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ORDINANCE XVIII OF 2001 ORDINANCE XVIII OF 2001 BALOCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, 2001 An Ordinance to establish, reconstruct and regulate the Local Governments in the Province of Balochistan [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 9th August, 2001] No. Legis:I‑122/Law/2000‑111, dated 9‑8‑2001.‑‑‑The following Ordinance made by the Governor of Balochistan on 8th August, 2001 is hereby published for general information: Whereas it is expedient to devolve political power and decentralize administrative and financial authority to accountable Local Governments for good governance, effective delivery of services and transparent decision making through institutionalized participation of the people at grass‑root level; And whereas the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan is dissolved, the Governor is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action; Now, therefore, in pursuance of Article 4 of the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order, 1999 (Chief Executive's Order No.9 of 1999 and in exercise of all powers enabling in that behalf, the Governor of Balochistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:‑‑ CHAPTER VI TEHSIL AND TOWN COUNCILS 67. Function and power of Tehsil Council.-----The functions and powers of the Tehsil Council shall be (i) to approve taxes, cess, rates, rents; fees, user‑charges, tools, levies, fines and penalties proposed by Tehsil Municipal Administration specified in Part‑II of the Second Schedule; (ii) to approve bye‑laws for delivery of municipal services; (iii) to approve annual budget and appropriations for the Tehsil Municipal Administration; (iv) to approve long and short term development plans; (v) to‑approve posts of personal staff for the office of Tehsil Nazim and the terms and conditions of their service: Provided that no post of advisor, special assistant, press or political secretary to the Tehsil Nazim shall be sanctioned or approved. (vi) to approve land use, zoning and master plan of the Tehsil development and maintenance programmes or projects proposed by the Tehsil Municipal Administration; (vii) to elect Monitoring Committees of the Tehsil Council to monitor the working of the Tehsil Municipal Administration and the provision of municipal services; (viii) to ensure that the Monitoring Committees perform their functions in a non‑intrusive manner without interfering in the day to day working of the relevant offices of the Tehsil Municipal Administration and do not assume a command and control role; (ix) to review the reports of the Monitoring Committees and make appropriate recommendations to the Tehsil Nazim; (x) to elect an Ethics Committee which shall be responsible for enforcing the code of ethics for regulating the conduct of the members of the Tehsil Council: (xi) to elect an Insaaf Committee for interacting with the Insaaf Committee of the Zila Council. (xii) to elect Tehsil Accounts Committee to review the audit reports of the accounts of Tehsil Municipal Administration; (xiii) to review the performance of Tehsil Municipal Administration presented by the Tehsil Nazim; (xiv) to authorize the Tehsil Municipal Administration, subject to applicable laws and with the prior permission of the Government through District Government for floating municipal bonds for raising funds for financing municipal projects; and (xv) to require, by resolution, the Tehsil Municipal Administration to undertake measures for improvement in the delivery of municipal services.