188. Chief administrative officer.
(1)
There shall be a chief administrative officer for every district.
(2) The chief administrative officer shall be appointed by the district
service commission and shall be the chief accounting officer for the district.
(3) Parliament shall by law establish the qualifications and functions
of the chief administrative officer.
189. Functions of the Government and district councils.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the functions and
services specified in the Sixth Schedule to this Constitution shall be the
responsibility of the Government.
(2) District councils and the councils of lower local government units
may, on request by them, be allowed to exercise the functions and services
specified in the Sixth Schedule to this Constitution or if delegated to them by
the Government or by Parliament by law.
(3) District councils shall have responsibility for any functions and
services not specified in the Sixth Schedule to this Constitution.
(4) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Government
may, on request by a district council, assume responsibility for functions and
services assigned to the district council.
Finances of local governments.
190. Planning.
District councils shall prepare comprehensive and integrated development
plans incorporating the plans of lower level local governments for submission
to the National Planning Authority.
191. Power to levy and appropriate taxes.
(1) Local governments shall have power to levy, charge, collect and
appropriate fees and taxes in accordance with any law enacted by Parliament