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(1) (a) The ~ouncillors consisting of more than one half ofthe total stm- councillor or ngth of the elected councillers on date may, present a written re resentation, signed 7 Chairperson. by them. through any two of them to the Dirf-ct~r for removal o Chairperson or any councillor on the ground that the Chairperson r councillor wilfully omits or refuses to carryout or disobey or act in contravention f the provsions of this Apt or rule6 or byelaws o* reguIa.tions or crders issued umler this Art or abuses his ofEm or any -wer vested In h~m. (b) The Director on receipt of such representation is of opinion that the grounds for remqval of Chairperson or councillor are not satisfactory he may, fa writing, get the vlews of the Chairperson or councillor on that representation. a receiving the replies from them if the Director finds the representation baseless, he may inform his decision to the counciUors who signed the representation. (c) If the ~irector is satisfied that the representation given by the ccunci1Io~s have rfome basts, he shall norninrte an offlcer to convene a special meeting of the counctl and the offlcer S? nominated shall convene the meeting of the council for consideration of the motlon to be beld at the offlce of the munictpality at a time appointed by him which shall not be later than one month from the date of his appointment. He shall give seven clear days notice of such meeting to all the elected counc~llors including Chairperson. I I I I I Provided further that the Special Officer appointed under this sectioh &dl hold office for a period of six months from the date 3f his appointment or ti*] the -. date on which the newly elected councillors assume office H hlchver is earliar. (2) The Special Otlicer ap ointed under sub-section (1) may, if the GovCin- amat so dircc;rrceive c!lsv~~::~rc 8. his services froin the mun~cipl fund ard ~hdl, subject to the control of the Government and the Director and to such instructiofis dr directions ns the Government or the Director may issue from time to timk, exercise all powers and perform all the duties of the council, the Chahmson, and the committees of the municipality and take all such actions as mmy be required in the interest ol the municipaiity. - .r t = I 1- .. a,: Sb - ~??&II: NADU GOVERNMENT GAZBTTB BXTRAORDINARY. __ _ _ - - ---- -- - : merit that any such proceeding or decision or order passed by the council shod ba rn&liiied, annuled, reversed or remitted for reconsideration they may pass orders aooordingiy : Provided that before passing any order under this section the Government Shd give a reasonable opportunity to the council to make a representation against the action proposed to be taken. * (2) The Government may also authorive the Director, Regiond .Director at hay d e r oacer to inspect or examine any office or work relating to any mudd- pality or anyt department therefor and the ofiicer so ~uthorised for sucb inspeFtion 4 h d exereis? all the nowers exercisable by the Government under this A&, , . (3) Tbe District Collector may jn any municipality othar than municipal C~:~u.:tions.- I t . ! I . I [a) call fct daq document in the possession or undet the control of any guooll w Ccmmissioner ; . . (b) iequire any C ~ L I ncilcr Commissioner : o furnish any r etcrn, plan, &timite, statement, acc ):.nts cr s:alistics ; (c) require any COL ncjlor ammissioner to furnish any informatien or iS;port on any municipl r,i~;ler ; (6) r~ai,rd in wsil ing, fclr the c:.~nsiderri~ion of the council cir Commissioner of a municipality any observation hr~. may think proper in regard to its or his proceedings car duties. (4) ' f it appep,rs to the D;strict Collector that the Commissioner of a munici- plity has made dcfault in caqing 01 t any resolution of thc corl hcil; 1 liessid District Cnllrcror, shall dnect the Commissioner to implement the resolution in accordance with the rules in force and on receipt of the reply from the Commissioner, the Distrlct Collector shall send a report therein to the Governrnenr with a copy of the same to the co~ ncil. (5) The District Collector may in case cf emergency in a ii:unicipality direit or provide fbr the ex~cution c f any work or the doing of any act, which the council or Commissioner is enpowered to execute or to do. andthe immediate execution or the doingof whchis, in his opinionnecegsa~ for the safetycf the public and may direct that the expense of executing such work oi doing of such act, incurred as the elnesgency may require shall be pid frQm the iumcipal fund.