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Administration
Question from Cllr Cottee
Agenda #1August 20, 2026
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A question received from Councillor D Cottee (ANC) to the Executive Mayor in terms of Rule 24 of the Rules of Order will be tabled. The response will be circulated separately.
The agenda item is a formal written question from an opposition councillor, D Cottee of the ANC, to the Executive Mayor. It is submitted under Rule 24 of the council's Rules of Order, which govern how questions to the Mayor are handled in council. The agenda gives no topic, and the Mayor's reply is to be circulated separately, so the substance will only become clear once that response is published. Council questions of this kind are a standard way for councillors to scrutinise the executive.
The Executive Mayor is Geordin Hill-Lewis (DA). He was sworn in on 18 November 2021. The Mayor's role is to identify residents' needs and recommend ways to meet them within the City's budget and Integrated Development Plan. The Mayor also monitors the administration, reviews the municipality's performance and oversees service delivery. Executive authority in the city is vested in an Executive Mayor elected by the council. Questions to the Mayor are therefore a way of holding that office to account.
The political context matters here. One listing of the council's composition shows the DA with 134 seats and the ANC with 43, making the ANC the largest opposition party. Written questions let opposition parties put issues on the record and get formal answers. Residents can follow the council agenda, minutes and the Mayor's reply through the City's meeting calendar on the official Cape Town website.
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