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Election of Speaker- (1) The Mayor and the elected Councillors of the Corporation shall within fifteen days from the date of the notification of the election under Section 22, in the prescribed manner, elect a speaker from the elected Councillors. (2) the Speaker shall declare a panel of two elected Councillors every year to preside over the meetings of the Corporation during his absence in order of the name in the panel (3) The meeting under sub-section (1) shall be called and presided over by the Collector. (4) The term of the Speaker shall be coterminous with the term of the Corporation. 18-A. Powers and functions of the Speaker.- (1) Subject to the provisions of the Act the Speaker shall have the following powers and functions:- (i) to preside over the meetings of the Corporation and send the copy of proceeding to the Commissioner within seven days from the date of meeting; (ii) to fix the date of the meeting of the Corporation with the consent of the Mayor and arrange to send the notice there of along with the Agenda as approved by the Mayor, and (iii) to have administrative control over the officers and servants of his office including the Corporation Secretary. (2) The Speaker shall have power to call the execution report from the Commissioner, on the decisions taken in the meeting of the Corporation, and may take steps to include in the agenda of the next meeting of the Corporation such matters in which execution has been delayed beyond three months. Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 17 | P a g e