USekela Sodolophu uyamxhasa uSodolophu weSigqeba ekuboneleleni ngobunkokheli bezopolitiko kuMasipala. Esebenza njengomphathi wesibini, uSekela Sodolophu uncedisa ekukhokeleni umsebenzi weBhunga, ukukhuthaza ulawulo olululo kunye nokumela uMasipala xa egunyaziswe nguSodolophu oLawulayo.
USekela Sodolophu usebenza ngokusondeleleneyo neBhunga, uLawulo kunye nabachaphazelekayo kuluntu ukuqinisekisa ukuba izigqibo zikamasipala kunye nemigaqo-nkqubo iyasabela kwiimfuno zabo bonke abahlali kummandla wonke kamasipala.
Ukongeza ekuboneleleni ngenkxaso kwimibutho yeBhunga, uSekela Sodolophu ukwakhuthaza intatho-nxaxheba yoluntu, ukwenziwa kwezinto elubala nophuhliso oluzinzileyo — enceda ukuqinisa ukomelela, ubandakanyo kunye namandla okunikezelwa kweenkonzo kukaMasipala.
Xa kuyimfuneko, uSekela Sodolophu usebenza egameni likaSodolophu oLawulayo, eqinisekisa ukuqhubeka kobunkokeli kunye nokusebenza kakuhle kwemicimbi kamasipala.