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'gStructure of the new local bringment remains The new local g all overnance system is made up of a regional arrange council (RCC) and a four-tier metropolitan and three-tier municipal/ dassie organize. musical arrangement of structure The RCC consists of the regional minister as chair and his deputies, the presiding member of each DA and the regularize headway decision maker of each territory in the region, devil tribal chiefs from the regional house of chiefs and the decentralized ministries without voting rights.A DA consists of the partition chief executive,  two thirds of the members directly select by universal adult suffrage, the members of parliament (MPs) representing constituencies indoors the territorial dominion, and non little than 30% of the members ordained by the p resident in consultation with chiefs and interest groups in the rule. The territory chief executive is nominated by the president, approved by two-thirds of the members of the DA p resent and voting, and appointed by the president. The gather has a presiding member who is select from among its members by two-thirds of all the members of the convocation.The sub- dominion structures include: • The sub-metropolitan DCs which consist of non less than 25 and non much than 30 members, made up of all elect members of the fable in that  sub-metropolitan district and much(prenominal) early(a) persons resident in the sub-metropolitan district appointed by the president. • The urban council consists of not less than 25 and not much than 30 members made up of not much than than eight persons elected from among the members of the relevant DA, not much than 12 representatives from the whole citizens committees in the force field of ascendency of the urban council and not more(prenominal) than 10 persons unremarkably resident in the urban atomic routine 18a. The zonal council consists of not less than 15 and not more than 20 members made up of not more than cardinal persons elected from among the members of the relevant municipal assembly, not more than 10 representatives from the unit committees and not more than tail fin persons ordinarily resident in the zone. • The townspeoplespeople/ bea councils consist of not less than 15 and not more than 20 members made up of not more than five persons elected from among the members of the relevant assembly, not more than 10 representatives from the unit committees and not more than five persons ordinarily resident in the town or atomic emergence 18a. The unit committee consists of not more than 15 persons made up of 10 elected persons ordinarily resident in the unit and not more than five new(prenominal) persons resident in the unit and nominated by the district chief executive, acting  on behalf of the president. Elections to all local authorities bodies argon on a non-partisan basis; the elections argon state-sponsored and conducted by the electoral commiss ion. regional coordinate councils (RCCs) RCCs ar established for each of the 10 regions of Ghana. An RCC is an administrative and coordinating rather than a political and policy-making body. Its functions ar to: monitor, coordinate and evaluate the actance of the DAs in the region; • monitor the use of all monies allocated to the DAs by either agency of the central government; • review and coordinate public function primarily in the region • perform such new(prenominal) functions as may be delegate to it by or under any portraiture. metropolitan/municipal/district assemblies DAs in Ghana be either metropolitan (population over 250 000), municipal (one town assemblies with populations over 95 000) or district (population 75 000 and over. ) There atomic number 18 three metropolitan assemblies, four municipal assemblies and 103 DAs.A metropolitan/municipal/DA is: • created as the pivot of administrative and knowledgeal decision-making in the distr ict and is the basic unit of government administration • programmeate with deliberative, legislative as well as executive functions • established as a monolithic structure to which is assigned the responsibility of the totality of government to run about integration of political, administrative and breeding die hard needed to achieve a more impartial storage allocation of power, wealth and geographically dispersed victimisation in Ghana constituted as the formulation authority for the district. Functions of the assemblies These are deliberative, legislative and executive. Section 10(3) of lick 462 lists them as follows: a) be responsible for the overall ripening of the district and shall ensure the preparation and submission done the regional coordinating council for approval of the outgrowth cast to the commission and budget to minister of finance for the district b) formulate and set plans, programmes and strategies for the strong mobilization of the re sources infallible for the overall development of the district ) promote and concord productive activity and genial development in the district and remove any obstacles to initiative and developmentd) arise programmes for the development of basic infrastructure and provide municipal whole kit and function in the district e) be responsible for the development, correctment and focussing of human settlements and the environs in the district f) in cooperation with grant home(a) and local security agencies, be responsible for the concern of security and public safety in the district ) ensure ready access to the courts and public tribunals in the district for the promotion of justice h) initiate, sponsor or carry out such studies as may be necessary for the discharge of any of the functions conferred by this Law or any former(a) enactment perform such opposite functions as may be provided under any other enactment. Sub-district political/administrative structures These being subordinate bodies of the DAs, they perform functions assigned to them by the instruments setting up by the assemblies or delegated to them by the assemblies.They are constituted by the sub-metropolitan DCs, urban/town/ zonal/ land councils, and unit committees. Sub-metropolitan DCs These structures are immediately to a lower place the metropolitan assemblies. There are 13 of these structures established by law. These are shown below: This arrangement has been dictated by the complex and extraordinary socio- frugal, urbanisation and management problems which confront these three metropolis. urban councils Urban councils are peculiar to settlements of â€Å"ordinary” DAs.They are created for settlements with populations above 15 000 and which are cosmopolitan in character, with urbanisation and management problems, though not of the exfoliation associated with the metropolis. Thirty-four of these councils are established by law. zonal councils The zonal councils are in the â€Å"one-town” municipal assemblies of mantel Coast, New Juaben, Tamale and Tema, for which the establishment of town/area councils lead raise problems of parallel administrative structures. There are 108 of such zonal councils for the four municipal assemblies.They are based on the electoral commission’s criteria of: third estateality of interest, population of 3000 and identifiable streets, land marks, and so forth as boundaries. Sub-metropolitan District Council under Respective metropolitan Assemblies Assembly Accra Metropolitan Assembly Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan Assembly Ablekuma Asokwa Sekondi Ashiedu Keteke Bantama Takoradi Okaikwei Manhyia Shama Ayawaso Kpeshie Osu Klottey Subin townspeople/area councils These are found in the metropolitan assemblies and DAs. In the DAs, town councils are established for settlements with populations between vitamin D0 and 1500.Area councils exist for a number of settlements/villages which are separate together exactly whose individual settlements have populations of less than 5000. They cover areas with predominantly rural populations and in rough cases can be identified with spheres of influence of a particular traditional authority. They are essentially exchange points of local enthusiasm in support of a new local government system. A unit is normally a settlement or a group of settlements with a population of between 500â€1000 in the rural areas, and a high population (1500) for the urban areas.Unit committees being in pixilated touch with the people play the important roles of education, organization of communal labour, tax income-raising and ensuring environmental cleanliness, registration of births and deaths, seeation and monitor of self-help pouchs, among others. Committees of District Assemblies In the performance of its functions, the DA works through the executive committee and its subsidiary committees of development planning, well-disposed s ervices, works, finance and administration, and justice and security. executive committeesThe functions of the assembly are performed by the executive committee, which is presided over by the district chief executive and consists of not more than onethird of the total number of members of the assembly excluding the presiding member. Heads of departments of the assembly get a line the meetings of the relevant sub-committees and advise them on the execution of their functions, but may not vote. A sub-committee can too coopt persons to attend its meetings but also without a vote. The functions performed by the executive committee are to: coordinate plans and programmes of the sub-committees and step down these as comprehensive plans of action to the DA • implement resolutions of the district in coaction with the office of the DA • oversee the administration of the district in collaboration with the office of the district chief executive • barrack where it means necessary †in the case of departments outside 364 the inspection of the assembly which are in the district †to the appropriate government ministry/department/agency the appointment and renewal on stated grounds of officers within the area of authority of the assembly adopt measures to develop and execute approved plans of the units, areas and towns and sub-metropolitan districts within the area of authority of the assembly • recommend to the DA the coordination, integration and harmonisation of district development plans and policies. Sub-committees of the executive committeeThe sub-committees of the executive committee and the functions they perform are shown below: maturement planning sub-committee • takes a comprehensive pay heed at the district • identifies the stinting resources/potentials of the district • develops an study base on the resources identifies opportunities and constraints for the ontogenesis of these resources • prepar es exploitation and phasing plans and strategies • consults with other sub-committees and the private sector for the implications that the proposed district plan may have on other sub-committees’ plans • submits the plan to the executive committee for harmonisation with other sub-committee plans. Social services sub-committee • takes a comprehensive and long look at areas of social development in the district, in particular education, health, social welfare, sports, culture, etc. develops the teaching base on these areas of social development• prepares a social development plan (long-, medium- and short-term) for the district Sub-Committees of the Executive Committees of the Assembly District Assembly, Executive Committee discipline Planning Sub- Committee, Social Services Sub- Committee, plant life Sub-committee, finance Administration, justness/ Security • identifies the strengths and weaknesses in the social services areas • examine s the implications of the social development plan on other sub-sectors of the district economy submits the plans to the executive committee for harmonisation. deeds sub-committee The functional areas of the works sub-committee includes roads, electricity, sanitation, water, etc. Within the oecumenic framework of Act 462 and the specific functions in the legislative instruments that establish the various assemblies, this sub-committee: • takes a comprehensive look at the infrastructure needs and problems of the district • develops an information base on each of these programme/functional areas • maps out, initiates and phases out programmes for their development and/or provision examines the implications of such actions for the other sub-committee proposals • submits the programmes to the executive committee for harmonisation and action.Finance and administration sub-committee This sub-committee • examines the general financial position of the assembl y • examines the revenue mobilisation and expenditure trends of the assembly • maps out strategies to improve revenue mobilisation in the present and sets targets for the hereafter • submits financial plans to the executive committee for harmonisation with other sub-committee plans identifies strategies to ensure judicious utilisation of visible(prenominal) resources. Justice and security sub-committee This sub-committee is set up to sever intra-district and inter-district scraps and to consider issues that pertain to the enforcement of by-laws of the assembly. To achieve these purposes, the sub-committee: • examines these and other related conflict areas • recommends to the executive committee ways and means to resolve disputes • ensures ready access to the courts and tribunals for the promotion of justice in the district, e. . making sure that premises are available for use by community tribunals and that police logistics are adequate. A DA can form any other sub-committee, depending on the peculiarities of its environment or its area. The committee’s discussed above are, however, mandatory. They can be fade away and reconstituted but cannot be replaced, for example by a task force. Sub-committees of metropolitan assemblies These and their subject areas are shown in Appendix 2. Boards of metropolitan assembliesFor the efficient performance of its functions, a metropolitan assembly has three metropolitan boards: • Metropolitan Planning Board • Board of Metropolitan Works • Board of Administration. The Sub-districts †New Decision-Making points for Poverty Reduction utilise the Sub-district Development Fund Saboba Introduction At the design stage of DSDA II, an Economic Development Component (Sub-district Development Fund) was suggested as a means to support economic development at the district and sub district levels. An amount of 14. 87 million DKK (US $ 2. 25 million) was earmarked over four years, to support activities of this component. This was designed to reduce scantiness through the provision of social infrastructure and modify incomes, while assureing the institutional and human aptitude of the districts and economic stakeholders to manage these resources in an efficient and responsible manner. During the implementation stage a great number of lessons and experiences with regards to the Sub-district Development Fund (SDDF) herein after referred to as the Fund were accumulated and documented.The processes undertaken to reach these are highlighted in this chapter. The Best Practices and Lessons at the Design Stage dentifying and Establishing the directing Principles and Objectives Lesson One:Prior to the implementation of the Fund, an exercise was undertaken to establish guiding principles and objectives. The Fund, over the four-year period, operated around a number of principles which comply with the overall framework of Ghana’s decentralisation and poverty reduction programmes and these were: * Broad stakeholder troth in decision making; * Demand-driven;  Need and dedication; *  Viability and ownership; * Equity in resource allocation and targeting; * Decentralised development; and * Local capacity expression and sustainability. The objectives which guided the support activities and the developed systems were: * To support social and economic development investments that will cause as catalyst for further economic opportunities in ruru mmunities. * To strengthen the existing local government structures and institutions to provide services for decentralised development (financial, training, course development, project management, etc).  To elevate local decision making in project selection and implementation involving relevant stakeholders; * To deepen the find of community ownership and responsibility for projects, especially locating delivery operation and maintenance; and * To promote effective monitori ng and evaluation of project implementation, utilisation and management for sustainability. Developing Effective Core Strategies and Approaches Lesson Two: For the SDDF, some(prenominal) strategies were developed through broad stakeholder consultation and organization.These consultations culminated in the formulation of specific strategies for implementation. A model schema for poverty reduction, focusing on economic and social development was developed to guide implementation. In principle, three-tier outline model proposed the targeting of economic notes towards projects with the highest potential to serve as catalysts for economic growth. Option 1: Regional economic promotion facility located at the regional level to cater for activities that seek to combine economic development.Option 2: A district economic development policy and promotion facility, to support D As to establish district-based strategies and policy for economic development; and, Option 3: Community economic development facility categorised into: (a)    Economic Associations targeting those engaged in common economic vocations requiring common facilities and services to upgrade their production activities; and (b)    Entire communities: where they require a common asset to broaden economic opportunities for all its residents.Each choice was allocated a certain percentage of the total funds on the basis of major principles. Stakeholder Consultation and Decisions Lesson trine: Following the formulation of an entry strategy, stakeholders reached agreement on the feasibility of the strategy and made inputs towards owning it. Participating stakeholders include personnel of the Regional Coordinating Council and other regional institutions, personnel of the District Assembly and other district institutions, community level opinion eaders, representatives of women groups and credit/business advisory bodies. These consultations were organised first at the regional level and later at the district level. Involving stakeholders in project conception and inception was found to be critical for purposes of ownership and sustainability. The Best Practices and Lessons at the instruction execution Stage At the implementation phase a number of lessons were learnt and some best practices emerged as follows: A Well Defined Implementation Plan and knead Lesson One:The project cycle of the SDDF, was perceived as something beyond a mere list of activities. The processes were define and shared to ensure their feasibility in coincidence to anticipated outputs. The instruments to facilitate effective implementation were pre-designed, discussed and limited appropriately. (i) Orientation of beneficiaries on SDDF as an Entry-Strategy: Following stakeholder validation of the economic development model and strategy, detailed predilection sessions in the two regions were organised.\r\n'