Central Administration is headed by the Municipal Coordinating Director (MCD) and is responsible for ensuring the implementation of governmental policies, projects and programmes at the MMDAs level.
The department guides policy formulation, planning and decision-making at the Assembly.
As part of its responsibilities, Central Administration acts as a liaison between Heads of other governmental and non-governmental agencies and the Metro Chief Executive (MCE), it manages financial and other resources of the Assembly in consultation with the Metro Chief Executive (MCE).
The Head of the Department serves as a Secretary to the Assembly and chairs the Metro Planning and Coordinating Unit (MPCU) and acts as an advisor to the Metro Chief Executive (MCE). The Department also ensures that the capabilities, skills and knowledge of staff are well developed.
The Human Resource Department coordinates all human resources programmes; and organize staff trainings within the Assembly.
The department ensures the effective and efficient administration of human resources; translate institutional policies in respect of employment, personnel, wages and salaries into good management practices. The department also updates the records of staff on regular basis as well as ensuring the inter and intra departmental collaboration to facilitate staff performance and development.
The Human Resource Department coordinates all human resources programmes; and organize staff trainings within the Assembly.
The department ensures the effective and efficient administration of human resources; translate institutional policies in respect of employment, personnel, wages and salaries into good management practices. The department also updates the records of staff on regular basis as well as ensuring the inter and intra departmental collaboration to facilitate staff performance and development.
The Human Resource Department reports on all human resource related activities and put in measures to upgrade the capabilities, skills and knowledge of staffs in the Assembly. The department also performs other roles such as seeing to the general welfare of Staffs and Appraising direct reports.
The Metro Planning & Coordinating Unit is responsible for providing leadership in the planning, implementation and evaluation of development projects and programmes in the Assembly.
The Unit provides lead support in the preparation of Annual Reports, Development Action Plans and Medium Term Development Plans. It also monitors and reports on all development projects that takes place within the Metropolis.
The Unit liaises with stakeholders to collect inputs necessary to aid in the formulation of public policies and programmes and also plays the role of ensuring that the capabilities, skills and knowledge of staff are well developed to ensure their effectiveness and efficiency.
The Unit also coordinates activities of Out-of-Home advertisement and provides the general public with general advice and education on processes and permitting of Outdoor advertisement.
The unit provides strategic direction for the achievement of the overall objective of the procurement function in the Service.
The unit plans and coordinates activities related to procurement, manages the development and implementation of the procurement plan, provides inputs for the preparation of the annual budget and liaises with service providers and other stakeholders to undertake procurement activities.
It is also the responsibility of the Unit to ensure that the procurement activities are in harmony with the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663), supervise stores management and assets disposal as well as the Preparation and submission of Annual and Periodic Reports to the Public Procurement Authority