Department Of Planning

The Department of Planning and Information System

Departmental Objective: To initiate and facilitate the physical and socio-economic development of the town.

Functions of the Department:

PLANNING DEPERTMENT

To coordinate environmental and socio-economic planning in order to attain coordinated development in the District

TASKS;

• Environmental Mainstreaming

Ensures effectively the mainstreaming of environmental concerns in the District plans and programmes in order to enhance sustainable development.

• Socio-Economic Planning

Coordinates effectively socio-economic planning in order to enhance implementation of District development plans and programmes.

• Monitoring and Evaluation

Coordinates effectively the monitoring and evaluation of District development programmes in order to facilitate implementation of appropriate interventions.

• Physical Planning

Coordinates effectively land use planning in order to achieve coordinated development and aesthetically acceptable local environment.

• Survey

Coordinates effectively the determination and re-establishment of property boundaries in order to guide land ownership limits.

• Building Inspectorate

Coordinates effectively the enforcement of relevant laws by the buildings inspectorate in order to ensure compliance with building standards and regulations

• Performance management

Manages effectively the implementation of performance management system in order to improve and sustain performance.

• Management

Manages the human, financial and material resources to enhance the operations of the section.