi eNkulu: 4 Sewell Street, ePlettenberg Bay, Umnxeba: 044 501 3000 (Mnu. Christopher Lungelo Mapeyi, iGosa eliyiNtloko lezeMali); IiOfisi ze-IDP: 58 Mellville’s Corner, ePlettenberg Bay, Umnxeba: 044 501 3198 (Mnu. Thembinkosi Henge, uMphathi we-IDP), iOfisi yaseQolweni, iOfisi yaseGreen Valley. IiLayibrari: eDolophini (Mellville’s Corner), KwaNokuthula, eGreen Valley, eKranshoek., eKurland, nakweCentral (New Horizons)
I-IDP eYilwayo ka-2026/2027, uHlahlo-lwabiwo mali oluYilwayo luka-2026/2027, kunye neentlawulo (tariffs) ziyafumaneka nakwiwebhusayithi yoMasipala waseBitou: www.bitou.gov.za
zimvo okanye izimvo eziphathelele amaxwebhu akhankanywe apha ngasentla kufuneka zifike kwiOfisi yoMphathi woMasipala ngo- okanye ngaphambi kwe-23 Epreli 2026.
Ukuze kuqiniswe ukubandakanyeka koluntu kwaye kufunyanwe iingxelo ezixabisekileyo, iKhomkhulu yoMasipala waseBitou igqibe kwelokuba ibambe iintlanganiso zoluntu zokubonisana nge-IDP/uhlahlo-lwabiwo mali ngokwemiqathango elandelayo. Ezi ntlanganiso zihlose ukubonelela uluntu ngexesha elifanelekileyo lokunikela ingxelo kwi-IDP/uhlahlo-lwabiwo mali oluYilwayo.
Injongo: Ukuboniswa koHlahlo-lwabiwo mali oluYilwayo lonyaka wezeMali ka-2026/2027.
For more information or reservations, please contact the IDP office at 044 501 3198 or send an e-mail to thenge@plett.gov.za cc akomeni@plett.gov.za
Mr. Christopher Lungelo Mapeyi
ACTING MUNICIPAL MANAGER
Bitou Local Municipality