Extension of twinning agreement
Mossel Bay is extending its twinning agreement with Denpasar for five more years in the hope of exchanging ideas on organisational development.
The Mossel Bay Municipality originally signed a twinning agreement with the city of Denpasar in Indonesia at the Diaz Beach Hotel and Resort on Wednesday, 27 November 2019.
The agreement was signed by the then mayor of Denpasar, Honourable Ida Bagus Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra and former executive mayor of Mossel Bay, Alderman Harry Levendal.
The current executive mayor of Mossel Bay, Alderman Dirk Kotzé, had an online meeting with a delegation from Denpasar to discuss the ongoing twinning agreement. The meeting was held on Wednesday, 5 October.
The mayor was joined by Mossel Bay municipal manager Colin Puren; council Speaker Venolea Fortuin; member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Corporate
Services, Councillor Nickey le Roux; MMC for Infrastructure Services, Councillor Anton Dellemijn; director of Planning and Integrated Services Carel Venter; head of Legal Services Niel Prins; and senior marketing and media officer Cornelle Carstens.
Top of the agenda was the discussion of the continuation of the twinning agreement for another five years as well as the proposed amendment to the existing memorandum of understanding. The proposed amendment would see the local governments of Mossel Bay and Denpasar engaging in remote workshops, events and other partnerships to help both organisations improve their internal management.
The agreement was entered into to offer both emerging cities an opportunity for long-term collaboration. Denpasar is the capital and main hub of the Indonesian province of Bali. Much like Mossel Bay, which is rapidly innovating and growing,
Denpasar, which has a modern city centre of government departments, international banks and many other offices, still retains its unique Balinese personality.
“Mossel Bay looks forward to sharing ideas on internal organisational development in local government with Denpasar in Bali and hopes to learn and apply as much as is relevant in delivering innovation in local government,” said Kotzé