Vision

The vision of Assin Foso Municipal Assembly is to elevate Assin Foso Municipality to a standard where its residents will enjoy the full benefit of modernization on a peaceful, reliable and sustainable basis.

Mission

The Assin Foso Municipal Assembly exists to create an enabling environment for the sustainable improvement of the quality of life of the people through the provision of services in a co-ordinated system of decentralized administration and good governance.

Goals

The goal of the Assin Foso Municipal Assembly is to promote a well-managed workforce capable and committed to delivering high quality services for accelerated development of the Municipal area.

Core Functions

The core functions of the Assin Foso Municipal Assembly are as follows as specified in the Local Governance ACT of 2016, (ACT 936) PART ONE Section 12, Sub-Sections 1- 9 and Legislative Instrument (LI) 2300 of 2017.

• Exercise political and administrative authority in the district, provide guidance, give direction to, and supervise the administrative authorities in the district.

• Performs deliberative, legislative and executive functions.

• Responsible for the overall development of the district and shall ensure the preparation of development plans and annual and medium term budgets of the district related to its development plans.

• Formulate and execute plans, programmes and strategies for the effective mobilization of the resources necessary for the overall development of the district.

• Promote and support productive activity and social development in the district and remove any obstacles to initiative and development.

• Initiate programmes for the development of basic infrastructure and provide municipal works and services in the district.

• Responsible for the development, improvement and management of human settlements and the environment in the district.

• Responsible, in cooperation with the appropriate national and local security agencies, for the maintenance of security and public safety in the district.

• Ensure ready access to Courts in the district for the promotion of justice.

• Initiate, sponsor or carry out studies that are necessary for the performance of a function conferred by Act 462 or by any other enactment.

• Perform any other functions provided for under any other legislation.

• Take the steps and measures that are necessary and expedient to

i. execute approved development plans and budgets for the district;

ii. 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;

iii. initiate and encourage joint participation with any other persons or bodies to execute approved development plans;

iv. promote or encourage other persons or bodies to undertake projects under approved development plans; and

v. Monitor the execution of projects under approved development plans and assess and evaluate their impact on the people’s development, the local, and district and national economy.

• Co-ordinate, integrate and harmonize 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 cooperation with the appropriate public corporation, statutory body or non-governmental organizations.