Warwick Bruce Chapman

The Speaker – eThekwini Council
Councillor James Nxumalo
City Hall
DURBAN

12 November 2009

Dear Mr Speaker

QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF SECTION 17 OF THE RULES OF ORDER

1. How many building inspectors are currently employed per region in eThekwini (Central, North, South, Outer West); and
   1. How many posts are reflected on the organogram for building inspectors per region in eThekwini (Central, North, South, Outer West)?
   2. How many building inspections are building inspectors required to perform on a daily basis in order to meet their performance management requirements?
2. How many enforcement officers are currently allocated per region in eThekwini (Central, North, South, Outer West)?
3. How many violations have been processed in 2009; and
   1. How many have been successfully prosecuted?
4. How many building inspectors were employed in Pinetown upon incorporation of the Inner West Council into the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality; and
   1. How many building inspectors are now employed to cover the same Pinetown region covered by the inspectors alluded to in above; and
   2. How many enforcement officers are allocated to the same region?
5. Considering incorporation of former R293, LFTEA and other previously unregulated areas into eThekwini Town Planning schemes, what provision has been made to further resource the various building inspectorate and enforcement offices in eThekwini?

Yours faithfully,
Councillor Warwick Chapman
Democratic Alliance