An integrated development plan must reflect—
| (a) |
the municipal council’s vision for the long term development of the municipality with special emphasis on the municipality’s most critical development and internal transformation needs; |
| (b) |
an assessment of the existing level of development in the municipality, which must include an identification of communities which do not have access to basic municipal services; |
| (c) |
the council’s development priorities and objectives for its elected term, including its local economic development aims and its internal transformation needs; |
| (d) |
the council’s development strategies which must be aligned with any national or provincial sectoral plans and planning requirements binding on the municipality in terms of legislation; |
| (e) |
a spatial development framework which must include the provision of basic guidelines for a land use management system for the municipality; |
| (f) |
the council’s operational strategies; |
| (g) |
applicable disaster management plans; |
| (h) |
a financial plan, which must include a budget projection for at least the next three years; and |
| (i) |
the key performance indicators and performance targets determined in terms of section 41. |
Statistics Act, 1999
