Power of Commissioner of municipality

(1) Subject to the sanction of the council and subject to all other restrictions, limitations and conditions as may be prescribed or as are hereinafter imposed in this Act, the executive power for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act shall be vested in the Commissioner. (2) The Commissioner and other officers of a municipality shall perform all the duties and exercise all the powers specially imposed or conferred on the Commissioner or other officers under this Act. (3) The Commissioner shall be responsible for the custody of all the records of the municipality including all papers and documents connected with the proceedings of the council, the standing committee and other committees and shall arrange for the performance of such duties relating to the proceedings of the said committees as they may respectively impose. (4) The Commissioner may delegate any of the powers, duties or functions conferred or imposed upon or vested in him by or under this Act to the holder of any municipal office in accordance with such guidelines as may be prescribed. (5) The Commissioner shall send all correspondence through the Chairperson and shall put up all the complaints received by him before the Chairperson for perusal within such time as may be prescribed. (6) The Commissioner shall be the appointing authority for all Class IV Posts and to the posts in Classes II and III as delegated to him by Government. (7) [Note: Original text missing content for (7), assuming document sequence] (8) The Commissioner shall not act under this section in contravention of any order of the council prohibiting the execution of any particular act, and shall report the action taken under this section and the reasons therefor to the council at its next meeting. (9) The Commissioner may, without the sanction of the council, incur petty contingent expenditure incidental to the municipal administration, not exceeding the amount notified by the Government from time to time: Provided that- (a) provision to meet the expenditure is available under the relevant head of account in the budget framed by the council with the modifications, if any, made therein by the Director; and (10) The Commissioner shall be entitled to take part in the proceedings of the council or standing committee or any other committees constituted under this Act, but shall not have the right to vote in the proceedings of the council, standing committee or other committees.