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section 30

Councillor.

Arunachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 2007
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  1. (1) Every Municipal Council, at its first meeting after the election of Wards Committee. Councillors thereto or as soon as may be thereafter, group the wards of the Council in such manner that each group consists of no less than three contiguous wards, and constitute wards committee for each such group.
  2. (2) Each wards committee shall consist of the councillors elected from the wards constituting the groups.
  3. (3) A councillor of the wards committee representing constituent ward shall hold office till he ceases till he ceases to be the councillor representing such ward.
  4. (4) The councillors of each wards committee shall elect from amongst themselves one councillor, who shall not be a member of tire empowered standing committee, to be its Chair Person.
  5. (5) The Chairperson of a wards committee may, at any time, resign his office by giving notice in writing to the Chairman and the resignation shall take effect from the date of acceptance by the Chairman.
  6. (6) A wards committee shall, subject to the general supervision and control of the Empowered Standing Committee, discharge, within the local limits of the group of wards, the functions of the Municipality relating to the provision of supply-pipes and drainage and sewerage connections to premises, removal of accumulated water on the streets or public places due to rain or otherwise, collection and removal of solid wastes, disinfection, provision of health immunization services and slum services, provision of lighting, repair of category IV and category V roads, maintenance of parks, drains and gullies, issue of license under sub-section (1) of section 369, and such other functions as the Municipality may, from time to time, determine by regulations.
  7. (7) The Empowered Standing Committee shall assign to a wards committee such number of officers and other employees as it deems fit and shall designate one of such officers as the wards officer of such wards committee-
  8. (8) The manner of transaction of business of the wards committee shall be such as may be determined by regulations.
  9. (9) Subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified by regulations, a wards committee may conduct public hearing on any major issue of public interest. 31. (1) Each ward of a Municipality shall have a ward committee. Ward Committee.
  10. (2) The Councillor elected from a ward shall be the chairperson of the ward committee for that ward.
  11. (3) The ward committee may include nor more than ten persons representing the civil society from the ward, nominated by the Municipality. provided that if the population of the ward is not more than ten thousand, the number of other members shall be four, and, thereafter, there shall be one additional member for every four thousand population or part thereof. Provided further that in reckoning the number of additional members of the ward committee exceeding four, any part of less than two thousand population may be ignored. Explanation: For the up{poses of this section, "civil society" shall mean any non-government organization or association or person, established, constituted or registered under any law for the time being in force and working for social welfare, and shall include any-community-based organization, professional institution and civic, heath, educational, social or choral body, and such other association or body as the Municipality may decide.
  12. (4) The ward committee shall perform such functions. and in such manner, as may be specified by regulations. Note: The provision of the section - 30 & 31 shall be subject to approval of the State Government. 32. (I) A Class 'A’ Municipal council may, from time to time, constitute Subject Subject Committee. Committees consisting of Councillors to deal with the following matters, namely:- a. water- supply, drainage and sewerage, and solid waste management; b. urban environment management and land use control: and c. Slum services.
  13. (2) The members of the Empowered Standing Committee and Chairperson, Municipal council, as Nagar Panchayat as the case may be, shall not be members of any subject Committee.
  14. (3) Each subject Committee shall consist of — a. five members in the case of a subject Committee of a Class 'A’ Municipal Council. b. 3 members in case of Nagar Panchayat.
  15. (4) The manner of the constitution and the transaction of business of a subject Committee shall be such as may be specified by regulations,
  16. (5) The term of a Subject Committee shal1 be not less than two years,
  17. (6) The Chairperson of a Subject Committee shall be elected by its members from amongst themselves in the manner specified by regulations: Provided that a member shall not be eligible for election as Chairperson for more than two terms.
  18. (7) Each Subject Committee shall exercise such powers, and perform such functions, as may be specified by regulations.
  19. (8) The recommendations of a Subject Committee shall be submitted to the

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