Powers and duties of Chairperson

The Chairperson of a municipality shall.-- (a) convene and preside over all the meetings of the council: provided that in the case of election of Deputy Chairperson, the meeting shall be convened and presided over by an officer nominated by the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission; (b) exercise all the powers and perform all the duties conferred or imposed on him under this Act; (c) co-ordinate with the Commissioner and committees constituted under this Act in the manner prescribed; (d) have the power to inspect any municipal work, project, or other scheme; (e) exercise such powers in regard to the approval and execution of any work, project, scheme relating to the municipality subject to such limits and procedures as may be prescribed; (f) exercise such powers of the council as may be delegated to him by the council in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed; (g) carry out such works and perform such duties in regard to any matter which may be entrusted to him by any notification issued by the Government and subject to such terms and conditions as may be imposed in the said notification.