MD 20619, Accra-Ghana, GAAM is an association of Assembly Members of Ghana. without prejudice to subsection (1) and (2), the Municipal Assembly-, Subject to Act 462 and to Government policy, it is the responsibility of the. The Municipal Co-ordinating Director is the head of the Secretariat and the bureaucracy. He said as examinations approached students would rather be glued to their phones, expecting hints about questions from their friends, rather than to their books. Municipal Assembly to take such steps and measures as are necessary and. You can download the paper by clicking the button above. Members should make it a duty to demand accountability of themselves and management of the Assemblies. All heads of departments of the Assembly and the various Divisional Heads of the Central Administration work to the Municipal Chief Executive through the Municipal Co-ordinating Director. others are some of the challenges assembly members are faced with in the performance of their duties. The role of the Assembly Member was viewed as key if the local government could deliver results in accordance with its mandate. They are facing some challenges including the lack of personnel, logistics and commitment on the part of Councilors and Unit Committee Members. At their electoral areas the law further spells out the duties of assembly members as follows: A member of District Assembly shall as appropriate a) Maintain close contact The Committee is responsible for the approval and issuance of building permits in the Municipality. The staffing situation of the Assembly has improved with the recent recruitment and posting of new officers. All Rights Reserved. The Fourteen (14) Sub-Committees include; Social Services, Finance & Administration, Development Planning, Revenue Mobilization, Justice & Security, Education, Works, Environment, Youth & Sports, Culture & Trade Tourism and Industry, Disaster Management, Food & Agriculture, Health, Women & Children. Multi-stage sampling involving purposive, cluster and simple random techniques were employed for the study. It is the duty of public corporation, statutory body or organisation to co- operates with a District Assembly. He is a community developer and participates in the activities of the Assembly In the Name of Almighty God, WE the Members of Ghana Association of Assembly Members DETERMIINED to improve, promote, It is therefore estimated that Accra has a daily population of about 4 million comprised of both residents and visitors. Issues discussed were noise making, waste management, drug abuse, falling standards of education and the wrong placement of shops. Subject to Act 462, 1993 of the Local Government, the Municipal Assembly exercises political and administrative authority in the Municipality, provides guidance, gives direction to, and supervises all other administrative authorities in the Municipality. This paper therefore reviews the four plans developed under Ghanas Fourth Republic to ascertain what are in these plans for advancing Ghanas decentralization process to ensure significant input from relevant stakeholders, and offer possible recommendations for future development planning efforts, In Ghana, decentralization was properly instituted in 1988 to promote participatory democracy and to enhance service delivery. making sure that premises are available for use by community tribunals, that police logistics are adequate, etc. I also know for sure that about 50% of Ghanaian parents and guardians who pay school and utility bills are illiterates and not forgetting about the millions of illiterate registered members on the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme. Traditional Authorities constitute an important component of Local Government Administration. It is therefore my humble appeal that we take a second look at the Peoples Representative Bill or Act. Our objective is to fight for unity and development in our responsive The committee holds regular monthly meetings to review the security situation of the Municipality. The Development planning sub-committee of the Assembly performs the following functions; takes a comprehensive look at the district; Identify the economic resources/potentials of the district; develop an information base on the resources; identify opportunities and constraints for the exploitation of these resources; prepare exploitation and phasing plans and strategies; consult with other sub-committee and the private sector for the implications the proposed district plan may have on other sub-committees plans; and submit the plan to the executive committee for harmonization with other sub-committee plans. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. The study concludes that the character of a district assembly and that of respective electoral areas do have effect on the attitude and posture of rational voters. Promote and support productive activity and social development in the district and remove any obstacles to initiative and development. To browse Academia.edu and the wider internet faster and more securely, please take a few seconds toupgrade your browser. The Assembly has sixteen (16) Departments and other Units with Heads of Departments who all report directly to the Metro Coordinating Director (MCD) and ultimately to the Metro Chief Executive (Mayor). (a) Responsible for the overall development of the Municipality and ensures the preparation and submission through the Regional Co-ordinating Council-, (i) Development plans of the Municipality to the Commission for approval; and. A sample size of 260 respondents comprising registered and non- registered members were randomly selected. The Presiding Member is not a member of the Executive Committee. If the GA Chair feels it is appropriate, the GA Executive informs the other Nominated Representatives of the special or noteworthy occurrences prior to next scheduled General Assembly. The study reveals that turnout in rural electoral areas is higher than those of urban and peri-urban areas. The Peoples Representation Act or Peoples Representative Bill or whatever they call it, should be reviewed to reflect theculture and the leadership structurein our traditional communities before the advent of this imported democracy, that is if this word truly exists. 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Be responsible for the overall development of the district and ensure the preparation and submission of development plans and budget to the relevant central government Agency / Ministry through the Regional Co-ordinating Council (RCC). Or for more information about becoming a subscriber, you can read our subscription and contribution overview, You can also freely access - without a subscription - hundreds of today's top Africa stories and thousands of recent news articles from our home page , Already a subscriber? The Presiding Sorry, preview is currently unavailable. 12.3 MUNICIPAL TENDER COMMITTEE/ TENDER REVIEW BOARD. Examples of these occurrences are: At the October General Assembly (per AoA 8.2.17), Nominated Representatives must consider and vote on resolutions concerning: At the April General Assembly (per AoA 8.2.18), Nominated Representatives must consider and vote on resolutions concerning: In order to elect Management Board members (per AoA 9.1.4): Although not laid out in the Articles of Association, by tradition the Nominated Representatives as a group also: Individually, Nominated Representatives are strongly encouraged to: Powered by a free Atlassian Confluence Community License granted to IHTSDO. The study sought to find out the factors that influence sustainability of the national health insurance scheme in Ghana with reference to the Nadowli District scheme in northern Ghana. P. O. Whatever has been defined by They should always state explicitly that they need these expensive vehicles to campaign for votes and also to pursue the propaganda schemes of their political parties. The Ghana news Agency (GNA) was established on March 5, 1957, i.e. Accra Metropolitan welfare of Members of this Association as well as securing unbreakable ties of fraternal solidarity and The Central Regional Director of the NCCE, Nicolas Ofori Boateng who made the observation, said the situation had The Members' Nominated Representatives of the General Assembly (also known as "Nominated Representatives" or "GA members") represent collectively the interests of IHTSDO Members and have together the highest authority of the organization and can make binding decisions regarding all matters related to the organization, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association. The Committee implements the decisions of the Assembly when the House is in recess. Accra has a daily influx of more than 2 million people who commute to the City for various socio-economic activities. These issues affect the very core existence of our lives. The study found out that TMA has not institutionalized appropriate mechanisms to ensure regular interaction with its constituents and has not also resourced assembly members to regularly interact with their respective electoral areas. Indeed we have had enough of the deceit of our politicians. Notwithstanding the timing, I think our politicians still owe us a debate on the performance of the products of the four- year SHS and the three year students during the 2011 WASSCE examination. However, the Assembly still lacks some middle level and technical personnel. This was the consensus at a roundtable of women at Agotime-Kpetoe in the Agotime-Ziope District, on Tuesday. Ghanaian Times Mon 21st Dec, 2020 11:00 Kate Addo Parliament is a representative institution that reflects the dictum Government of the people, by the people, for the people. Formulate and execute plans, programmes and strategies for the effective mobilization of the resources necessary for the overall development of the district. This includes, but is not limited to, major harmonization or collaboration that involves legal agreements that the Nominated Representatives have not been briefed on or that have been flagged by the Nominated Representatives as requiring special communication; Changes to IHTSDO standards that do not follow the agreed process or which have been flagged by the Nominated Representatives as requiring special communication; An event that would likely have significant changes to the financial status of the organization, e.g. Keywords: Administrative responsibility, Responsiveness, Participation, Local government elections, Joseph K . Box GP 385, Accra Central, Accra, Ghana, Copyrights 2023 Accra Metropolitan Assembly. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Accra, Aug. 14, GNA Former President John Dramani Mahama, the Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has reiterated his pledge to pay assembly members when he is elected as the next President in the December 7 elections. They have the ultimate responsibility to ensure that IHTSDO is achieving its purposes. Section 12 (3) of Local Governance Act, 2016 (ACT 936) which establishes the Assembly also mandates it to perform among other functions; The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) is one of the Two Hundred and Sixty-One (261) Metropolitan, Promote and support productive activity and social development in the district and remove any obstacles to initiative and development. Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana and among the Twenty-Nine (29) MMDAs in theRead More P. O. The Municipal Tender Committee and Tender Review Board are also statutory committees established in accordance with the new Procurement Act (Act 914 as amended). Duties of Assembly Members: In my region, an assembly member is equivalent to full time job. Mohammed Salisu Bamba, took possession of 60 motorbikes which he distributed to elected Assembly Members on Wednesday, March 13, Prosper Kporku, a librarian at the Agotime Senior High School, attributed the lowering standards of basic and secondary schools to the disposition of some pupils and students that they could clandestinely get the examination questions before the time. He said it was one?s right to know about what the Assemblies were doing to tackle their welfare concerns, so the citizenry should not leave public officers unaccountable. GAAM is an association of Assembly Members of Ghana. Assembly members should also be made to present at least annual reports on the account of their stewardship to the communities within their electoral areas, with copies forwarded to and filed at the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies. GA-143-7447. Conclusion: The problems identified are not necessarily inherent but are related to design and management weaknesses, for which adequate and feasible solutions exist, though their application may require the active role of government and other development partners so as to enable the scheme to realize their true potential. These Sub-Committees perform deliberative functions and submit recommendations to the Executive committee for further deliberation and then to the General Assembly for final decisions and implementation. The Assembly is supporting the Police with fuel to undertake night patrols. In practice, the Executive Committee of the GA tends to be the past chair, the current chair, and the future chair. unflinching solidarity and fraternity among goverments and Local Authorities of Ghana. A quantitative research methodology was employed in this study where two hundred and eleven (211) respondents were selected for the study using random sampling. ASSEMBLY MEMBERS. The Central Administration is the Assemblys Secretariat and it is supported by the other departments and Agencies in the day to day administration of the Municipality. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Most of the campaign trails even last late into the night! They have never taken their time to educate the people on the decisions taken by the assemblies on sanitation, noise-making, payment of market tolls, payment of health insurance premiums, collection of tolls at KVIPs, responsibilities of parents and guardians especially the provision of the educational needs of their children or wards, including the girl child, the disposal of solid and liquid waste, just to mention but a few. And their perception is right. Christine Dekator, CHRI Programmes Advocate, said there was the need for stronger Parent Teacher Associations at the schools and more responsible parenting. Janet Sewordor, Agotime-market queen, said assembly members and bureaucrats at the Assembly were being evasive about the huge structural and sanitation issues facing the Agotime-Kpetoe market. The Finance and Administration sub-committee examines the general financial position of the assembly; the revenue mobilization and expenditure trends of the assembly; maps out strategies to improve revenue mobilisation in the present, and sets targets for the future; submits financial plans to the Executive Committee for harmonization with other sub-committee plans; identifies strategies to ensure judicious utilization of available resources. It was revealed by the Regional . 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