Statutory officers of Municipality, Establishment of Municipality and schedule of posts.

(1) Having regard to the need for ensuring maximum possible economy in municipal administration and subject to the prior approval of the State Government, the Municipal Corporation may have a Chief Municipal Officer and other officers to deal with all or any of the functions relating to finance and accounts, health, sanitation, architecture and town planning, engineering, administration, law, fire services, urban forestry, parks, gardens, playgrounds, promotion of cultural, educational and aesthetic aspects, cattle pounds, prevention of cruelty to animals, and internal audit. (2) Appointment of Chief Municipal Officer referred to in sub- section (1) may be made either on a regular basis or on deputation from the State Government or any agency of the State Government or on a contract basis for such term, not being less than three years, as the State Government may consider necessary. (3) The method of, and the qualifications required for, recruitment, and the terms and conditions of service including conduct, discipline and control, of other officers appointed under sub- section (1) shall be such as may be prescribed. (4) The State Government may appoint an officer of that Government, or any other person, possessing such qualifications as may be determined by that Government for a Municipal Councillor class of -, Municipal Councils or Nagar Panchayats as Chief Municipal Officer, Municipal Finance- cum-Accounts Officer, Municipal Engineer, or Municipal Health Officer, or any other officer with such designation as the State Government may consider necessary, and in such manner, and on such terms and conditions of service, as the State Government may determine in this behalf, to deal with all or any of the functions referred to in sub-section (1). (5) At the requests of the' Chief Councillors of more than one Municipality" the State .Governrnent may, by order, provide for, sharing of services of officers referred to in sub-section (4) by such Municipalities, and on such terms and conditions, as may be specified in the order. (6) The posts of officers and other employees of the Municipality, other than those referred to in sub-section (1),and sub-section (4), shall constitute the Establishment of the Municipality, (7) The State Government shall, by rules" classify the posts of officers and other employees constituting the Establishment of the Municipality into two categories, namely, category 'A' post and category '8' post, on the basis of the scales of payof such posts, (8) The Municipality shall prepare, and maintain, a schedule of posts of officers and other employees constituting the Establishment of the Municipality, to be called Establishment Schedule, and such Establishment Schedule shall include the designation, and the number of posts under each designation, (9) Every year the Chief Municipal Officer shall place before the Chief Councillor for his consideration the Establishment Schedule along" with the proposals for such changes therein as he may consider necessary Provided that no upward revision of the size of the Establishment of the Municipality shall be made without the prior approval of the State Government. (10) The Chief Councillor shall, after consideration of the Establishment Schedule along with the proposals, if any, for changes therein, place the same along with his recommendations, if any, before the Municipality prior to the presentation of the budget estimates to the Municipality by the Chief Councillor, and shall cause a copy of the Establishment Schedule to be sent to the State Government for approval. (11) The Chief Municipal Officer shall revise the Establishment Schedule as approved by the State Government. (12) No person above the age of sixty years shall be appointed to any post under a Municipality,