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250 EMOLUMENTS OF DISTRICT CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND
PRESIDING MEMBER
(1)
The emoluments of a District Chief Executive of a District Assembly shall be determined by
Parliament and shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund.
(2)
The emoluments of a Presiding Member of a District Assembly and other members of the Assembly
shall be determined by the District Assembly and paid out of the Assembly's own resources.
251 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(1)
There shall be established an Executive Committee of a District Assembly which shall be responsible
for the performance of the executive and administrative functions of the District Assembly.
(2)
The composition of the Executive Committee and the procedure for its deliberations shall be as
provided for by law.
252 DISTRICT ASSEMBLIES COMMON FUND AND GRANTS-IN-AID
(1)
There shall be a fund to be known as the District Assemblies Common Fund.
(2)
Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament shall annually make provision for the
allocation of not less than five percent of the total revenues of Ghana to the District Assemblies for
development; and the amount shall be paid into the District Assemblies Common Fund in quarterly
instalments.
(3)
The moneys accruing to the District Assemblies in the Common Fund shall be distributed among all
the District Assemblies on the basis of a formula approved by Parliament.
(4)
There shall be appointed by the President with the approval of Parliament, a District Assemblies
Common Fund Administrator.
(5)
Parliament shall by law prescribe the functions and tenure of office of the Administrator in such a
manner as will ensure the effective and equitable administration of the District Assemblies Common
Fund.
(6)
Nothing in this Chapter or any other law shall be taken to prohibit the State or other bodies from
making grants-in-aid to any District Assembly.
Ghana 1992 (rev. 1996)
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