Executive Officer, Engineer and Health Officer :— (1) Every Municipality

shall have—

1. (a) an Executive Officer;
2. (b) an Engineer; and (¢) a Health Officer: who shall be servant of the State Government, appointed *[by the State Government] to the Municipality, *[on such conditions as may be prescribed; and their work shall be subject to the general powers of supervision of the Chairperson. ] apex] S[Provided that the State Government may appoint a member of the Orissa Local Fund Service constituted under the Orissa Local Fund Service Rules, 1975 as an Executive Officer or as an Engineer on such conditions as may be prescribed: Provided further that if any Municipality is unable to maintain a whole time Engineer or a whole time Health Officer, any officer of the Public Works or Public Health Engineering Department or the Health Department, as the case may be, may be appointed by the State Government as part-time Engineer or part-time Health Officer of the Municipality on such terms as may be prescribed :] Provided further that when an officer of the Public Works or Public Health Department is appointed to exercise powers and discharge functions under this Act, such of the powers and functions as are provided under chapters VIII, XIV and XV shall be exercised by the Executive Officer after consultation with such officer or officers as so appointed. °[(1-a) The State Government may, on the recommendation of the Municipality, appoint an Additional or Assistant Executive Officer 4(and an Additional Engineer.)] (1b) 7 *%] I. Inserted by the Orissa Act 6 of 2002, w.e.f. 26.04.2002, published in Orissa Gazette, Extraordinary, No. 566, dt. 26.04.2002. 4. Proviso omitted by ibid. THE ORISSA MUNICIPAL ACT, 1950 43)

² Inserted by the Orissa Act 20 of 1986, w.e.f. 21.11.1986.

³ Substituted by the Orissa Act 16 of 1968, w.e.f. 01.08.1968.

⁵ Substituted by the Orissa Act 20 of 1986, w.e.f. 21.11.1986.

⁶ Inserted by the Orissa Act 16 of 1968, w.e.f. 01.08.1968.

⁷ Deleted by the Orissa Act 5 of 1988, w.e.f. 17.12.1987

1. (2) The State Government may, in case of emergency, direct—
   • (i) that the municipality shall appoint such number of additional subordinate staff, as State Government consider necessary, and if the municipality fails to appoint such additional staff, within a period to be fixed by State Government, the State Government, may appoint such number of staff and realise, the cost thereof, either in whole or in part, from the municipality; and
   • (ii) that the municipality shall pay such travelling allowance to such officer or officers, as admissible under the rules for the time being in force.