Chapter VII OFFICERS AND SERVANTS OF THE BOARD

The Board shall, from time to time, prepare and submit for the sanction of the Government a schedule of the staff of officers and servants whom it may consider necessary and proper to employ for its purposes. Such schedule shall also set forth the amount and nature of the salaries and allowances which the Board proposes for each such officer or servant. No alteration in the sanctioned scheduled shall be made without prior sanction of the Government.

(1) Subject to the provisions of section 365 of the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964), the rules and bye-laws made under this Act and of the schedule for the time being in force sanctioned by the Government under section 53 the powers of appointing, promoting, suspending, dismissing, fining, reducing or granting leave to the officers and servants of the Board (not being officers of the Government lent to or working under the Board) shall be exercised, in the case of officers and servants whose monthly salary does not exceed two hundred and fifty rupees by the Chairman and in every other case by the Board :

Provided that in the case of officers of the Government lent to the Board, the Chairman may exercise the powers of granting leave and sanctioning increments and after following the prescribed procedure, of withholding increments and shall report the fact to the Head of the Department to which such officer belongs.

Explanation.- For purposes of section 365 of the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964, the Board shall be deemed to be a local authority.

(2) The power of dispensing with the services of any officer or servant of the Board, otherwise than by reason of such officer’s or servant’s misconduct or of permitting any such officer or servant to retire on a pension, gratuity or compassionate allowance shall, subject to the aforesaid provisions, be exercised only by the Board.

(3) Any party aggrieved by an order of the Board under sub-section (2) may appeal to the Government within thirty days of the order.