Addis Ababa City Government Mass Media Agency Establishment Proclamation

ADDIS NEGARI GAZETA Edited by Ayele Addis Ambelu

Addis Ababa City Government Mass Media Agency Establishment  Proclamation  Sixth year No. 42 ADDIS ABABA, 5th July, 2014   OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF ADDIS  ABABA

The Addis Ababa City Government Mass Media

Agency  Proclamation

Proclamation  No. 42/2014

A proclamation to Provide for the Amendment of the Addis Ababa City Government Mass Media Agency Establishment  Proclamation

WHEREAS, it is found necessary to boost the achievements  of  the   Mass  Media   Agency  of  the City Government by increasing number of existing officials so that it copes up with the expanding and developing  performance;

NOW,  THERE  FORE,   in  accordance  with  Article

14 (1) (f) of the Addis Ababa  City  Government Revised Charter Proclamation No 361/2003 the City Council  has hereby  proclaimed   as follows:-

1.  Short Title

This      Proclamation      may      be     cited      as   a

‹‹Proclamation to  Provide for the   Amendment  of the Addis Ababa  City Government  Mass Media Agency Establishment Proclamation No. 42/2014.››

2.  Amendment

The Addis Ababa Mass Media Agency Establishment  Proclamation No.  20/2010  is hereby  amended  as follows:-

1.  Article 7 of the Proclamation is hereby amended  as follows;

1. Management  Board,
   1. General  manager,
   1. Deputy managers,
   1. Directors stated in this proclamation and directors to be added  by the  Board  as  may be necessary,  and
   1. Other necessary  employee.

2. Sub-article 13 of Article 10 of the Proclamation is hereby fully repealed and substituted  as follows;

13) Decide on the appointment of the deputy managers and the deployment of directors  of the Agency upon recommendation of the General Manager and decide  on  the recruitment and deployment of other higher management organs; issue, directives of execution  where  it  is  found necessary;

3.  The following new sub-article 15 is  added next to sub-article 14 of Article 10 of the Proclamation:-

15) Approve upon examination,  the  decision point submitted by the General  Manager,  on the appointment of deputy managers and deployment  of directors  or removal  of same;

4.  The following sub articles 6 is added following sub article  5 of Article  11 of the proclamation;

6) Each member  of  the  Board who participated in the decision shall  be  jointly and severally  liable;

5.  Sub-article 1 of Article  12  of the  proclamation is amended as follows:-

1. The General Manager shall  be  appointed  by the  City Council  upon  recommendation   of the Mayor;

6.  Following sub-article 3(f) of Article 12 of the Proclamation the following  new sub-article  (g) is added and sub-article  (g) shall be  (h):-

g) submit idea of decision to the Board on the appointment of deputy manager and deployment  of director  or removal  of same;

7.  Any description of general director in the proclamation is fully replaced by the word general manager.

• Article 13 of the Proclamation is hereby fully cancelled and New Article 13, 14, 15,  16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 is added and the number of Articles  shall be rearranged  accordingly.
• Deputy Managers
  • The Agency shall have two Deputy  Managers;
  • The Deputy  Managers  of  the  Agency  shall be appointed or removed by the Board upon recommendation  of the General  Manager;
  • Each Deputy Manager  shall  be  accountable to the  General Manager;
  • One of the Deputy  Managers  shall administer  the   Media  Content  and Preparation sector and the other shall  administer  the  Media  Transmission Technology  Development  and ICT  Sector.

14.                 Power and Function of Media Content Preparation  and  Advertising  sector Deputy Manger

1. He shall be accountable to the  general manager;
   1. Coordinate  and  follow  up  the  general  activity, supervise and support current news program director,  educational and documentary program director, press production and transmission director and entertainment  and   external   capacity utilization  coordination  director;

• Keep and disseminate   minutes   of the Board;
  • Prepare  and  submit  performance report  of hid  division  to the general   Manager;
  • Carryout other activities given to him by the board or the general  manager.

15.          Power and Function of Media Transmission Technology Development and ICT Sector Deputy Manager

1. He    shall     be    accountable      to   the     general manager;
   1. Coordinate   the     general     activity,     supervise and support  the  engineering  sector director;
   1. Prepare and submit performance report to the general  manager;
   1. Carryout other activities given to him by the board or the general  manager.

16.          Content  Sector Directors

1. The      following     shall     be    content      sector directors:-
   1. News and current  affairs   director
   1. Educational  and documentary   director,
   1. Recreational and external capacity coordination  director,
   1. Press production and  dissemination director.
   1. Each director of the content sector  shall have  the  following  powers and functions:-
      1. Follow up and support that the news, features, reports,  and  current issues   and the like prepared by the broadcast media through plan and suggestion are  in accordance  with  the  editorial policy;
      1. Follow-up, direct and  support  the production and dissemination of news produced in  different  languages  with  internal  and external  capacity;

• Follow up, support and cause different documentary programs to be produced on radio  and television  media;
  • Cause the social, economic, political and entertainment programs produced by the broadcast media to be in  accordance  with the  editorial policy  of   the   institution; follow up, coordinate, and support their transmission;
  • Coordinate, direct and support various educational,       informative,                                        and entertainment and the  like  programs produced  by external  execution  capacity;
  • Coordinate, direct and support the work procedure of programs and documentaries produced  in  different languages;
  • Present performance report  to the concerned  Deputy Manger;
  • Execute   such   other   activities   designated by the General Manager  or  Deputy manager.

17                     Press       Production          and      Dissemination Director

1. Cause to be transmitted the local and foreign news, newsletters, reports and the like that  comes out of plan and different news transmission  institutions by   making   them   to be produced in accordance with the editorial policy; follow up and support the implementation  thereof;
   1. Cause social,  economic,  political, entertainment   and   the   like   written productions prepared by the print media to be produced in accordance with the editorial policy  of  the   institution;   coordinate,   follow up and support  same;
   1. Coordinate, direct and support the different educative, informative, entertainment  and  the like productions made by external capacity performers  to be used on print   outlets;

• Work  by  designing  different  methods   with  the view to cause the dissemination of print products effective;
  • Prepare and submit performance report to the appropriate  deputy manager;
  • Perform  such  other  activities  designated   by the  general  or deputy manager.

18              Engineering  Department Director

1. Coordinate,  follow  up  and   support towards overall efficiency of the  material and human power of the  radio  and television  studio  activity;
2. Coordinate,  follow  up  and   support towards overall efficiency of the  material and human  power of the  obi van;
3. Coordinate,  follow  up  and   support towards overall efficiency of the  material and human power of the editing, graphics  and power generating  instruments;
4. Coordinate,  follow  up  and  support  that the broadcast and print media continue to develop in information communication technology;
5. Cause the news and different reports produced and  submitted  through  print, radio, and television to be posted on the website of the institution and get timely updated; coordinate,  follow  up  and support generally the human and material resource  of the website;
6. Conduct research and study concerning various local and foreign broadcast technology                      and   information communication  technologies;  implement same  upon approval;

• Present performance report to the concerned  deputy manager;
• Perform  such  other  activities  designated by  the  general manager  and  the concerned  deputy manager.

19.  Administration  Department Director

1. Coordinate, direct, and support towards increasing income of the institution by causing the advertisements  on  broadcast and print  media  to be  produced by internal  and external  capacity;
   1. Conduct different studies  and  researches that help  increase  income   of   the institution and implement same upon approval;
   1. Coordinate, follow up and support, according to the different working and administrative  directives  of   the government,  payment   and   accounts, human resource,   procurement   and property administration, budget and  plan, and related  activities;
   1. Coordinate, follow up  and  support education and training sector programs feedback and public  view  inspection activity;
   1. Submit performance report to the general manager;
   1. Perform  such  other  activities  designated by the  general manager.

20.  Deployment  and Removal of Directors

1. Directors of the Agency may be deployed from among employees of the Agency or an institution outside  the Agency;

• In all conditions deployment  of  the  directors  shall be based on competency and loyalty to the Constitution;
• Where deployment of the directors is from among employees of the Agency, the General Manager shall submit the candidates to the management committee of the Agency for approval upon screening based on the criteria set  under  sub- article 2 of this Article; and shall submit what is approved by the committee to the Board for  decision;
• Where deployment of the directors is from an institution outside the Agency,  the  General Manager shall cause an open notice posted and submit the candidates screened  based  on  the criteria set under sub-article 2 of this Article for approval of the managing  committee  of  the Agency; and submit the one approved by the committee  to the  Board for decision;
• Where the General Manager believes that  a director fails to properly discharge the job and responsibility assigned for, he shall suspend the director for a period not more than a month and submit recommendation to the Board; and  the Board shall examine  and pass decision  thereof.

3. Effective Date

This amendment proclamation shall enter into  force as of 7th  of July  2014.

Done at Addis Ababa 5th  Day of July, 2014

Diriba   Kuma Mayor of Addis  Ababa City

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