Joburg reappoints Floyd Brink as City Manager
The Johannesburg Council's coalition says it believes the issues pointed out by the High Court have been resolved with the re-appointment of Floyd Brink as the City Manager.
The decision comes three weeks after the High Court in Johannesburg ruled that Brink's appointment was unconstitutional, unlawful and invalid.
Brink was appointed in February this year under the administration of former mayor Thapelo Amad.
The DA challenged his appointment in May.
The party claims Brink did not meet the minimum requirements of the job specifications, which mandated 10 years of senior management experience.
In a statement released on Wednesday afternoon, City of Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda said they re-tabled and adopted the previously adopted report to appoint Brink as the City Manager.
"The City still believes the High Court failed to independently and without bias, consider the valid and substantial legal arguments presented before it on the process enlisted by Council in approving the report to appoint the City Manager in February 2023.
In its wisdom and with due consideration of the urgent demands to stabilize the administration of the City and to expedite service delivery, Council today resolved to retable the report on the appointment of the City Manager and to ratify the areas identified by the Court as rendering the appointment unlawful, invalid and unconstitutional," he said.
Gwamanda said the Council's decision now renders the intention to petition the Supreme Court of Appeal on the same matter moot.
“On behalf of the City we once more congratulate Mr Brink on his appointment and look forward to continued administrative stability and uninterrupted delivery of services,” he said.
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