Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Following procedure shall be followed while conducting meetings of Ward Committee; (i) Reasonable notice of the Ward Committee meetings should be given at least I (one) week in advance and placed in the Notice Boards of all Municipality officers in the Ward. ) All residents of the Ward shall be entitled to participate in the Ward Committee. The mediawill be encouraged to actively participate n the proceedings. ( i Minutes ofthe Ward Committeemeetings shall bemaintained. These minutes shall emade available to the general public for perusal. They shall be kept at the office ofthe Wad Committee. Procedure for Conducting Ward Committee Meetings (iv) These Minutes shall be presented at the meeting of the Ward Committee and this information shall be made Committee use of by appropriate Sub- Committees in their Meetings functions. (v) Grievances ofnot holding or improperly conducting Ward Committee shall be addressed to the Chairperson of the Ward Committee The Chairman shall take appropriate action including penalty to the Ward Committee member after giving adequate notice in writing and reasonable opportunity to be heard to the nominee. Provide that, if the Chairperson deems it necessary to impose a fine or other such penalty, the decision shall come into forceonly upn it being approved by a majority vote at the meeting of the Ward Committee; Provided further that the power to impose penalty shall not extend to the dismissal of the concered Ward Committee member. 2 1. (i) Subject to the provisions ofthis Act, the State Government may make Rules to provide for any matter which is to be or may be prescriberd by Rules made under this Act. (ji) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such Rules may provide for all any of the followingmatters, namely;- a) Procedure for election ofthe chairperson of the Area Sabha; b) Convening and conducting the meetings of the Area Sabha and Ward Committee; c) Preparation and compilation of Development Plans for the Ward; d) Preparation ofAnnual Budget of the Ward; and e) Maintenance ofAccounts. Power to Remove Difficulties