T The Deputy Mayor is required to fulfill his/her normal duties as a member of council under the Municipal Act, 2001, Section 224. The Deputy Mayor shall assist the Mayor in carrying out the Mayoral responsibilities under the Municipal Act, Section 225.Â
The Deputy Mayor shall also serve as a member of county council and is required to attend all regular and special meetings of county council as well as any standing committees to which he/she may be appointed.
Deputy Mayors are provided for in section 48
of the Structures Act…
In the collective executive system, deputy mayors are appointed by council only if the MEC for local government in the province approves that a deputy mayor be appointed. The deputy mayor is a member of the executive committee of the municipal council and is elected when the executive committee is elected.
The deputy mayor exercises the powers and performs the duties of the mayor if the mayor is absent or not available or if the office of the mayor is vacant. The mayor may delegate duties to the deputy mayor.