City Of Harare | Performance agreements to ensure targets are met

Council is deliberately adopting performance contracts for management and employees to ensure that what is agreed on as targets is implemented and measured, Acting Mayor Cllr Musarurwa Mutizwa has said. Speaking during the signing ceremony of performance contracts by City directors Cllr Mutizwa said the signing of the contracts was part of the city’s efforts to institutionalise performance management. “This whole process began with the launch of the whole of Government performance management system by the Government in December 2020. On the 10th of February 2022, Town Clerks, Town Secretaries and Chief Executive Officers of State-owned enterprises and parastatals signed performance contracts,” he said. “Today we are here with the directors who are signing their performance contracts demonstrating their commitment to delivering on the targets as agreed. I have always said what’s measured gets done.” He said the ability to manage the performance of Council is critical to its success as it enables it to assess whether its achieving its targets “It helps us to ensure that we are focused on our key priorities that is delivering water to the residents of Harare, collecting waste from the households, rehabilitating and constructing roads, providing modern housing and social amenities, providing primary health care, ensuring citizen safety, managing our environment and putting in place measures to mitigate against the adverse effects of climate change.” “All these services we offer are clearly outlined in the performance contracts for Directors that are being signed today.