Town Clerk, Municipality Bredasdorp
The Village Management Board of Bredasdorp was created by Proclamation No 155 of 1881 in terms of the provisions of the Village Management Act of 1881.
On 3 April 1917 the Village Management Board of Bredasdorp was dissolved. The first meeting of the Municipality of Bredasdorp, created under Proclamation 17 of 1917, took place on 10 April 1917.
On 22 September 2000 the Municipality of Bredasdorp together with the Bredasdorp Transitional Representative Council, Caledon Transitional Representative Council, Napier Transitional Council and Struisbaai Transitional Local Council were disestablished and the Cape Agulhas Local Municipality was established in terms of sections 12 and 14 of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act 1998 (Act 117 of 1998) (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette No 5591 of 22 September 2000, Provincial Notice No 495 of 22 September 2000). The Cape Agulhas Local Municipality forms part of the larger Overberg District Municipality.
Cape Winelands District Municipality
District municipalities administer and make rules for a district, which includes more than one local municipality. The purpose of district municipalities and local municipalities sharing the responsibility for local government in their areas is to ensure that all communities, particularly disadvantaged communities, have equal access to resources and services. This will help some local municipalities that don't have the capacity (finances, facilities, staff, or knowledge) to provide services to their communities. It will also help to cut the costs of running a municipality by sharing resources with others. The "richer" areas will help the "poorer" areas. District municipalities are seen as successors to former Regional Services Councils/District Councils.
Some of the functions and powers of district municipalities include:
• To plan for development for the district municipality as a whole.
• Bulk supply of water that affects a large proportion of the municipalities in the district.
• bulk supply of electricity that affects a large proportion of the municipalities in the district
• Bulk sewerage purification works and main sewerage disposal.
• Waste disposal sites for the whole district municipality area.
• Municipal roads for the whole district municipality area.
• Regulating passenger transport services.
• Municipal health services for the whole area.
• Firefighting services for the whole area.
• Control of fresh produce markets.
• Control of cemeteries.
• Promoting local tourism for the whole area.
• Municipal public works.
In terms of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998) the existing Breërivier District Council, Matroosberg Transitional Representative Council, Witzenberg Transitional Representative Council, Winelands District Council and Wynland Transitional Representative Council was disestablished and the Boland District Municipality established with its seat in Worcester (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 5590, 22 September 2000, Provincial Notice No 486, 22 September 2000). The Boland District Municipality was divided into five local municipalities, namely Witzenberg with its seat in Ceres, Drakenstein (Paarl), Stellenbosch (Stellenbosch), Breede Valley (Worcester), and Langeberg (Ashton).
In August 2004, the name Boland District Municipality was changed to the Cape Winelands District Municipality.
Chief Executive Officer, Cape Winelands District Municipality
District municipalities administer and make rules for a district, which includes more than one local municipality. The purpose of district municipalities and local municipalities sharing the responsibility for local government in their areas is to ensure that all communities, particularly disadvantaged communities, have equal access to resources and services. This will help some local municipalities that don't have the capacity (finances, facilities, staff, or knowledge) to provide services to their communities. It will also help to cut the costs of running a municipality by sharing resources with others. The "richer" areas will allow the "poorer" areas. District municipalities are seen as successors to former Regional Services Councils/District Councils.
Some of the functions and powers of district municipalities include:
• To plan for development for the district municipality as a whole.
• Bulk supply of water that affects a large proportion of the municipalities in the district.
• bulk supply of electricity that affects a large proportion of the municipalities in the district
• Bulk sewerage purification works and central sewerage disposal.
• Waste disposal sites for the whole district municipality area.
• Municipal roads for the whole district municipality area.
• Regulating passenger transport services.
• Municipal health services for the whole area.
• Firefighting services for the whole area.
• Control of fresh produce markets.
• Control of cemeteries.
• Promoting local tourism for the whole area.
• Municipal public works.
In terms of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998) the existing Breërivier District Council, Matroosberg Transitional Representative Council, Witzenberg Transitional Representative Council, Winelands District Council and Wynland Transitional Representative Council was disestablished and the Boland District Municipality established with its seat in Worcester (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 5590, 22 September 2000, Provincial Notice No 486, 22 September 2000). The Boland District Municipality was divided into five local municipalities, namely Witzenberg with its seat in Ceres, Drakenstein (Paarl), Stellenbosch (Stellenbosch), Breede Valley (Worcester), and Langeberg (Ashton).
In August 2004, the name Boland District Municipality was changed to the Cape Winelands District Municipality.