(1) la) The offices of the Mayor of thc corpsrations in this State shall be Reservation rekerved for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the scheduled Tribes offices of dnd the numbt?r of-officts so reserved shall bear as llearly as inav be, the same Mayor in proportior, to the total number of ofliceti .in all the corporatibns in the Slate as Municipal the population of the' Scheduled Castes in all the corporations in the Statelor the Corporation Scheduled Tribes in all the corporations in the State bears to the total population for membes~ of all the Corporations in the State: of Scheduled Castes or
Provided that where no office at Mayor can be reserved foratbe persons Scheduled belonging to he Scheduled Castes or the Sc~ieduled rribes based on the total per- Tribes and centage of population c,f :h2 E"h~d?lled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in all the for women.
Cotporatiops, one of f l~e of Mayor of a Cotpotation having tne highest percentage of population of the Scheduled Castes and the ~chedi!1ed Tribes shall be reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled castes or the Scheduled Tribes out of the total number of offices o.C Mayor reserved for women under clause (b) . , . .. I* X . -.. . z. .
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(b) The offices of the Mayor in the State shall be reserved for women and ,L*r . "!
the number of offices so reserved for women sliall not be less than one tbird of the total number of offices of' the Mayors in the State:
a . . Provided that the offices of the Mayor reserved under this section Shall be allotted by rotation to different municipal corporations-in theestate in such mapner as may be prescribed before tile general elections to tile municipal corpnra?ion ~n tho - State.
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(2) The reservation of o f f l ~ ~ s of Mayor under tdis section shall ceasc'to have effect on the 7xpiratinn of the period specified in Article 334 of the Constitution.
all the municipalities in the State.
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(b) T l~e of the Chairperson of the municipalities shh'll be reserved iot women belonging ta the Scheduled,Castes and t he,Scheduled T~iw fro? qmo ng the oft lces resen ed for the person belo nging to the Scheduled ' Castes hno the Scheduled Tribe! whi.ch: shall n ~ t be less t@n one thkc1,ofthe t~tal.nuq-r%~offl*~ reserved ior the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled ~ri'bes.
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(2) The offices of the Chairperson of the municipalities shall be rcserved for women and the number of cffic~s reserved for women shell not be less than one tbih (inclvding the number of ofEces re,ser,ved for women be,longing to ,,the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes), af the total number cf oBces of the Chairperson of the ~~~unicipalities in the State:
Provided t h a ~ the cffices of the Chairperson of the municipalities rekrved under this section shall be allotted by rotation to different municipalities in such manner as may. be prescribed.
(3) The reservation of off2ees of the Chairperson under sub-section (1) sha@ cease to have effect on the expiraticin c f the period specified in Article 334 of the Cc nstitution.
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(b) he offices of the Chairperson of the town panchayats sball b *served for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes from amotlg #epfflce~ resewed for the pers pas be1,opging tg the Scheduled Castes.and the ScheduletB Tr~ks which shall not be 1el;s than onethird of the total number of oflces reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Schedllled Tribes.
. (5) The offlces of tbe Chairpergn of the town panchayats shall,be,~ewq,yqd for womeq and $.he qilrnber ~f offices reserved fcr women shall not l e ~ t l g p cms-tbiyd.(inclt;rding tjie n~:mber,of offices reserved for women belongipg.
$@cduled ,,Castes and-tne..Scheduled Tribes), of the tda i m.mber of cffices Q t i town panchayats in the State:
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Provided that the oflces reserved under su b-sections (4 and (5) shall be allott* by tolgtbd tcf difRren1 town pa&hs$ats iii such fiather ah rhap be firescribed.
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40. /I) The following shall be the functions of the council,- ( i ) constructidn dad m'aintentihm ot roads, culverts ahd dtians wbith ti& under the municipality and those transfetred by the Governmefit io tlie n@nf~ipality:
(it) e,xecntibn and mainttnan'ce of whtei supply Scheme!; required for domestic, itidu$tr~al or corfimercial .iirposesj except ih tlie aantcipallty wirhere therb is a sipamie e tXUth0tity to *hi& Sat: functions are assigned;
(iii) protection of public ponds and fountains;
(iv) nlaintenanci of sewefage dnd drainage schemes except in tke municipality where there is a separate authority to which such functions are assigned;
(v) destruction of stray dogs;
, (vii) rep la thn of sele of meat; fish and other perishable food items an6 sde of other conusmer itemti;
(viii) regulation of dangerous trades or trade practi-ces;
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(xi) establishment of public comfort stations, Iamne and bathing places;
(xii) construction and n~aintenance oi parks, gardens, play grounds, traffic islands in the urban areas:
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(xiii) opening and maintenance of public burial and burning groucds and.
electric crematoria;
(xiv) registration of births and deaths;
(xv) installation of street lights and their maintenance;
(xvi) pramding parking p k c s for irkhieleg including-taxies and autoriekshaw*;
(xvii) public health matters iilcluding vaccination and innoculdon;
' ( d i i ) mi4nte;nanct of public m'aikets, shbpping wmplexes, bua stands; rest houses;
(xk) solid waste management;
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(h) prevention or removal of obstructions and projections in or uport streets, bridges and other public places;
i i (xxi) numbering and naming of streets; , . 1
(xxii) regulation of hoardings and advertisements put up fpr public view on public or private land t
(xxiii) civil reception to persons of distinction; and (xxir) organisation of fairs and exhibitions.
(2) The council may carry out any work or perform any of the fpnctiom or implement the scheme!, delegated to the council, by notification, by the Government;
subject to such condioons specified therein in relation to all or any of tht4olh9ving matterl,--
(i) urban . pliinning including town planning;
(ii) regulation oi land use and constructioh of buildings;
(iii) regulation of slaughter house and tanneries;
(iv) planning for economic and social development;
I fv) fire ~ervices;
(vi) urban forestry, protection of the environment and promotion of ecologicd
(rii) safeguarding the interests of weaker sections of society, including the - handicapped and mentally retarded;
(viii) slum improvement and upgradation;
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(ix) urban poverty alleviation;
[x) promotioxi of cultural, educational and aesthetic aspects; an i . .
(xi) cattle pounds, prevention ot cruelty to animals:
Provided that no such notification shall be issued without consulting the administrative depnrtrhent concerned with the subject.
(3) The council shall also have Dower-
(i). to ciirr.*t tb p"cLe~% and furictionb vested in the c6umil h i isbMoM with ihd gdvi o d bf his Act;.
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(ii) to consider all ztatters placecl before the Council and to take approprratt:
decisions by passing I zcessary resolution in this regard;
(iii) to consider all the periodical ~tatemen's of receipts and disbursement and all progress reports and pass such resolutions thereon as it deems fit;
(iv) to constitute standing committees; . . . . .., .. . . . . .
("1 to constitute special c~lninittees, if considered necessary;
(vi) to delegate to th': Chairpvson, standing committee, wards committee, ot'anyother c~rnmittee, such p,,ders"otlisr tna.1 L I I 1.2 ..xpfekly pr~\~ided under this Act subject to such conditions as may be prescribed: and -
(vii) to prepare economir and development plans every year for the municipality 'in accordance with the: g~iileli~es'prescri bed and forward such draft .plan to the District Planning Committee having jurisdiction over the mun~clpal~ty.
Explanation.--For the purpose of this clause, the Dist!ict Planning Cqrqmittee ~ a m i l shall mean the District Planning Committee bavirg jurisdi~tlon over the , - mu~~lcipahty Act co'nstitdted under the Tami: Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994. 1994 Constitution 41. The Government may. by notification, and with the concurrence of ths of joint local authorities concerned, constitutejoint committee or special committee committee, or comprising such number of members and in such manner and for'carrying out ' , I .
special cpm- such specific functions as may be prescribed.
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Resolutioo 42. (1) The Commissioner shall give e!?ect to every resolution or order of the and orders o council unless such resolution or order is mcdified, suspended or C 8 celled in council, whole or in part by the couilcil or by the Director or bv tl,e Government as the case may he. . , . 1 . ' I .. . . .
(2) If in the opinion of the Commissioner, any resolution or order of the council contravenes any provisions of this Act or any other Act or of any rule,notification, by-law. regulations made or issued under this or any other Act or any order passed by the Government or if there is no provision in the budget of the council authorising the doing of any action contemplated in such resolution or orderor itvolves expenditure in excess of the amou'nt provided for in the budget of the council, or if there would be any miscarriage of justice in the implementation of such A resolution or order relating to the municipality, he shall refer within a period of not less than seven days from the date of passing such rehL!,ltion dr order, the matter to the Director for orders and inforr- +he council, of the action taken by him at its next ordinary meeting. The Commissioner shall not give eflect to the resoluti n until the orders of the Director n ~ I I h reference are received.
(3) The Director on satisfaction t h ~ t B U C ~ resolution or or~.er of the I c)uncil c0ntraver.e~ all or any of the grounds referred to in sub-section (2), may cancel the resolution or or er :
I * P ovided that no resolution or ctrder of the council shall be cancelled by the Direclor unless the council conckrned is given a reasonable opportu~ity to mahe any representation withln the time stipulated by the Director.
(4). , Where the ~ ~ r z c t o r is of the opinion that in respect o f any resolution referred30 him under sub-section (2) or involves a matter of g eat p~blic interest o r would adve-sely affect any inte est of the Government, he may for I easons to be recoded in w:iting, -efer the matter to the Government and, the decision of the Government the ein shall be final.
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( 5 ) Wlle e the Collector of the District is satisfied that the execution of n revolution ~assed by the council other than the resolut~cm passed by the oouncil of any municipal corpo ntion or eider of.contin~ ance in foice qf such licence or pel mission issucd by such niuliicipalities other than the municipal cospo ration .b likly..tc) UbuW ~Ifoagcr to I!UIII:UI beings .health 0-[ $get1 (orjs likely to, lead to a slot or tlil litfray, he muy suwend SI ch 1 esolut 01-Qer, tijcence ;tr pel &joq+ irqr\ r hc case mny be, and report to the Dire:tor wlfd -fray aele hdoa; .aft&? &i,,k fie 5' ---- -- - - _ _ _ __ -- - - - - _ _ _ - _ --------------v--*w-- - 1 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDTNARY 61 -Ym authority or person concerned a leasonable oppo: tunity of being 1 eard either rescind the Collector's order or direct its continuance in force with or without modifications, permanently or for such period, as he deems fit.