Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume has said the process of engaging substantive executives in council should start with the human capital director’s position.
Mafume was speaking during a full council meeting at Town House on Thursday last week. He said the post was crucial if they needed to move forward.
“What we need to do is to say the first thing that you should fill, or the first substantive post is human capital director. They should first show that they are capable of employing their boss before any other post,” Mafume said.
“Yes, I will explain. The situation we are having, the last time, the thing was actively supported by the human capital director. The minutes that were sent, in particular the chamber secretary’s processes, the file were in chambers. It had no minutes. It had no signatures from the chairpersons to anything,” he added.
Meanwhile, ward 16 councillor Denford Ngadziore revealed that council is spending thousands of United States dollars monthly on workshops for councillors and senior management.
“I have noticed that, at times, we have over 20 attendees at our workshops or council trips. My concern is that we are spending excessively on trips and workshops that are not even directly related to council business.
“Some attendees end up sitting idly without making any contribution. Therefore, HR should not simply approve every report as it is. They must carefully review the number of attendees, reduce where necessary and ensure there is proper justification,” Ngadziore said.
Mafume supported the suggestion, calling for a more frugal approach.
“So please, chairperson, he is asking that we be more stringent and examine the cost of every workshop so that we can reduce expenses for the organisation.
“It’s a valid point that we need to focus on the bottom line regarding this matter. Let us continue with that cost-cutting approach, in line with the issues raised at the start of the meeting on sewer,” he said.
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