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Podcast: The Daily Discourse
Episode: #Municipal Watch: Understanding the role of the Municipal Manager
Description: Ever since we’ve started the Municipal Watch feature on this show, we’ve come across so many instances where the Municipal Manager is embroiled in controversy. Either they are appointed wrongly without following proper procedures or part of a political faction. Who exactly appoints a municipal manager and what role are they playing in the running of the municipality? Also why do so many of them find themselves inAlso what can be done in terms of the law to make them politically neutral, while being held accountable for performing their duties as required by law? To educate us more...