A week ago, two led a crowd to break up council meeting

recommendations of line managers and the process followed was in line with municipal policies, he said.

Just over a week ago Mbiko and Ndlela were again at it, leading more than 50 Samwu members who wanted to push their way into the King David Hotel’s conference centre.

The plan was to disrupt a council meeting, which later resolved that municipal manager Andile Fani, be suspended.

More than 30 law enforcement officers were called in to bar the workers from joining the already packed council venue.

The union leaders are not the only beneficiaries of this windfall as they appear alongside other managers on the list of those questionable adjustments and secondments.

Ngesi said the secondments were an interim measure as the metro was restructuring.

“Operational needs have necessitated that key functions be delegated to staff members pending finalisation of the restructuring.

“The process followed in such cases is that the line department determines an operational need and identifies a relevant official who can be allocated the additional functions on an interim basis.

“A motivation is then submitted from the line department via corporate services to the Accounting Officer for consideration. Selection of staff members is effected by the relevant line managers based on the qualifications, abilities or experience noted by such managers,” said Ngesi. — zineg@dispatch.co.za