What bothers me is that firstly they sometimes stay on suspension for considerable lengths of time, and secondly that competent people are too often, in fact most of the time, not being employed as municipal managers, leading to disciplinary action having to be done against them.
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They are suspended with full benefits because they have not been found guilty yet. He resigned during a disciplinary hearing into his conduct. These complaints, reported by the Knysna-Plett Herald, included one that involved a tender worth R30-million, allegedly incorrectly awarded by Vatala. In his previous job as municipal manager of Knysna municipality between 20, he was alleged to have been implicated in wrongdoing by the Knysna Ratepayers Association.
This is not the first time Vatala’s name has been linked to allegations of wrongdoing. “The SACP condemns the suspensions with the contempt they deserve and the thuggish manner in which they are implemented is an indication of how Gayton McKenzie has a huge disregard for the law and regulations that govern the processes of governance,” said the party’s Mawonga Furmen on Monday. The party has been critical of the McKenzie administration in the district municipality. The district municipality’s chief financial officer, Mohammed Abdullah, has also been suspended, which the regional branch of the South African Communist Party (SACP) is not happy about. It will also be expected of you to sign in at the office three times per week on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday, before 08h00 in the morning, until further notice.”ĭaily Maverick tried to contact Vatala, but he did not respond to calls. Should you wish to, you need to apply for leave within the parameters of our normal leave procedures. “You are still seen as to be in service of Council and are not allowed to leave Beaufort West, for any reason, until finalisation of the investigation against yourself. “Any work-related material, office keys, laptops etc., should be handed in at records, with immediate effect, for safe keeping and you are cautioned not to contact any staff members, or visit/access the premises of the CKDM, during this time,” states the letter. The letter instructs Vatala to get written permission from the acting municipal manager if he needs anything from his office, or a municipal building or to consult any municipal employee or service provider.
Visit Daily Maverick’s home page for more news, analysis and investigations McKenzie told Daily Maverick that Vatala had had seven days before the August 12 meeting to respond to allegations against him - but he had responded only on Monday. Vatala’s precautionary suspension takes immediate effect with full benefits, pending the finalisation of a disciplinary investigation into the allegations levelled against him and any charges that may stem from the investigation. It states: “Council needs to reiterate that the allegations of misconduct made against yourself, still need to be properly investigated… the purpose of the investigation is not to determine whether or not you are guilty of the alleged offences but rather whether a disciplinary enquiry should be convened.” Vatala was suspended unanimously by the entire council during a sitting on 12 August, said McKenzie.ĭaily Maverick has seen a copy of Vatala’s precautionary suspension, dated 12 August and signed off by McKenzie. Join Maverick Insider.Ĭouncil suspends municipal manager over ‘tender irreg. If you’re rejigging your budgets, and it comes to choosing between frothy milk and Daily Maverick, we hope you might reconsider that cappuccino. Our country is going to be considerably worse off if we don’t have a strong, sustainable news media. We can't survive on hope and our own determination. A little less than a week’s worth of cappuccinos. At R200, you get it back in Uber Eats and ride vouchers every month, but that’s just a suggestion. After all, how much you value our work is subjective (and frankly, every amount helps). We don’t dictate how much we’d like our readers to contribute. BUT maybe R200 of that R1,050 could go to the journalism that’s fighting for the country? Don’t get us wrong, we’re almost exclusively fuelled by coffee. Think of us in terms of your daily cappuccino from your favourite coffee shop. What it comes down to is whether or not you value Daily Maverick. More specifically, we'd like those who can afford to pay to start paying. We'd like our readers to start paying for Daily Maverick
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