The Department is responsible for managing and coordinating policy formulation, preparation of District development plans, disaster management, gender mainstreaming, integrated management information system, and monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the council profile and programmes.

 The Department comprises of six (6) sections as follows:

Town Planning Section:

Coordinates effectively land use planning in order to achieve coordinated development and aesthetically acceptable local environment.

 Socio- Economic section:

Coordinates effectively socio-economic planning in order to enhance implementation of District development plans and programmes.

Community development:

Responsible for all community work and coordinating cooperatives in the district.

Rural water and sanitation section:

Responsible for water supply and behavioural change.

Environmental section:

Ensures effectively the mainstreaming of environmental concerns in the district plans and programmes in order to enhance sustainable development.

Health section:

Responsible for inspecting public premises.

Survey Section:

Coordinates effectively the determination and re-establishment of property boundaries in order to guide land ownership limits.

Departmental Objectives

The Department wishes to accomplish its functions through the following Departmental objectives:

To plan, control and coordinate development in the district.

To coordinate effectively the monitoring and evaluation of District development programmes in order to facilitate implementation of appropriate interventions.

To manage effectively the implementation of performance management system in order to improve and sustain performance.

To spur development in the district.

To work closely with the gatekeepers on all developmental projects in the district.