The LGA No. 2 of 2019 provides for the establishment of standing committees. Section 10 of the act reads as follows:

  1. (1) A council may establish standing and occasional committees consisting of a number of members that the council may determine, for the purpose of examining and reporting on any
    matter and of discharging any functions of the council delegated to them under this Act.

(2) A council consisting of more than six councillors shall in the exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1), establish a
standing committee for the purpose of—
(a) advising the council on financial matters; and
(b) discharging functions of the council relating to finance
that may be delegated to it under this Act or as may be
conferred or imposed on it by or under any other written
law.

3) A council may abolish any committee, established by it under
this section, except the standing committee.


The Committees

Section 16 of The Standing Orders for Councils in Zambia provides for the types of committees that can be formed and guides as follows;

16. (1) The Council shall at the first Meeting of the Council held after an
Ordinary Election of the Council, or if no Ordinary Election of the Council is held in any year, then at the first Meeting of the Council held in that year appoint a Finance Committee pursuant to Section 15, Third Schedule, paragraph 10 of the Local Government Act No. 2 of 2019; and such other Standing Committees consisting of such number of members as the Council may determine to carryout  the work of the Council, provided that Council may at any time dissolve oral ter the membership of a Committee.
(2) In addition to 16 (1), a Council shall establish the Audit Committee which
shall include not more than two (2) co-opted members with knowledge in
accounting or auditing who are not public officers.
(3) The Human Resource Management Committees shall be responsible for all Human Resource matters. *
(4) The Council may delegate either absolutely or conditionally, to a committee or to any officer of the Council the power to discharge any function of the Council on behalf of the Council. Any function discharged by a Committee in the exercise of powers delegated to that Committee or person under this Standing Order shall be deemed to have been discharged by the Council.
(5)A Council shall not delegate the power to discharge functions to a Committee which includes persons who are not Councillors.

(6) A Council shall not delegate the power to:
(a) levy a rate;
(b) adopt estimates of the revenues and expenditure of the council;
(c) borrow money;
(d) impose fees and charges;
(e) make by laws; or
(f) make appointments to the dignity of alderman or to admit or annul the
admission of a person to the status of honorary freeman of the city, municipality or town.
(7) (a) The Council may at any time appoint Ad-hoc Committees consisting
of such number of members as the Council may determine for the purpose of examining and reporting on any matter and of discharging any functions of the Council delegated to them by the Council.

FINANCE, HUMAN RESOURCE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE

Paul Kayombo –  Charperson

Nawa Sifungwa- Member

Donald Chushi- Member

Joseph Chisala -Ex-Officio

Micheal Chisenga- Ex- Officio

PLANS, WORKS, DEVELOPMENT AND REAL ESTATE

Amishel Chilambe –  Charperson

David Sikazwe- Member

Chita Rashford- Member

Joseph Chisala Ex-Officio

Micheal Chisenga- Ex- Officio

Audit Committee

John Ng’andwe –  Charperson

Lawrence Mutale- Member

Michelo Mwanakaba- Co-opted Member

Joseph Chisala Ex-Officio

Micheal Chisenga- Ex- Officio