There are four areas that local government should address before becoming involved in public private partnerships. These are:
• identifying who in the organization is responsible for public private partnerships and who has authority for the ultimate decision (noting the power to delegate local government authority under sections 191 to 194 of the Municipal Act)
• developing or accessing the expertise necessary to evaluate, negotiate and implement public private partnerships
• establishing policies to guide decisions on public private partnerships
• establishing procedures that enable effective evaluation and delivery of services through public private partnerships