Langeberg Municipality Leadership Structure | Municipal Departments

Municipal Leadership Structure

Each municipality has a political and administrative arm.

Political Structure
Administration

The Langeberg Municipal Council have the executive and legislative authority to make decisions and create by-laws and policies.

Residents elect political representatives of their local council to serve a 5 year term. The political party seats in council are given according to the percentage of votes that they received in the area as a whole.

Following the local government elections that took place on the 1 November 2021, the Langeberg Municipality has been structured with the embodiment of a Council as follows:

There are a total of 23 councillors with 12 being ward councillors and 11 being proportional representation councillors.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has the majority seats of 10 councillors. The African National Congress (ANC) has 6 seats. Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) has 3 seats. Another 4 parties each have one elected representative on the council. One GOOD member, one People's Democratic Movement (PDM) member, one Langeberg Independent Party (LIP) member and one Patriotic Alliance (PA) member.

The community can however also participate in government’s decision-making processes not only during elections but on an ongoing basis.

MEET OUR MAYOR

The municipal council is led by an Executive Mayor, Alderman SW van Eeden. The Executive Mayor of the Langeberg takes overall strategic and political responsibility for the area.

Van Eeden has been a member of the Langeberg Municipal Council since 2000, when the municipalities amalgamated. His extensive career in politics includes such highlights as serving in the Langeberg and Cape Winelands District municipalities simultaneously (2006-2011), being elected Mayco Member responsible for Infrastructure (2011-2016) and being elected Speaker of the council (2016-2020) and serve as Executive Mayor since August 2020.

“In this term we will start by doing the basics right, by providing cost-effective, quality service to all citizens of Langeberg. We will be creating more jobs to better the lives of our people.”

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Committee Functions

COUNCILLORS DUTIES

Pass by-laws: local laws and regulations about any of the functions they are responsible for. By-laws may not contradict or over-rule any national laws.
Approve budgets and development plans: every year a municipal budget must be passed that sets down how money will be raised and spent.
The council should approve an overall plan for how development should take place in the area. This is called an Integrated Development Plan [IDP] and all projects and planning should happen within the framework of the IDP.
Impose rates and other taxes: property rates are a form of tax that municipalities can place on the value of properties. It is an important source of income.
Charge service fees: for use of municipal services like water, electricity, libraries, etc.
Impose fines: for anyone who breaks municipal by-laws or regulations, for example traffic fines, littering or library fines.
Borrow money: the council may agree to take a loan for a development or other project and to use the municipal assets as surety.

Decisions about most of the above must be made in full council meetings. Many of the minor decisions that municipalities have to take can be delegated to exco, portfolio committees or to officials or other agencies that are contracted to deliver services.

All councils have the following structures:

A mayor who heads the council.
An executive or mayoral committee that meets regularly to co-ordinate the work of council and make recommendations to council.
A speaker who chairs council meetings.
Council meetings where the full council meets to make decisions.
Committees where a few councillors meet to discuss specific issues.

EXECUTIVE MAYORAL COMMITTEE

The Executive Mayor may appoint a Mayoral Committee that will assist in making decisions, proposals and plans that have to be approved by council.

PORTFOLIO COMMITTEES

Portfolio Committees are appointed in terms of section 80 of the Municipal Structures Act as permanent committees that specialise in a specific functional area of the municipality and may in some instances make decisions on specific functional issues. They advise the Executive Mayor on policy matters and make recommendations to the Executive Mayor.

Portfolio Committee are chaired by the Deputy Mayor, and the members of the Executive Mayoral Committee.

MUNICIPAL PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

MPAC committee members are appointed to strengthen oversight within the municipality and to determine the institutional functionality of the Municipal Council in terms of effectiveness.

WARD COMMITTEES DUTIES

The municipality work together with Ward Committees in its public participation processes and reach the community by disseminating information to them, by engaging with them in consultation and by allowing community inputs in municipal decision-making regarding service delivery, developing credible IDPs, policy formulation, budgeting processes and organisational performance.

For this purpose, the Ward Committees of Langeberg Municipality hold various meetings with the community e.g. IDP Community Input Meetings, Ward Based Planning Sessions and ordinary Community Feedback Meetings. In addition to this, a number of Community Outreach Programmes are also rolled out in the different wards.

Each of the 12 Wards comprise of approximately ten blocks that are represented by the community elected Ward Committee member (non-political representative).

The purpose of a ward committee member is:

To get better participation from the community to inform council decisions.
To make sure that there is more effective communication between the council and the community.
To assist the ward councillor with consultation and report-backs to the community.
The ward councillor also serves on the ward committee and should act as the chairperson.
Ward committees have no formal powers but can advise the ward councillor or make submissions directly to council.
It should also participate in drawing up the Integrated Development Plan of the area.

MEET YOUR COUNCILLOR

Ward Boundary Map

Cllr. C. Steyn | Ward 1
063 655 1654
CSteyn@langeberg.gov.za
Political Party: Democratic Alliance

Committee membership
- Executive Mayoral Committee
- Portfolio Committee: Corporate Services
- Section 80 Committee
- Performance Management Committee
- Ward Committee Chairperson
- Ethics Committee
- Human Resource Development Working Group
- Local Labour Forum Subcommittee: Workplace and Service Restructuring Committee
- Local Labour Forum Subcommittee: Basic Conditions Committee
- Skills Development Committee

Ward Boundary Map

Cllr. L. Gxowa | Ward 2
060 431 2223
LGxowa@langeberg.gov.za
Political Party: African National Congress

Committee membership
- Ward Committee Chairperson
- Robertson Hospital Board

Ward Boundary Map

Cllr. P. Hess | Ward 3
074 758 6610
PHess@langeberg.gov.za
Political Party: Democratic Alliance

Committee membership
- Speaker of Council
- Ward Committee Chairperson
- Ethics Committee Chairperson
- Provincial Health Council

Ward Boundary Map

Cllr. D.B. Janse | Ward 6
072 030 7436
DJanse@langeberg.gov.za
Political Party: Democratic Alliance

Committee membership
- Municipal Public Accounts Committee
- Ward Committee Chairperson
- Water User Association of Kleurkloof
- Woman Commissioner

Ward Boundary Map

Cllr. J.C.J Coetzee | Ward 11
082 729 7839
JCoetzee@langeberg.gov.za
Political Party: Democratic Alliance

Committees Membership
- Executive Mayoral Committee
- Section 80 Committee
- Portfolio Committee: Engineering Services
- Municipal Public Accounts Committees
- Performance Management Committee
- Ward Committee Chairperson
- Municipal Services and Infrastructure Working Group
- ProvTech Provincial Department of transport
- Water User Association of Zandvliet
- Robertson Community Police Forum

Ward Boundary Map

Cllr. D.A.T Felix | Ward 7
081 762 0018
DFelix@langeberg.gov.za
Political Party: Democratic Alliance

Committees Membership
- Executive Mayoral Committee
- Section 80 Committee
- Portfolio Committee: Financial Services
- Performance Management Committee
- Ward Committee Chairperson
- Municipal Finance and Corporate Working Group
- Montagu Museum Board
- Cogmanskloof Irrigation Board
- Montagu Community Police Forum

Ward Boundary Map

Cllr. J.C.J Coetzee | Ward 11
082 729 7839
JCoetzee@langeberg.gov.za
Political Party: Democratic Alliance

Committees Membership
- Executive Mayoral Committee
- Section 80 Committee
- Portfolio Committee: Engineering Services
- Municipal Public Accounts Committees
- Performance Management Committee
- Ward Committee Chairperson
- Municipal Services and Infrastructure Working Group
- Water User Association of Zanddrift
- Robertson Community Police Forum

Ward Boundary Map

Cllr. C.J. Pokwas | Ward 12
082 707 1496
CPokwas@langeberg.gov.za
Political Party: Democratic Alliance

Committees Membership
- Ward Committee Chairperson
- Montagu Museum Board
- Montagu Health and Wellness Committee

Ward Boundary Map

Cllr. Y. Siegel | Ward 9
083 993 3496
YSiegel@langeberg.gov.za
Political Party: Democratic Alliance

Committee Membership:
- Ward Committee Chairperson
- Social Development, Health and Safety Working Group
- Ashton Community Police Forum

Ward Boundary Map

Cllr. A. Ndongeni | Ward 10
073 426 1867
ANdongeni@langeberg.gov.za
Political Party: African National Congress

Committee Membership:
- Ward Committee Chairperson
- Lingelihle Home for the Aged and Disabled

Ward Boundary Map

Cllr. J.C.J Coetzee | Ward 11
082 729 7839
JCoetzee@langeberg.gov.za
Political Party: Democratic Alliance

Committees Membership
- Executive Mayoral Committee
- Section 80 Committee
- Portfolio Committee: Engineering Services
- Municipal Public Accounts Committees
- Performance Management Committee
- Ward Committee Chairperson
- Municipal Services and Infrastructure Working Group
- Water User Association of Zanddrift
- Robertson Community Police Forum

Ward Boundary Map

Cllr. J.J.J.S. January | Ward 4
076 085 6063
JJanuarie@langeberg.gov.za
Political Party: African National Congress

Committees Membership
- Municipal Public Accounts Committee
- Ward Committee Chairperson
- Appeals Committee
- Human Resource Development Working Group

Ward Boundary Map

Ald. S.W. Van Eeden | Ward 8
082 788 2234
Burgemeester@langeberg.gov.za
Political Party: Democratic Alliance

Committee Membership
- Executive Mayoral Committee
- Performance Management Committee
- Ward Committee Chairperson
- Provincial and District Intergovernmental Forums
- Governence, Intergovernmental Relations and International Relations Working Group
- Water User Association of Kabousriver

Ward Boundary Map

Block Boundary Map

Cllr. M.G. Oostendorff-Kraukamp
Ward 5
078 086 0962
MKraukamp@langeberg.gov.za
Political Party: Democratic Alliance

Committee Membership
- Ward Committee Chairperson
- Appeals Committee
- McGregor Community Police Forum

Cllr. J.G. Steenkamp | DEPUTY MAYOR
082 554 0863
JSteenkamp@langeberg.gov.za

Political Party: Freedom Front Plus

Committees Membership
- Executive Mayoral Committee
- Portfolio Committee: Strategy & Social Development
- Social Development, Health and Safety Working Group
- Economic Development Planning & Enviromental Working Group
- Ethics Committee

Cllr. G.D. Joubert | PR Councillor 1
083 458 0706
DJoubert@langeberg.gov.za

Political Party: Democratic Alliance

Committee Membership:
- Appeals Committee
- Local Labour Forum
- Local Labour Forum Human Resource Development Subcommittee
- Robertson Museum Board of Trustees
- Water User Association: Robertson Sub Council
- Water User Association: Central Breede River
- Langeberg Landelike Ontwikkelingsvereniging

Cllr. R.C. Henn | PR Councillor 2
079 072 8383
RHenn@langeberg.gov.za

Political Party: Freedom Front Plus

Committees Membership
- Executive Mayoral Committee
- Robertson Hospital Board

Cllr. T.V. Coetzee | PR Councillor 3
082 417 8597
TCoetzee@langeberg.gov.za

Political Party: Freedom Front Plus

Committees Membership
- Municipal services and infrastructure working group (Secundus)
- Water user association - Zanddrift

Cllr. O.C Simpson | PR Councillor 1
071 990 4523
OSimpson@langeberg.gov.za

Political Party: African National Congress

Committee Membership:
- Cape Winelands District Assesment Committee
- Woman Commisioner

Cllr. J.S. Mafilika | PR Councillor 2
063 994 6585
Mafilika@langeberg.gov.za

Political Party: African National Congress

Committee Membership:
- Municipal Finance and Corporate Working Group
- Medical Aids

Cllr. L.L. Kahla | PR Councillor 3
071 170 6424
LKahla@langeberg.gov.za

Political Party: African National Congress

Committee Membership:
- Bonnievale SAPD Community Interaction Forum

Cllr. C.J. Grootboom | PR Councillor 1
073 252 4135
CGrootboom@langeberg.gov.za

Political Party: People's Democratic Movement

Committee Membership:
- Ethics Committee
- Consolidated Retirement Fund
- Economic Development Planning & Enviromental Working Group (Secundus)

Cllr. N.J. Beginsel | PR Councillor 1
068 589 0007
NBeginsel@langeberg.gov.za

Political Party: Patriotic Alliance

Committees Membership
- Local Labour Forum
- Local Labour Forum Basic Conditions Subcommittee
- Water User Association: Marthinusvlei
- Ashton Community Police Forum

Cllr. N.J. Beginsel | PR Councillor 1
068 589 0007
NBeginsel@langeberg.gov.za

Political Party: Patriotic Alliance

Committees Membership
- Local Labour Forum
- Local Labour Forum Basic Conditions Subcommittee
- Water User Association: Marthinusvlei
- Ashton Community Police Forum

Cllr. M. Gertse | PR Councillor
063 009 0519
MGertse@langeberg.gov.za

Political Party: GOOD

Meet your ward committee member

Block 1

Regan Van Ryneveld
066 563 6636

Block Boundary
Kromhout-, Constitution-, Victoria-, Adderley-, Piet Retief-, Barry-, Willemnel Street

Block 2

Ernest Liebich
079 587 8765

Block Boundary
Hoop-, Swellendam-, Mark-, Constantia-, Van Reenen-, Malherbe-, White-, Barry-, Keerom-, Van Der Stel-, Smal Street

Block 3

Curtley Rossouw
083 259 5667

Block Boundary
Kerk-, Robertson-, Van Renen-, White-, Truter-, Barry-, Piet Retief-, Paul Kruger-, Reitz-, Dirkie Uys Street

Block 4

Marie Kannemeyer
082 872 0403

Block Boundary
Truter-, Warren-, Albert-, Le Roux-, Van Zyl-, Loop-, Neethlingsingel, Barry-, Piet Retief-, Paul Kruger-, Reitz-, Dirkie Uys-, Van Oudtshoorn Street

Block 5

Peter Wessels
071 705 0786

Block Boundary
Van Zyl-, Loop-, Pollack-, Waterkant-, Barry-, Piet Retief-, Paul Kruger-, Ash-, Smith-, Van Oudtshoorn Street

Block 6

Murray Macdonald
084 667 0615

Block Boundary
White-, Truter-, Albert-, Le Roux-, Van Zyl-, Loop-, Pollack-, Barry-, Keerom Street, Hopley Avenue, Freemans Avenue

Block 7

Piet Veldsman
060 868 9698

Block Boundary
Akasia -, Aster -, Cestrum -, Freesia -, Papawer -, Cestrum -, Viola Avenue

Block 8

Sarie Davids
073 695 1805

Block Boundary
Akasi -, Aster -, Sweetpea -, Alphinia -, Hibiscus -, Disa -, Mimosa -, Rosa -, Viola -, Leeubekkielaan, Sweetpealaan, Alberta -, Mimosa Avenue

Block 9

Monica Tiras
074 659 6410

Block Boundary
Loop Street, Vierde -, Sonskyn Avenue, Scholtz Street, Hospitaal Avenue, Wesley -, Sainsbury -, Park Street, Eerste -, Tweede -, Derde Avenue