The role of the Chief Whip of Council office through the Systems of Delegations as approved by the Council on 26/01/12 set out the specific function as follows:
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Caucus and Constituency Management
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Councillor Capacity Development
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Councillor Performance Management
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Proportional Deployment of Councilors to Committees
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Multi-Party&; Caucus Management
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Political Liaison
The Office of the Chief Whip is charged with the following responsibilities
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Governance work
The Chief Whip plays a key role in promoting good governance. The Chief Whip ensures that all committees of Council quorate through an equitable distribution of councilors to these committees
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Political Accountability
One of the key roles of the Chief Whip is to ensure that councilors are accountable to wards and their political parties.
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Conflict Management
The Chief Whip on a continuous basis is called to intervene in disputes between communities and Councilors.
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Council Decision Making
The Chief Whip plays a key role in facilitating consensus between different parties in Council
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Discipline of Councilors
The Chief Whip and the Speaker of Council have a co responsibility to ensure adherence to the Code of Conduct by Councilors
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Caucus and Constituency Support
The Chief Whip of Council also ensures that all Councilors do their Constituency work and that the necessary resources are provided through the Constituency Fund.
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Councillor Support
The Office of the Chief Whip provides administrative and secretariat support to all Whips.
The Office is also responsible for providing Councillor Capacity Development.
STRATEGIC GOALS
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To ensure good governance and political accountability of Councilors
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To maintain discipline among Councilors
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To maintain sound relations between various parties.
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To ensure that all parties are proportionally represented in various committees of Council
