By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Floyd Brink has been reinstated as Johannesburg’s city manager after a report was tabled in council for his reappointment on Wednesday.
This follows the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg’s ruling on 7 November that stated Brink’s appointment in February was illegal.
On Monday, the court denied the City’s request for leave to appeal the decision.
The Joburg council has re-tabled and re-adopted a report paving the way for his reappointment.
City spokesperson Virgil James said Brink was reappointed after the council followed due process, which it had failed to do the first time.
On Wednesday, the council voted for a report that would see him reappointed because the court case was not about his ability to do the job, but the way he was hired.
The council essentially just performed the process in a legal manner by tabling it.
The DA brought the matter to court, but the Government of Local Unity, a coalition between the ANC, EFF and Patriotic Alliance, had the numbers to push the vote through.
It remains unclear if the DA will contest the reappointment, however, council is expected to convene another meeting on Thursday.
The DA meanwhile is going ahead with its motion to dissolve the Joburg Counci, labelling the current administration “dismal”.