Functions and Powers of the Commission

The functions and powers of the Local Government Service Commission are provided under Service Commissions Act No. 10 of 2016 as follows:

(a) Second, re-grade, transfer and separate employees in the Local Government   Service;

(b) Facilitate the transfer of staff across the Service Commissions;

(c) Transfer employees from one local authority to another local authority within the Local Government Service;

(d) Authorise the withholding, reduction, deferment or suspension of salary of employees in the Local Government Service;

(e) Hear and determine complaints and appeals from employees whose cases have been determined by local authorities within the Local Government Service;

(f)Set and promote a code of ethics and human resource management principles and values for the Local Government Service, in accordance with the values and principles set out in section four;

(g) Establish standards and guidelines on human resource management for the Local Government Service;

(h) Monitor and evaluate compliance with the code of ethics, human resource management principles and values and any other standards and guidelines on human resource management for the Local Government Service, in the execution of delegated powers and functions by the local authorities within the Local Government Service;

(i) Impose appropriate sanctions, including withdrawal of delegated human resource management functions, on erring local authorities within the Local Government Service; and

(j) Perform such other functions as are necessary or incidental to the regulation of human resource management in the Local Government Service.