Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning
Question by:
Hon Danville Smith
Answered by:
Hon Anton Bredell
Question Number:
3
Question Body:
- Whether he can provide a breakdown of all municipal workers who reported for duty during level 5 and level 4 of the national lockdown; if so, what are the relevant details;
- whether the municipal workers who reported for duty during the lockdown were eligible to use the Danger Allowance Policy as they were exposed to the risk of contracting COVID-19; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
- whether he can provide a breakdown of the expenditure of all municipalities in the province on the Danger Allowance Policy in (a) March, (b) April and (c) May; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Answer Body:
3.1 Across municipalities in the Province, only essential staff needed for the provision of basic municipal services as well as safety and security personnel worked onsite during the lockdown periods. All municipalities kept record of attendance and this information can be provided upon request.
3.2 Most municipalities in the Province do not have a Danger Allowance Policy in place.Thus, they did not pay any danger allowances to any of their officials.
3.3 Since most municipalities in the Province do not have a Danger Allowance Policy in place, accordingly no officials received any danger allowance payments.
Date:
Friday, June 12, 2020
