The ULBs execute their functions through various committees viz. Planning and Development Committee, Education Committee, Water Management Committee, Works Committee, Health and Welfare Committee, Administrative Committee, etc, They also identify the beneficiaries under various schemes, e.g. housing, self-employment, etc., based on the income criteria and social backwardness.
Councillors act by committee, the most powerful being the Standing Committee with its role of the steering committee exercising executive, supervisory, financial and personnel powers. It is composed of elected members varying in number between seven and sixteen through a system of proportional representation of councilors.
The Municipal Commissioner is the Chief Executive Officer and head of the executive arm of the Municipal Corporation. The Commissioner is appointed for a fixed term as defined by state statute. The Commissioner’s term in office can be extended or reduced. The powers of the Commissioner are those provided by statute and those delegated by the Corporation or the Standing Committee. All executive powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner. Although the Municipal Corporation is the legislative body that lays down policies for the governance of the city, it is-the Commissioner who is responsible for the execution of the policies.
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