Officers of the Council and their duties

(1) The Member Secretary of the Council shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Council who shall be a senior PCS officer. The power of withdrawal and distribution of funds on behalf of the Council shall be vested in the Chief Executive Officer. (2) The Finance Officer shall be appointed by the State Government from among the officers of the Finance Service. (3) The Finance Officer shall be responsible for the financial discipline and records of the Council. (4) To give effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may appoint any competent authority as per requirement. (5) For the smooth conduct of the Council's work, technical and non-technical officers/employees shall be appointed as per requirement with the permission of the Government in such a manner and with such powers, duties and terms of service as may be prescribed by the Government. Provided that until all the procedures related to the creation of posts, determination of qualifications, etc. for the organizational structure of the Council are completed, the Chief Development Officer, Pauri shall be the Chief Executive Officer and technical and non-technical officers/employees may be appointed on deputation for the work of the Council with the approval of the Chairman. The State Government may appoint a Competent Officer for effective implementation of the provisions of this Ordinance. Appointment of technical and non technical officers/employees with such powers and service conditions, necessarily required for the smooth working and operation of the Council, with prior approval of the State Government will be made by such procedure which the State Government may prescribe; Provided that till the exercise for creation of posts, eligibility requirement etc. for organizational structure is not completed, the Chief Development Officer – Chamoli will be the Chief Executive Officer of the Council and on the approval of Chairman the appointment of technical / non technical officers/ employees can be made on deputation for the execution of works of the Council.