A notice appeared on
many boards throughout town on 5th January 2011 from Mayor April
Pienaar. And this it what it said:
“The vision of the
Prince Albert Municipality is to ensure a transparent local authority for all
the residents of Prince Albert, Leeu-Gamka and Klaarstroom.
Therefore the council
wishes to inform all the residents regarding developments which transpired in
connection with the Municipal Manager, Ms J.D. Fortuin. At a special meeting
held on Monday 3rd January 2011 the council decided to suspend, with
full benefits, the Municipal Manager pending an investigation after serious
allegations were brought to light against the Municipal Manager. This office is
in the process of appointing an investigating committee and will keep the residents
informed of the outcome of this investigation.
Furthermore, the council
decided, as the Municipal Manager always left the IDP Co-ordinator in charge
whenever she was out of town, to appoint him until a better decision can be
made at the next special council meeting.
I would also like to
notify residents that this office is busy putting things in order and starts
to-day with an anti-corruption campaign.
Lastly, on behalf of the
council I wish all the residents of our Municipal area a prosperous 2011 .”
It was signed with thanks
from A Pienaar, Executive Mayor.
Next day another notice went
up from Mayor Pienaar informing residents that the MEC for local government
(Anton Bredell) had called Prince Albert councillors to a meeting in Cape Town
on Friday 7th January to discuss the way forward for the
Municipality.
So, since things are
rumoured to occur in threes, we await a third notice from Mayor Pienaar
hopefully reporting back on the Cape Town meeting.
