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Housing and Community Services Committee
Supports: housing delivery, social amenities provision and construction educational facilities Social Welfare Services Community Development & Empowerment Gender issues
1. To plan and ensure the implementation of housing projects for the high, middle and low income groups;
2. To administer Council’s homeownership and rented accommodation and ensure the timely collection of rents, service and supplementary charges;
3. To formulate appropriate policies for the provision of accommodation to the residents of the city;
To maintain a housing waiting list as a basis for planning the provision of houses and allocation of serviced stands and available accommodation;
4. To plan and implement an ongoing programme of urban renewal in the housing and community services sector;
5. To plan and ensure the implementation of social welfare, recreational and community facilities appropriate to the needs of the residents of Norton.
7. To plan and implement the provision of adequate primary schools in the city and ensure their orderly administration;
8.To formulate appropriate policies and provide adequate facilities for the informal sector activities such as flea markets, vegetable markets, facilities for informal sector artisans and the operations of hawkers and vendors;
9. To establish and maintain an efficient and effective education services