Community Participation Index

Community participation is an important component of municipal planning, budgeting and oversight in local government in South Africa. The COMPACT Community Participation Index is a developmental, capacity-building tool to help municipalities (as well as ward committees, CSOs/CBOs and communities) better measure and monitor community participation. The index encourages self-assessment by municipalities and includes indicators across six dimensions:

  1. Shared vision for community participation
  2. Budgeting and resourcing for participation
  3. Community participation in performance management
  4. Participation in the IDP process
  5. Ward committee functionality
  6. Public participation, transparency and accountability

 

The index was piloted with Witzenberg Local Municipality and Sol Plaatje Local Municipality which resulted in the index being refined. A case study on the development and piloting of the index is available, together with the Microsoft Excel template and an annexure of the index with all references to legislation and policy.

SALGA has also developed broader municipal assessment tools, including a comprehensive Municipal Accountability Assessment Tool and the Municipal Accountability and Consequence Framework, to assist councils and other key municipal accountability role players to perform their oversight responsibilities.

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