(1) There shall be an Advisory Council to advise the Committee consisting of the following ex officio members, namely :-
(i) the Chairman of the Committee ;
(ii) the Collector of the Ahmednagar District ;
(iii) the Superintendent of Police for the Shirdi area of the Ahmednagar District ;
(iv) the District Government Pleader, Ahmednagar ;
(v) the Divisional Controller of the Maharashtra State Transport Corporation, Ahmednagar Division ;
(vi) the Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department, having jurisdiction over the Shirdi Nagar Panchayat ;
(vii) the Executive Engineer, Operation and Maintenance Division, Sangamner of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board ;
(viii) the District Health Officer, Ahmednagar ; and
[(viii-a) one officer nominated by the State Government from the Indian Revenue Services or the Indian Audit and Accounts Services ;
(viii-b) one officer or representative nominated by the State Government from the Information Technology Department ;
(viii-c) one Joint Secretary or Deputy Secretary from the Law and Judiciary Department who shall be nominated by the Principal Secretary and Remembrancer of Legal Affairs ;
(viii-d) one Architect or person holding equivalent qualifications in State Services, nominated by the State Government ;
(viii-e) two devotees of Shree Sai Baba nominated by the Committee ;
(viii-f) the Joint Director, Town Planning, Nashik ;]
(ix) one representative nominated by the State Government.
(2) The Chairman of the Committee shall be the ex officio Chairman of the Advisory Council.
(3) [The Chief Executive Officer] shall act as the Secretary of the Advisory Council.
(4) The functions and duties of the Advisory Council shall be such as laid down by regulations. The Advisory Council shall observe such procedure in regard to transaction of business in meetings (including quorum) thereof as may be laid down by regulations.