The Executive Mayor and the Mayoral Committee have a political responsibility for sound governance and effective service delivery, promotion of economic growth and development, management of the city’s physical development, promotion of the well-being of the community at large, safety and security, preservation of the city’s natural and cultural resources and the strengthening of the city’s national status as a capital.

The Executive Mayor and the Mayoral Committee have established the administrative arm of the Municipality to implement broad political and strategic objectives. The Municipal Manager, assisted by the Chief Operating Officer, heads up the administration of the Municipality. The Municipality`s administration has been arranged into ten departments, each headed by a strategic executive officer. The departments are Metropolitan Police, Economic Development, Marketing and Tourism, Social Development, Corporate Services, Emergency Management Services, Service Delivery, Legal Services, Finance, and City Planning, Housing and Environmental Management.