(1) Elected members of the local authority will be decided by the Council.
(2) The local authority by resolution may decide for the mode of selecting/ nominating the members from the Street Vendor Associations, Market and Trade Associations, NGO, CBO, RWA etc. by following procedure;
8 Selection by lot following a transparent procedure:-
(i) the local authority shall publish a notice calling for applications for membership of Town Vending Committee, on its website and in any three prominent local newspapers published in the local language of the area. A copy of the notice shall also be put up in any conspicuous place in the local market or markets under the jurisdiction of the local authority;
(ii) the aforesaid notice shall contain, amongst other things, the date of publication of notice, prescribed form for the application, the last date for submission and the manner of submission of the application;
(iii) the aforesaid notice shall be published thirty days prior to the last date for the submission of applications for membership of Town Vending Committee;
(iv) any person, being a member of any association of street vendors, the market association, the traders association, non-governmental organization and community based organization and resident welfare organization may apply for membership of Town Vending Committee;
(v) the local authority shall seek information, with respect to, particulars of the applicant and details of work experience, particularly in the area of informal market or markets and street vending within the jurisdiction of the local authority, and such other information as it may deems fit;
(vi) on submission of the application form, the local authority shall allot each a unique application number and communicate to all the applicants.
(vii) if application received for a particular category is more than the required numbers, the local authority shall select the member on the basis of lottery. Such lottery should be held in the presence of the interested parties.
(3) The lead bank concerned shall nominate a suitable member for the Town Vending Committee.
(4) The local authority shall publish the aforesaid information and also the list of nominated members of Town Vending Committees on its website, within thirty days from the last date for submission of application forms for members of Town Vending Committees.