धारा 33 · Powers and functions of the Chairperson

It shall be the function of the Chairperson--

(a) to preside, unless prevented by reasonable cause, over all meetings of the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be, and subject to the provisions of the bye-laws for the time being in force, to regulate the conduct of business at such meetings;

(b) to watch over the financial and executive administration of the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be, and perform such executive functions as may be allotted to him by or under this Act and rules or bye-laws framed thereunder;

(c) to exercise supervisory and executive control over acts and duties of all officers and employees of the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be, in matters respecting their executive functions and the accounts and records of the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be;

(d) to direct, in case of emergency, the execution or stoppage of any work or doing of any act which requires the sanction of the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be, and the immediate execution or doing of which is, in his opinion necessary for the service or safety of the public, and the expenses incurred in the execution of such work or doing of such act shall be paid from Municipal Fund:

Provided that--

(a) he shall not act under clause (d) in contravention of any order of the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be, prohibiting the execution of any particular work or the doing of any particular act; and

(b) he shall report forthwith the action taken under clause (d) and the reasons therefor to the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be, at its next meeting.