VISION OF THE DISTRICT

The Vision of Mamprugu Moagduri District Assembly is to develop the District to the status of a World Class Municipality with a healthy, well informed and law-abiding citizenry.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Assembly exists to improve the quality of life of the people and enhance the development of the District by mobilizing resources to provide services and create an enabling environment for all stakeholders to participate in development.

CORE VALUES

• Community engagement
• Excellence in service delivery
• Respect and commitment
• Transparency
• Personal and social responsibility Sustainability of resources

FUNCTIONS

The functions of the Mamprugu Moagduri District are derived from the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, in Article 240, where local government authorities (Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies — MMDAs) are task to Plan, Initiate, Co-ordinate, Manage and Execute policies in respect of all matters affecting the people within their areas. In view of that mandate, the Local Governmence Act, Act 936, 2016 defines the functions for the MMDAs as follows:

1. To exercise political and administrative authority in the district, provide guidance, give direction to, and supervise the other administrative authorities in the district. To perform deliberative, legislative and executive functions.

To be responsible for the overall development of the district and shall ensure the preparation;

(i) of development plans of the district;
(ii) of the annual and medium-term budgets of the district related to its development plans.

2. To formulate and execute plans, programmes and strategies for the effective mobilisation of the resources necessary for the overall development  of the district.
3. To promote and support productive activity and social development in the district and remove any obstacles to initiative and development. To initiate programmes for the development of basic infrastructure and provide municipal works and services in the district.
4. To be responsible for the development, improvement and management of human settlements and the environment in the district.
5. To be responsible, in cooperation with the appropriate national and local security agencies, for the maintenance of security and public safety in the district.
6. To ensure ready access to Courts in the district for the promotion of justice.
7. To initiate, sponsor or carry out studies that are necessary for the performance of a function conferred by Act 462 or by any other enactment.

To perform any other functions provided for under any other legislation. To take the steps and measures that are necessary and expedient to;
(a) Execute approved development plans for the district
(b) Guide, encourage and support sub-district local government bodies, public agencies and local communities to discharge their roles in the execution of approved development plans;
(c) Initiate and encourage joint participation with any other persons or bodies to execute approved development plans; 
(d) Promote or encourage other persons or bodies to undertake projects under approved development plans; and
 (e) Monitor the execution of projects under approved development plans and assess and evaluate their impact on the people’s development on the local, district and national economy.

To coordinate, integrate and harmonise the execution of programmes and projects under approved development plans for the district, any and other development programmes promoted or carried out by ministries, departments, public corporations and any other statutory bodies and non-governmental organizations in the district. Finally, a District Assembly in the performance of its functions, is subject to the general guidance and direction of the President on matters of national policy, and shall act in co-operati