At the completion of proceedings on Friday evening in the urgent application‚ the court had reserved judgment and indicated that it was not in a position to indicate when its ruling would be delivered‚ he added.
“I am advised that‚ legally‚ nothing precludes me from proceeding with the appointment of a Mayco‚ but out of respect to the Court I will delay making the appointment until 3pm on Monday May 14 2018.
“If by then‚ the High Court has not ruled on Alderman De Lille's application‚ upholding her application for the interim order‚ I will proceed with the appointment of a new Mayco.
“I will not be able to wait any longer than that because without a Mayco from early in the coming week the governance of the City will be compromised‚” Neilson said.
“Amongst other things‚ a Mayco is required to give political guidance to the budget process‚ which is far advanced‚ for the forthcoming municipal financial year.
“I will convene a Mayco meeting for Tuesday morning‚” he added.