Councillors adopt inadequate budget

Presenting the budget during a special full council meeting, the chairperson of the finance committee Zibanani Benefield said that in 2017, the City of Francistown Council (COFC) approved budget proposals after an extensive consultation process, which gave all council structures an opportunity to make input into the budget.

“Council priorities were taken into consideration despite the restrictive ceilings and the full council approved the proposal before it was submitted to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD),” she said.