A provision has been incorporated in the draft ordinance determining who to carry out the responsibility of mayor in case any commissioner was not given the mayoral responsibility by the mayor in his/her absence.

Meanwhile, four of the six mayors have been arrested and detained during the ongoing army-led drive against serious crime and corruption.

For introducing monthly remuneration of the ward commissioners and provision of acting mayor, the existing city corporation ordinance and laws would be amended.

An unscheduled meeting of the council of advisers yesterday with Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed in the chair approved in principle a draft ordinance amending the existing City Corporation Ordinance and Acts.

The city corporation commissioners will get monthly allowance like the monthly remuneration drawn by members and commissioners of onion parishads and pourashavas.

The meeting was informed that of union parishad and pourashava chairmen, members and commissioners get monthly remuneration, but the ward commissioners of the six city corporations "don't get any remuneration for lack of such provision in the relevant ordinance and laws".

The meeting also approved in principle the draft of The Pourashava (Amendment) Ordinance 2007 to incorporate provision for suspension of commissioners of pourashavas, an official handout said.

Besides, the council of advisers was apprised of the ongoing activities and future plan of action under the Local Governance Special Project aimed at "strengthening, empowering and decentralizing local government institutions".