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In
every tehsil there is a Tehsil Municipal Administration which is a
body corporate and consists of a Tehsil Nazim, Tehsil Municipal
Officer, Tehsil Officers, Chief Officers and other officials of the
Local Council Service and officials of the offices entrusted to the
Tehsil Municipal Administration.
The Tehsil Nazim is head of the Tehsil Municipal Administration. The
Tehsil Municipal Officer acts as coordinating and administrative
officer in-charge of the following Tehsil Officers:
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Tehsil Officer (Municipal Regulations) is responsible for
licensing, management of municipal lands, estates,
properties, facilities and enterprises and enforcement of
relevant municipal laws, rules and bye-laws etc. |
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Tehsil Officer (Infrastructure and Services) is responsible
for water, sewerage, drainage, sanitation, roads, other than
provincial and district roads, streets and street lighting;
fire fighting, park services. |
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Tehsil Officer (Planning) is responsible for spatial
planning and land use control; building control; and
coordination of development plans and projects with Union
Administration, Village Councils and other local
governments. |
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Tehsil Officer (Finance) is responsible for budget, revenue
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The Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) is responsible for spatial
planning and municipal services, exclusively working closely with
the Union Councils, Village/Neighborhood Councils and other civil
society and private organizations.
The functions and powers of the Tehsil Municipal Administration
include:-
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to prepare spatial plans for the tehsil in collaboration
with Union Councils, including plans for land use, zoning
and functions for which the Tehsil Municipal Administration
is responsible; |
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to seek approval of the Tehsil Council to the spatial plans
prepared by it after due process of dissemination and public
enquiry, incorporating modifications on the basis of such
inquiry; |
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to execute and manage development plans; |
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to exercise control over land-use, land-subdivision, land
development and zoning by public and private sectors for any
purpose, including for agriculture, industry, commerce,
markets, shopping and other employment centres; residential,
recreation, parks, entertainment; passenger and freight
transport and transit stations; |
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to enforce all municipal laws, rules and bye-laws governing
it’s functioning. Tehsil Municipal Administration may, with
the approval of Tehsil Council, exempt any Union from
application of any specific provision of the bye-laws made
by the Tehsil Council under Local Government Ordinance,
2001. |
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to prevent encroachments; |
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to regulate affixing of sign-boards and advertisements; |
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to provide, manage, operate, maintain and improve
the municipal infrastructure and services, including |
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water supply and control and development of water
sources, other than systems maintained by the Union
and Village Councils; |
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sewerage, sewage and sewage treatment and disposal; |
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storm water drainage; |
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sanitation and solid waste collection and sanitary
disposal of solid, liquid, industrial and hospital
wastes; |
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roads and streets, other than roads falling under
the jurisdiction of, and maintained by, the District
Government or Provincial Government and streets
maintained by the Union Administration or Village
Council; |
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traffic planning, engineering and management
including traffic signaling systems, signs on roads,
street markings, parking places, transport stations,
stops, stands and terminals; |
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street lighting |
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fire fighting |
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parks, playgrounds, open spaces and arboriculture;
and |
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slaughter houses; |
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to compile information provided by Union and Village
Councils of prioritized projects in the tehsils; |
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to prepare budget, long term and annual municipal
development programs in collaboration with the Union
Councils, under the directions of the Tehsil Nazim; |
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to maintain, with the assistance of the District Government,
Union and Village Councils, a comprehensive data base and
information system for Tehsil Municipal Administration and
provide public access to it on nominal charges;
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to propose taxes, cess, user fees, rates, rents, tolls,
charges, levies, fines and penalties under Part III of the
Second Schedule of Local Government Ordinance 2001 for
approval of the Tehsil Council and notify the same after
such approval; |
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to collect approved taxes, cess, user fees, rates, rents,
tolls, charges, fines and penalties; |
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to organize sports, cultural, recreational events, fairs and
shows; |
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to organize cattle fairs and cattle markets; |
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to co-ordinate and support municipal functions amongst
Unions and Villages; |
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to regulate markets and services and issue licenses,
permits, grant permissions and impose penalties for
violation thereof as and where applicable; |
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to manage properties, assets and funds vested in the Tehsil
Municipal Administration and Tehsil Council; |
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to develop and manage schemes, including site development in
collaboration with District Government and Union
Administration; |
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to authorize an officer or officers to issue notice to a
person committing any municipal offence and initiate legal
proceedings for continuance of commission of such offence or
for failure to comply with the directions contained in such
notice; |
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to prosecute, sue and follow up criminal, civil and recovery
proceedings against violators of municipal laws in the
courts of competent jurisdiction; |
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to maintain municipal records and archives; and |
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to prepare financial statements and present them for
internal and external audit. |
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