Appointment of Chief Officer, Engineer, Water Works Engineer, Health Officer, Auditor and certain other officers or servants of the Council

(1) There shall be a Chief Officer for every Council. (2) A Council may, with the sanction of the Director, and if so required by the Government, shall, create all or any of the following posts, namely: — (i) a Municipal Engineer; (ii) a Water Works Engineer; (iii) a Municipal Health Officer; (iv) a Municipal Auditor; (v) a Municipal Education Officer; (vi) any other officer or servants of the Council except Group ‘D’ posts as may be designated by the Government in this behalf. (3) The qualifications, pay, allowances and other conditions of service and the method of recruitment of the officers specified in sub-sections (1) and (2) shall be regulated by rules made by the Government in this behalf. (4) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (5) and (6), the power of making appointment to the posts specified in sub-sections (1) and (2) shall vest in the Government. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute, in respect of all Councils, — (a) a common cadre of the Chief Officers, (b) common cadre of all or any of the officers or servants of the Council specified in sub-section (2). (6) On the issue of a notification under sub-section (5), the Government shall have power to make rules to regulate the qualifications, pay, allowances and other conditions of service and the method of recruitment of officers belonging to the cadres thereby constituted, including the manner of and the terms and conditions under which existing officers shall be absorbed into; and such rules may vest jurisdiction in respect of all or any of such matters in relation to such cadres in the Government or in such other authority or authorities as may be prescribed. (7) If any common cadres are constituted under sub-section (5), each Council shall every year contribute out of its revenue such sum on account of its share of the expenditure on any officers belonging thereto posted to serve under it incurred or to be incurred in that year for its purposes, as the Government may by general or special order determine.