What is the work of a Municipal Commissioner?
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Answer:
While a Mayor is elected to serve as the ceremonial head of a municipal corporation, a municipal commissioner is appointed by the state government from the Indian Administrative Service or Provincial Civil Service to head the administrative staff of the municipal corporation, implement the decisions of the corporation,
Answer:
Chief Executive Officer of the municipal corporation.
Explanation:
While the mayor of the city is elected, the municipal commissioner is appointed by the state government who is generally a civil servant, IAS officer to govern over the municipal level administration.
The major roles of the Municipal Commissioner are as follows:
- Acts as a link between the state government and the local urban body.
- Sanction expenditures of the municipal corporation.
- Prepares the annual budget for the municipal corporation, and decides on revenue sharing.
- Advise the Mayor on various municipal matters.
- The commissioner appoints the various staffs of the office for various assignments or field tasks.
- Plays a major role in implementation of various welfare schemes and projects passed by the general council. Plays supervisory and monitory role.
- He/she acts as a custodian of various official documents of the office.
- Overviews on various matters like pensions, leave allocation, education, sanitation, and to ensure just and fair and smooth functioning during elections.