Powers and duties of Chief Officer

(1) The Chief Officer shall,- (a) subject to the control, direction and supervision of the President, supervise the financial and executive administration of the municipality and perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be imposed or conferred upon him or delegated to him by or under the Act; (b) take steps to give effect to all the decisions or resolutions of the Municipality; (c) cause to be maintained and supervise the accounts and registers of the Municipality; (d) subject to the orders of the municipality, take prompt steps to remove any irregularity pointed out by an auditor; (e) prepare budget estimates and submit them to the executive committee; (f) report all cases of fraud, embezzlement, theft or loss of municipal money and property to the President and the relevant Committee; (g) exercise supervision and control over the acts and proceedings of all the officers and servants of the municipality; (h) subject to the rules, by-laws and general or special orders made under the Act, determine all questions relating to pay, allowances, leave and other benefits in respect of the officers and servants of the municipality; (i) furnish to the Collector or such other officer as the Collector shall from time to time nominate in this behalf, a copy of every resolution passed at any meeting of the municipality. (2) The Chief Officer may with the previous sanction of the Director delegate any of the powers or duties to any municipal officer or servant: Provided that, such delegation shall be subject to such limitations, if any, as may be prescribed by the Director and also to the control and revision by the Chief Officer. (b) If it shall appear to a municipality that the presence of the executive engineer, deputy educational inspector, assistant director of public health or civil surgeon in the district or any other Government officer or any officer of a pachayat is desirable for the purpose aforesaid at any meeting of such municipality, it shall be competent to such municipality, by letter addressed to such officer not less than fifteen days previous to the intended meeting to require his presence thereat; and the said officer unless prevented by sickness; or other reasonable cause, shall be bound to attend such meeting: Provided that such officer on receipt of such letter may, if unable to be present himself, instruct a deputy or assistant or other competent subordinate as to his views, and may sent him to the meeting as his representative instead of appearing thereat in person.