Cadre of common municipal service, appointments, etc

Cadre of common municipal service, appointments, etc.: The State Government may constitute a cadre of common municipal service for the State in respect of Executive Officers, Health Officer, Engineers and Finance Officers referred to in sub-section (1) of section 61.

1. (1) The State Government shall be the appointing authority of all the officers borne in the cadres constituted under sub-section (1), and shall be authority to transfer such officers from one municipal area to another: Provided that until the cadre is constituted under sub-section (1), the Board of Councillors may, with the prior approval of the State Government, engage the officers to the posts of Health Officers and Engineers, sanctioned by the State Government, on contract basis or otherwise, and the qualification and the recruitment procedure for such engagements shall be such as may be prescribed: Provided that the remuneration for such engagements shall be paid from the Municipal Fund.
2. (2) The appointment of all other officers and employees, not included in sub-section (1) shall be made by the Municipality with the prior approval of the State Government.
3. (3) The recruitment to the post of officers and other employees not required to be made through the Municipal Service Commission constituted under sub-section (1) of section 63, shall be made through the local employment exchange or through such other method as the State Government may determine from time to time.
4. (4) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the State Government may by rules provide for the qualification for appointment, conditions of service and other allied matters relating to the officers and employees of Municipalities.