Appointment and pay of the Executive Officer

(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in sections 26 and 27 of the Municipal Act, the Committee shall, by resolution to be passed by not less than five-eighths of the total number of members constituting the Colmmittee for the time being, at the meeting convened for the purpose of appointing an Executive Officer at which no other business may be transacted, appoint, within three months from the date of the notification issued under sub-section (2) of section 1, a person, with the approval of the [State Government], as Executive Officer, for a renewable period of five years on such rate of pay not exceeding one thousand and five hundred rupees inclusive of all allowances, as it may deem fit : Provided that if the appointment is renewed the maximum salary inclusive of all allowances shall not exceed Rs. 2,000. (2) If at the meeting convened for the purpose of appointing an Executive Officer a resolution of appointment cannot be passed through failure of ally candidate to secure the prescribed five-eighths majority, the chairman shall, on requisition made in writing by not less than one-third of the total number of members constituting the committee for the time being, convence another meeting to be held within fourteen days : Provided always that such meeting shall be held within three months from the date of the notification issued under sub-section (2) of section 1. (3) The resolution of appointment of an Executive Officer, whether considered at an adjourned meeting or at a meeting convened under sub-section (2), shall not be deemed to be passed unless by the majority prescribed in sub-section (1), (4) If the committee fails to arpoint an Executive Officer within three months from the date of notification issued under sub-section (2) of section 1, the [State Government] may appoint any person as Executive Officer of the Committee for a renewable period not exceeding five years on such rate of monthly pay not exceeding Rs. 1,500 inclusive of all allowances as it may deem fit : Provided that if the appointment is renewed the maximum salary inclusive of all allowances shall not exceed Rs. 2,000. (5) When a member of the committee is appointed Executive Officer, he shall on his appointment cease to be a member of the committee. (6) The remv.neralion of such Executive Officer shall be pa;tabla by the committee from the municipal fund. (7) The Executive Officer may at any time be suspended or removed om the office by the State Government and shall be so suspended or removed if at a meeting of the committee convened to consider the question of his suspension or removal not less than five-eighths of the total number of members constituting the committee for the time being vote in favour of his suspension or removal, and if the Executive Officer is suspended the Committee shall appoint some person with the approval of the [State Government] to officiate as Executive Officer. (8) Leave may be granted to the Executive Officer by the committee, and, whenever such leave is granted for a period exceeding one month, the committee shall appoint some person, with the approval of [State Government], to officiate as Executive Officer : Provided that if the period of leave does not exceed one month the president or in his absence the Vice-President shall without remuneration exercise the powers of Executive Officer for the period of such leave. (9) Whenever an Executive Officer dies, resigns or is removed the committee shall, within three months of his death,resignation or removal, appoint another person to be Executive Officer in the manner provided in sub-sections (1) to (3), and if the committee fails to appoint such a person within such period the [State Government] may appoint such a person in the manner provided in sub-section (4) : Provided that the President or in his absence the Vice-President shall, without remuneration, exercise the powers of Executive Officer until another Executive Officer is appointed.