( 1 ) Each Municipality 1 1 1 ; ~ ~ have the following Standing Constitution Committees, nanlely :-
(a) Finance Commitlee ;
(b) Public Health Committee ; and
(c) Pub1 ic Works Committee
(2) Each Standing Committee shall consist of the following members. namely :-
(3) ( i ) in the case of Municipal Corporation, six members ;
( i i ) in thecase of Municipal Council four members ; and of Standing Committee.
(iii) in the case of Nagar Panchayat, three members ;
to be elected i n the prescribed manner by the members of the Municipality from amongst themselves ; and
(b) Such number of persons, not more than four, being officers of the State Goveriiment, having requisite expertise for development of Municipality services and their maintenainance. as may be nominated by the State Government :
Provided that the persons nominated by the State Government shall not have the right to vote at a meeting of the Standing Committee.
(3) The Chairperson of the Municipality shall be the ex-officio President of the Finance Committee.
(4) The President of each Standing Committee other than the Finance Committee shall be appointed by the Chairperson from amongst the members of such Committee :
Provided that if thevice-Chairperson of the Municipality is a member of the Committee, he shall be the ex-officio President of the Committee if the Chairperson is not in the Committee.
( 5 ) If the President is for any reason unable to act or absent in any sitting, the Chairperson may appoint another member to act as President.
(6) If the Chairperson himself is the President of the Committee and is absent fro111 any sitting the Committee shall elect another member from the members present as President for that sitting only.
(7) The term of the office of a member of a Standing Committee shall be two and a half year :
Provided that the Committee shall hold office until a new Committee is constituted.
(8) No member of a Municipality except the Chairperson shall be a member of more than two Standing Committees.
(9) The State Government may make rules providing for the removal of a member of a Standing Committee.
Provided that a member may resign at any time by writing under his hand and addressed to the Chairperson of the Municipality.