The Bosomtwe District Assembly, Budget Unit held their 1st Budget Committee Meeting on Thursday, 9th March, 2023 at the District Assembly Conference Hall. The meeting started at 10:00am with an opening prayer, followed with the agenda for the day as follows; Discussion of 2022 Financial Performance, Strategies to improve revenue in 2023 and ended with other business.
On Wednesday, 22nd February 2023, Environmental Health Officers of the Bosomtwe District Assembly were invited to honor a clean-up exercise organized by National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana. Three Environmental Health Officers in the persons of Ms. Priscilla Naa Ayorkor Tetteh, Ms. Hanaan Appiadu Boateng, and Ms. Mabel Azure attended the program. The theme of the clean-up exercise was “Good Sanitation”.
Bosomtwe District Assembly took part in the 66th Independence Anniversary Celebration for the year 2023. Their celebration took place at Kuntanase D/A school park opposite the Bosomtwe District Assembly on Monday, 6th March 2023 under the theme: “Our Unity, Our Strength and Our Purpose”. The celebration starts at 8.00am and was graced with the present of the District Coordinating Director, the District GES Director, Heads of Departments/Units and supporting staff, District Teachers and a rep for the Hon.
GHANA ENTERPRISES AGENCY
BUSINESS ADVISORY CENTRE
ROLES OF GEA BACs
FUNCTION OF THE DEPARTMENT
1. Issuance of planning and development permit.
2. Preparation of planning scheme/layout.
THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR FUNCTIONING OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN FORMULATED AS FOLLOWS:
Vision:
As part of measures to reduce fire incidents within the Bosomtwe District, the District Fire Service organized a day fire safety education on Bush Burning Control as well as Domestic Fires so as to assist farmers within their communities. The programme was organized on Wednesday, 15th February 2023 at the District Assembly Hall.
The Bosomtwe District Assembly in collaboration with the Member of Parliament and Minister for Education, Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum organized a groundbreaking for the construction of GETFUND Projects on Wednesday, 8th February, 2023 in some selected communities in the District Assembly. This was as part of the measure to solve the educational infrastructural gap in the District. The ceremony was organized by the Hon.
In fulfillment of the development of education in the Bosomtwe District Assembly, the Member of Parliament and Minister for Education, Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum organized a groundbreaking for the construction of GETFUND Projects on Wednesday, 8th February, 2023 in some selected communities in the District Assembly. This was as part of the measure to solve the educational infrastructural gap in the District.
In fulfillment of the development of education in the Bosomtwe District Assembly, the Member of Parliament and Minister for Education, Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum organized a groundbreaking for the construction of GETFUND Projects on Wednesday, 8th February, 2023 in some selected communities in the District Assembly. This was as part of the measure to solve the educational infrastructural gap in the district.
THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH UNIT
Food Safety and Hygiene Inspections:
VISION
The District Statistical Department aspires to provide reliable and responsive statistical services for good governance and development.
MISSION
THE DEPARTMENT UNDERTAKES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES
1. EXTENSION UNIT
On the 31st January, 2023 the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development in conjunction with the Disability Fund Management Committee distributed various items to members of the disability fraternity in the District. The programme was organized at the forecourt of the district assembly.
The District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Bosomtwe District Assembly, Hon. Lawyer Joseph Kwasi Asuming, together with the District Coordinating Director, Madam Agatha Ahia, and the Representative from the District Education Office, Mr. Eric Owusu-Poku (Finance and Administration) visited some basic schools in the District on Tuesday 10th January, 2023 to mark ‘My First Day at School’.
On Wednesday, 25th January, 2023 Heads of Department and Units was invited to the first Management Meeting of the District Assembly. The meeting was organized at the District Chief Executive’s Office.
The Agenda discussed was on Internal Generated Fund (IGF) – Revenue performance as at 31st December, 2022, update on printing and distribution of 2023 revenue bills and 2022 performance contract.
As part of effects to deepen democracy through citizenship participation and involvement in the process of local government, the District Assembly organized a Community engagement programme with the people of Abono on Tuesday, 24th January, 2023 at the Abono – Lakeside.
The occasion was graced with the present of the District Chief Executive, District Coordinating Director, Heads of Department, Nana Abonohenbe and Elders, Abono Assemblyman, All Unit Committee Members.
As part of an initiated action by the Administrator-General to update official records of state assets and properties and to incorporate same into the 2022 Annual Nation Accounts of Ghana, a template has been developed to facilitate the submission of the records.
Due to the above mentioned the Assembly organized a day training program on the completion of the template and data collection on Monday, 16th January, 2023 at the Assembly’s Conference Hall, Kuntanase.
The Third Ordinary Meeting of the 3rd Session of the 8th Assembly of Bosomtwe District Assembly was held on Friday, 23rd December, 2022 at the Assembly’s Conference Hall, Kokoado.
With the changing trends of events in globalized working environment, there was a need to update the capacity of staff to enable them to deliver their job effectively and efficiently to achieve organizational goals.
The Bosomtwe District Assembly on Thursday, 15th December, 2022 held their management meeting at the District Chief Executive’s officer to discuss matters of the Assembly.
