Management Study
PAS
provided advice and technical assistance to the Mombasa and Coastal Water
Supplies in the areas of general management, finance, and personnel
management. The specialists evaluated the existing management structure of
the organization, and formulated and implemented recommendations for its
improvement. Assistance in this area comprised improvements in the
organizational structure, the personnel classification and compensation
plans, and in the programs for manpower development and training. The
direction, control, and delegation of authority from the Headquarters of the
Water Department and the Ministry of Agriculture were examined, and the
operating relationship with the Mombasa Pipeline Board was analyzed.
In the area
of financial administration, the existing accounting and revenue collection
systems, cash flow, cutoffs, reconnections, billing periods, debts, and
costing systems were reviewed and assessed. A revised utility accounting
system and accompanying manual was prepared, and the specialists evaluated
and formulated recommendations regarding the development and financing of
the organization. The purchasing and inventory systems were also examined.
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