DANNY JORDAAN
NELSON Mandela Bay mayor Danny Jordaan dashed any hopes of ward committees members who were elected during a flawed 2011 process being back paid.
He said there was no basis for doing so as the structures were not functional.
This effectively closes the discussion as many who were elected then have been demanding the municipality coughs up the monthly R1 000 dating back to 2011.
The city obtained a legal opinion regarding the then-ward committees and also to ascertain if the municipality was under any obligation to provide back pay for the last four years.
The ward committees, which are supposed to be apolitical and serve as a link between residents and councillors, were inducted last year after years of the city being the only metro without them.
Addressing ward committee members at the Vuyisile Mini Square in front of the Port Elizabeth city hall last Thursday, Jordaan said recognised ward committees were elected last year.
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