(1) The State Government may constitute a cadre of common municipal service for the State in respect of such officers of the municipal establishment referred to in sub-section (1) of section 53 as may be determined by it from time to time.
(2) The Director of Local Bodies shall be the appointing authority of all officers and employees borne in the cadre of common municipal service. The Director of Local Bodies shall also be the authority to transfer the officers and employees of the cadre of common municipal service from one municipal area to another.
Explanation.—"Director of Local Bodies" shall mean any person appointed as such by the State Government by notification for all or any of the purposes of this Act, and shall include a Deputy Director of Local Bodies or Assistant Director of Local Bodies appointed under subsection (2) of section 425.
(3) The appointment of all other officers and employees shall be made by the Municipality.
(4) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the State Government may by rules provide for the mode of appointment, conditions of service and other allied matters relating to the officers and employees of Municipalities.
Cadre of common municipal service, appointments, etc.