An integrated development plan must reflect—
| (a) | the municipal council's vision for the long term development of the municipality with special emphasis on the municipality's most critical development and internal transformation needs; |
| (b) | an assessment of the existing level of development in the municipality, which must include an identification of communities which do not have access to basic municipal services; |
| (c) | the council's development priorities and objectives for its elected term, including its local economic development aims and its internal transformation needs; |
| (d) | the council's development strategies which must be aligned with any national or provincial sectoral plans and planning requirements binding on the municipality in terms of legislation; |
| (e) | a spatial development framework which must include the provision of basic guidelines for a land use management system for the municipality; |
| (f) | the council's operational strategies; |
| (g) | applicable disaster management plans; |
| (h) | a financial plan, which must include a budget projection for at least the next three years; and |
| (i) | the key performance indicators and performance targets determined in terms of section 41. |
[Commencement date of section 26: 1 July 2001]
