Chairperson of municipality

(1) (a) There shall be a Chairperson in every municipality who shall be elected by the persons whose names appear in the electoral rolls relating to the wards of the municipality in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed. (b) Where at a general or mid-term election, no Chairperson is elected, a fresh election shall be held. (2) The election of the Chairperson may be held ordinarily at the same time and in the same place where the election to the councillors of the wards are held. (3) The term of office of the Chairperson shall be five years on and from the date notified by the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission. (4) A casual vacancy in the office of the Chairperson shall be filled by a fresh election and a person elected as Chairperson in any such vacancy shall enter upon office forthwith and hold office only so long as the person, in whose place he is elected would have been entitled to hold office, if the vacancy had not occurred. (5) The Chairperson shall be an ex-officio member of the council and shall have all the rights and privileges of an elected councillor of the council. (6) The Chairperson shall be an ex-officio member of every standing committee, wards committee and of other committees except Taxation Appeals Committee or Taxation Appeals Tribunal, as the case may be, but shall not be eligible to be elected as the Chairman of any standing committee or wards committee: Provided that the Chairperson shall not have right to vote at any meeting of the Standing Committee or any wards Committee.