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ORDINANCE XVIII OF 2001 3ORDINANCE 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 X CITIZEN COMMUNITY BOARD 98. Composition of Citizen Community Board.‑‑‑(1) In every local area, a group of non‑elected citizens may, for energizing the community for development and improvement in service delivery, set up a Citizen Community Board and through voluntary, proactive and self‑help initiatives take up‑‑ (a) improvement of delivery of service by a public facility (b) development and management of a new public facility; (c) welfare of the handicapped, destitute, widows and families in extreme poverty; (d) establishment of farming marketing and consumers cooperatives: (e) identification of development and municipal needs and mobilization of resources; (f) formation of stakeholder associations for community involvement in the improvement and maintenance of specific facilities; and (g) reinforcing the capacity of a specific Monitoring Committee at the behest of the concerned Council. Explanation.‑‑‑For the purpose of this section, the expression 'stakeholder association', means voluntary association, such as parent‑teacher association, patient‑hospital management association, school management association or farm water association or citizen‑police liaison association. (2) In carrying out it purposes, a Citizen Community Board may interact with voluntary organizations for community welfare. (3) The Citizen Community Board shall be registered with the registration authority as may be prescribed. (4) The Citizen Community Board shall have a general body of its members who shall elect a Chairman, Executive Committee and a Secretary of the Board of carrying out its functions. (5) The term of office of the Chairman, members of the Executive Committee and Secretary of the Citizen Community Board shall be one year extendable through election for a similar term or terms, by the general body.