(1) The Board of Councillors shall meet not less than once in every month for the transaction of business:
Provided that if there is no business to be transacted at any monthly meeting, the Chairman shall give notice of the fact to Councillors.
(2) The Chairman shall, upon a requisition in writing by not less than one-third of the members of the Board of Councillors, convene a meeting of the Board.
(3) All matters required to be decided at a meeting shall be determined by the majority of votes of the Councillors present and voting.
(4) The State Government may by rules provide for such other matters relating to conduct of business of the Board of Councillors as are not provided in this Act.
52. The Councillors of the municipal area including the members of the Chairman-in-Council may receive such remuneration or allowance as may be prescribed:
Provided that different rates may be prescribed for different groups of municipalities and for different classes of functionaries in each municipality.
53. (I) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, a Municipality may have the following officers:—
(a) a Municipal Secretary;
(b) an Executive Officer;
(c) an Engineer and an Architect;
(d) a Health Officer;
(e) a Finance Officer;
(f) an Assessor;
(g) an Office Superintendent, a Head Clerk and a Head Assistant;
(h) an Accountant;
(i) a Surveyor;
232 The West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993.
XXII of 1993.]
(Part IL—The Municipal Areas.—Chapter V.—The Municipality and the Municipal Establishment—Sections 54, 55.)
(j) a Sanitary Inspector;
(k) a Sub-Assistant Engineer;
(1) such other officer as may be designated by the State Government in this behalf:
Provided that the State Government may reduce the number of the posts as aforesaid for any group or groups of Municipalities:
Provided further that the State Government may by order redesignate any of the posts as aforesaid in respect of any Municipality or groups of Municipalities.
(2) A Municipality shall also have such supporting staff comprising officers and employees as the Board of Councillors may consider necessary:
Provided that the State Government may by rules provide for the norms regulating the size of the municipal establishments for each group of Municipalities and the categories or designations of officers and employees of each group of Municipalities.