AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF ILAGAN IN THE PROVINCE OF ISABELA INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF ILAGAN

• Number: Republic Act No. 10169
• Sections: 62

Preamble

ARTICLE 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

CITY OFFICIALS IN GENERAL

THE CITY MAYOR AND THE CITY VICE MAYOR

THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD

PROCESS OF LEGISLATION

DISQUALIFICATION AND SUCCESSION OF

ELECTIVE CITY OFFICIALS

THE APPOINTIVE OFFICIALS OF THE CITY

THE CITY FIRE STATION SERVICE, THE CITY

JAIL SERVICE, THE CITY SCHOOLS

DIVISION AND THE CITY PROSECUTION

SERVICE

TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Section 1 Title.

SECTION 1. Title.—This Act shall be known as the "Charter of the City of llagan".

Section 2 The City of Ilagan.

SEC. 2. The City of Ilagan.—The

Municipality of Ilagan shall be converted into a component city to be

known as the City of Ilagan, hereinafter referred to as the City, which

shall comprise the present territory of the Municipality of Ilagan

Province of Isabela.

The territorial jurisdiction of the City shall be within the present metes and bounds of the Municipality of Ilagan.

The

foregoing provision shall be without prejudice to the resolution by the

appropriate agency or forum of any boundary dispute or case involving

questions of territorial jurisdiction between the City of Ilagan and the

adjoining local government units.

Section 3 Corporate Powers of the City.

SEC. 3. Corporate Powers of the City.—

The City constitutes a political body corporate and as such is endowed

with the attributes of perpetual succession and possessed of the powers

which pertain to a municipal corporation to be exercised in conformity

with the provision of this Charter. The City shall have the following

corporate powers:

(a) To have a continuous succession in its corporate name;

(b) To sue and be sued;

(c) To have and use a corporate seal;

(d) To acquire, hold and convey real or personal property;

(e) To enter into any contract and, or agreement; and

(f) To exercise such other powers, prerogatives or authority subject to the limitations provided in this Act or other laws.

Section 4 General Powers.

SEC. 4. General Powers.—The

City shall have a common seal and may alter the same at pleasure:

Provided, That any change of corporate seal shall be registered with the

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). It shall

exercise the powers to levy taxes, fees and charges; to close and open

roads, streets, alleys, parks or squares; to take, purchase, receive,

hold, lease, convey and dispose of real and personal property for the

general interests of the City; to expropriate or condemn private

property for public use; to contract and to be contracted with; to sue

and be sued; to prosecute and defend to final judgment and execution

suits wherein the City is involved or interested in; and to exercise all

the powers as are granted to corporations or as hereinafter conferred.

Section 5 Liability for Damages.

SEC. 5. Liability for Damages.—The City and its officials shall not be exempt from liability for death or inquiry to persons or damage to property.

Section 6 Jurisdiction of the City.

SEC. 6. Jurisdiction of the City.—The

jurisdiction of the City, for police purposes only, shall be

coextensive with its territorial jurisdiction and, for the purpose of

protecting and ensuring the purity of the water supply of the City, such

police jurisdiction shall also extend over all the territory within the

drainage area of such water supply, or within one hundred meters (100

m.) of any reservoir, conduit, canal, aqueduct or pumping station used

in connection with the city water service.

The city court of the

City of Ilagan shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the city or

municipal court of the adjoining municipalities or cities, to try crimes

and misdemeanors committed within said drainage area or within said

spaces of one hundred meters (100 m.).

The court first taking

cognizance of such an offense shall have jurisdiction to try cases to

the exclusion of others. The police forces of several municipalities and

cities concerned shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the police

forces of the City for the maintenance of good order and the enforcement

of ordinances throughout said zone, area or spaces. But any license

that may be issued within said zone, area or spaces shall be granted by

the proper authorities of the city or municipality concerned, and the

fees arising therefrom shall accrue to the treasury of the said city or

municipality concerned and not to the City.

Section 7 The Officials of the City of Ilagan.

SEC. 7. The Officials of the City of Ilagan.—(a)

There shall be in the City of Ilagan: a city mayor, a city vice mayor,

sangguniang panlungsod members, a secretary to the sangguniang

panlungsod, a city treasurer, a city assessor, a city accountant, a city

budget officer, a city planning and development officer, a city

engineer, a city health officer, a city civil registrar, a city

administrator, a city legal officer, a city social welfare and

development officer, a city veterinarian and a city general services

officer.

(b) In addition thereto, the city mayor may appoint a

city environment and natural resources officer, a city architect, a city

information officer, a city cooperatives officer, a city population

officer and a city agriculturist.

(c) There shall be established

in the City a city fire station to be headed by a city fire marshal, a

city jail to be headed by a city jail warden, a city schools division to

be headed by a city schools division superintendent and a city

prosecution service to be headed by a city prosecutor.

(d) The sangguniang panlungsod may:

(1) Maintain existing offices not mentioned in subsections (a) and (b);

(2) Create such other offices as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the City; or

(3) Consolidate the functions of any office with those of another in the interest of efficiency and economy.

(e)

Unless otherwise provided herein, heads of departments and offices

shall be appointed by the city mayor with the concurrence of the

majority of all the sangguniang panlungsod members, subject to civil

service law, rules and regulations. The sangguniang panlungsod shall act

on the appointment within fifteen (15) days from the day of its

submission, otherwise the same shall be deemed confirmed.

(f)

Elective and appointive city officials shall receive such compensation,

allowances and other emoluments as may be determined by law or

ordinance, subject to the budgetary limitations on personal services

prescribed under Title Five, Book II of the Local Government Code of

1991: Provided, That, no increase in compensation of the city

mayor, city vice mayor and sangguniang panlungsod members shall take

effect until after the expiration of the full term of the said local

officials approving such increase.

Section 8 The City Mayor.

SEC. 8. The City Mayor.—(a)

The city mayor shall be the chief executive of the City and shall be

elected at large by the qualified voters of the City. No person shall be

eligible for the position of city mayor unless, at the time of the

election he or she is a citizen of the Philippines, at least twenty-one

(21) years of age, a resident of the City for at least one (1) year

prior to his or her election and a qualified voter therein and able to

read and write Filipino or any other local language or dialect. The city

mayor shall hold office for three (3) years, unless sooner removed, but

shall serve for not more than three (3) consecutive terms in the same

position and shall receive a minimum monthly compensation corresponding

to Salary Grade Thirty (30) as prescribed under Republic Act No. 6758,

otherwise known as the "Compensation and Position Classification Act of

1989", and the implementing guidelines issued pursuant thereto.

The

city mayor, as the chief executive of the city government, shall

exercise such powers and perform such duties and functions as provided

herein.

(b) For efficient, effective and economical governance,

the purpose of which is the general welfare of the City and its

inhabitants, the city mayor shall:

(1) Exercise those powers

expressly granted to him or her by law, those necessarily implied

therefrom, as well as powers necessary, appropriate or incidental for

the efficient and effective governance of the City, and those which are

essential to the promotion of the general welfare:

(i) Determine the guidelines of city policies and be responsible to the sangguniang panlungsod for the program of government;

(ii)

Direct the formulation of the city development plan with the assistance

of the city development council and, upon approval thereof by the

sangguniang panlungsod, implement the same;

(iii) Present the

program of government and propose policies and projects for the

consideration of the sangguniang panlungsod at the opening of the

regular session of the sangguniang panlungsod every calendar year and as

often as may be deemed necessary as the general welfare of the

inhabitants and the needs of the city government may require;

(iv)

Initiate and propose legislative measures to the sangguniang panlungsod

and, as often as may be deemed necessary, provide such information and

data needed or requested by said sanggunian in the performance of its

legislative functions;

(v) Appoint all officials and employees

whose salaries and wages are wholly or mainly paid out of city funds and

whose appointments are not otherwise provided for in this Act, as well

as those he or she may be authorized by law to appoint;

(vi)

Represent the City in all its business transactions and sign on its

behalf all bonds, contracts and obligations, and such other documents

upon the authority of the sangguniang panlungsod or pursuant to law or

ordinance;

(vii) Carry our such emergency measures as may be

necessary during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters

or calamities;

(viii) Determine the time, manner and place of

payment of salaries or wages of the officials and employees of the City,

in accordance with law or ordinance;

(ix) Allocate and assign

office space to the City and other officials and employees who, by law

or ordinance, are entitled to such space in the city hall and other

buildings owned or leased by the city government;

(x) Ensure that

all executive officials and employees of the City faithfully discharge

their duties and functions as provided for by law and the Local

Government Code of 1991, and cause to be instituted administrative or

judicial proceedings against any official or employee of the City who

may have committed an offense in the performance of his or her official

duties;

(xi) Examine the books, records and other documents of

all offices, officials, agents or employees of the City and, in aid of

executive powers and authority, require all national officials and

employees stationed in or assigned to the City to make available to him

or her such books, records and other documents in their custody, except

those classified by law as confidential;

(xii) Furnish copies of

executive orders issued by him or her to the provincial governor within

seventy-two (72) hours after their issuance;

(xiii) Visit

component barangays of the City at least once every six (6) months to

deepen his or her understanding of the problems and conditions, listen

and give appropriate counsel to local officials and inhabitants, inform

the component barangay officials and inhabitants of general laws and

ordinances which especially concern them, and otherwise conduct visits

and inspections to ensure that the governance of the City will improve

the quality of life of the inhabitants;

(xiv) Act on leave

applications of officials and employees appointed and on the commutation

of the monetary value of their leave credits in accordance with law;

(xv) Authorize official trips of city officials and employees outside of the City for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days: Provided, That the trips abroad or for a longer period may be authorized in accordance with the Local Government Code of 1991;

(xvi)

Call upon any national official or employee stationed in or assigned to

the City for advice on matters affecting the City and to make

recommendations thereon; coordinate with the said officials and

employees in the formulation and the implementation of plans, programs

and projects; and when appropriate, initiate an administrative or

judicial action against a national government official or employee who

may have committed an offense in the performance of official duties

while stationed in or assigned to the City;

(xvii) Authorize

payment for medical care, necessary transportation, subsistence,

hospital or medical fees of city officials and employees who are injured

while in the performance of their official duties and functions,

subject to the availability of funds;

(xviii) Solemnize marriages, any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding;

(xix)

Conduct an annual palarong panlungsod which shall feature traditional

sports and disciplines included in national and international games, in

coordination with the Department of Education (DepED); and

(xx)

Submit to the provincial governor the following reports: an annual

report containing a summary of all matters pertinent to the management,

administration and development of the City and all information and data

relative to its political, social and economic conditions; and

supplemental reports when unexpected events and situations arise at any

time during the year, particularly when man-made and natural disasters

or calamities affect the general welfare of the City;

(2) Enforce

all laws and ordinances relative to the governance of the City and in

the exercise of its appropriate corporate powers provided for under the

Local Government Code of 1991, as well as implement all approved

policies, programs, projects, services and activities of the City; and,

in addition, shall:

(i) Ensure that the acts of the City's

component barangays and of its officials and employees are within the

scope of their prescribed powers, duties and functions;

(ii) Call

conventions, conferences, seminars or meetings of elective and

appointive officials of the City, including provincial officials and

national officials and employees stationed in or assigned to the City,

at such time and place and on such subject as may be deemed important

for the promotion of the general welfare of the local government unit

and its inhabitants;

(iii) Issue such executive orders for the faithful and appropriate enforcement and execution of laws and ordinances;

(iv) Be entitled to carry the necessary firearms within the territorial jurisdiction;

(v)

Act as the deputized representative of the National Police Commission,

formulate the peace and order plan of the City and, upon its approval,

implement the same, and as such, exercise general and operational

control and supervision over police forces in the City in accordance

with Republic Act No. 6975, otherwise known as the "Department of the

Interior and Local Government Act of 1990"; and

(vi) Call upon

the law enforcement agencies to suppress disorder, riot, lawless

violence, rebellion, sedition or apprehend violators of the law when

public interest so requires and the city police forces are inadequate to

cope with the situation or the violators;

(3) Initiate and

maximize the generation of resources and revenues, and apply the same to

the implementation of development plans, program objectives and

priorities, as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991,

particularly those resources and revenues programmed for agro-industrial

development and countryside growth and progress and, relative thereto,

shall;

(i) Require each head of an office or department to

prepare and submit an. estimate of appropriations for the ensuing

calendar year, in accordance with the budget preparation process

enshrined under Republic Act No. 7160; otherwise known as the Local

Government Code of 1991;

(ii) Prepare and submit to the

sanggunian for approval the executive and supplemental budgets of the

City for the ensuing calendar year in the manner provided for under the

Local Government Code of 1991;

(iii) Ensure that all taxes and

other revenues of the City are collected and that city funds are applied

to the payment of expenses and the settlement of obligations of the

City, in accordance with law or ordinance;

(iv) Issue licenses

and permits and suspend or revoke the same for any violation of the

conditions upon which said licenses or permits had been issued, pursuant

to law or ordinance;

(v) Issue permits, without need of approval

therefore from any national agency, for the holding of activities for

any charitable or welfare purpose, excluding prohibited games of chance

or shows contrary to law, public policy and public morals;

(vi)

Require owners of illegally constructed houses, buildings or other

structures to obtain the necessary permits, subject to such fines and

penalties as may be imposed by law or ordinance, or to make necessary

changes in the construction of the same when said construction violates

any law or ordinance, or to order the demolition or removal of said

houses, buildings or structures within the period prescribed by law or

ordinance;

(vii)Adopt adequate measures to safeguard and conserve land, mineral, marine, forest and other resources of the City;

(viii)

Provide efficient and effective property and supply management in the

City and protect the funds, credits, rights and other properties of the

City; and

(ix) Institute or cause to be instituted administrative

or judicial proceedings for violation of ordinances in the collection

of taxes, fees and charges, and for the recovery of funds and property;

and cause the City to be defended against all suits to ensure that its

interests, resources and rights shall be adequately protected;

(4) Ensure the delivery of basic services and the provision of adequate facilities and, in addition thereto, shall:

(i)

Ensure that the construction and repair of roads and highways funded by

the national government shall be, as far as practicable, carried out in

a spatially contiguous manner and in coordination with the construction

and repair of the roads and bridges of the City and of the province;

and

(ii) Coordinate the implementation of technical services,

including public works and infrastructure programs, rendered by national

and provincial offices.

(5) Perform such other duties and

functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under the Local

Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or

ordinance.

(c) During his or her incumbency, the city mayor shall hold office in the city hall.

Section 9 The City Vice Mayor.

SEC. 9. The City Vice Mayor.—(a)

There shall be a city vice mayor who shall be elected in the same

manner as the city mayor and shall, at the time of the election, possess

the same qualifications as the city mayor. The city vice mayor shall

hold office for three (3) years, unless sooner removed, but shall serve

for not more than three (3) consecutive terms in the same position and

shall receive a monthly compensation corresponding to Salary Grade

Twenty-six (26) as prescribed under the Salary Standardization Law and

the implementing guidelines issued pursuant thereto.

(b) The city vice mayor shall:

(1)

Be the presiding officer of the sangguniang panlungsod and sign all

warrants drawn on the city treasury for all expenditures appropriated

for the operation of the sangguniang panlungsod;

(2) Subject to

civil service law, rules and regulations, appoint all officials and

employees of the sangguniang panlungsod, except those whose manner of

appointment is specifically provided for under the Local Government Code

of 1991;

(3) Assume the office of the city mayor for the

unexpired term of the latter in the event of permanent vacancy as

provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991;

(4)

Exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the city

mayor in case of temporary vacancy as provided for under the Local

Government Code of 1991; and

(5) Perform such other duties and

functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under the Local

Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or

ordinance.

Section 10 Composition.

SEC. 10. Composition.

— (a)The Sangguniang panlungsod, the legislative body of the City,

shall be composed of the city vice mayor as the presiding officer, the

ten (10) regular sanggunian members, the president of the city chapter

of the liga ng mga barangay, the president of the panlungsod na

pederasyon ng mga sangguniang kabataan and the three (3) sectoral

representatives as members, who shall come from the following sectors:

one (1) from the women sector; and as shall be determined by the

sangguniang panlungsod within ninety (90) days prior to the holding of

the local elections, one (1) from the agricultural or industrial workers

sector, and one (1) from the other sectors, including urban poor,

indigenous cultural communities or disabled persons.

(b) The

regular members of the sangguniang panlungsod and sectoral

representatives shall be elected in the manner as may be provided by

law:

(c) The members of the sangguniang panlugsod of the City of

Ilagan shall receive a minimum monthly compensation corresponding to

Salary Grade Twenty-five (25) as prescribed under the Salary

Standardization Law and the implementing guidelines issued pursuant

thereto.

Section 11 Powers, Duties, Functions and Compensation.

SEC. 11. Powers, Duties, Functions and Compensation.—(a)

The sangguniang panlungsod, as the legislative body of the City, shall

enact ordinances, approve resolutions and appropriate funds for the

general welfare of the City and its inhabitants pursuant to Section 16

of the Local Government Code of 1991 and in the proper exercise of the

corporate powers of the City as provided for under Section 22 of the

Local Government Code of 1991, and shall:

(1) Approve ordinances

and pass resolutions necessary for an efficient and effective city

government and, in this connection, shall:

(i) Review all

ordinances approved by the sangguniang barangay and executive orders

issued by the punong barangay to determine whether these are within the

scope of the prescribed powers of the sangguniang barangay and of the

punong barangay;

(ii) Maintain peace and order by enacting

measures to prevent and suppress lawlessness, disorder, riot, violence,

rebellion or sedition and impose penalties for the violation of said

ordinances;

(iii) Approve ordinances imposing a fine not

exceeding Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) or an imprisonment for a

period not exceeding one (1) year, or both, at the discretion of the

court, for violation of a city ordinance;

(iv) Adopt measures to

protect the inhabitants of the City from the harmful effects of man-made

or natural disasters or calamities, and to provide relief services and

assistance to victims during and in the aftermath of said disasters or

calamities and in their return to productive livelihood following said

events;

(v) Enact ordinances intended to prevent, suppress and

impose appropriate penalties for habitual drunkenness in public places,

vagrancy, mendicancy, prostitution, the establishment and maintenance of

house of ill-repute, gambling and other prohibited games of chance,

fraudulent devices and ways to obtain money or property, drug addiction,

maintenance of drug dens, drug pushing, juvenile delinquency, the

printing, distribution or exhibition of obscene or pornographic

materials or publications and such other activities inimical to the

welfare and morals of the inhabitants of the City;

(vi) Protect

the environment and impose appropriate penalties for acts which endanger

the environment, such as illegal togging, smuggling of logs, smuggling

of natural resources products and of endangered species of flora and

fauna, slash-and-burn farming and such other activities which result in

pollution, acceleration of siltation of rivers and lakes or of

ecological imbalance;

(vii) Subject to the provisions of the

Local Government Code of 1991 and other pertinent laws, determine the

powers and duties of officials and employees of the City;

(viii)

Determine the positions and the salaries, wages, allowances and other

emoluments and benefits of officials and employees paid wholly or mainly

from city funds and provide for expenditures necessary for the proper

conduct of programs, projects, services and activities of the city

government;

(ix) Authorize the payment of compensation to a

qualified person not in the government service who fills in a temporary

vacancy or grant honoraria to any qualified official or employee

designated to fill in a temporary vacancy in a concurrent capacity at

the rate authorized by law;

(x) Provide a mechanism and the

appropriate funds therefore for the safety and protection of all city

government properties, public documents or records such as those

relating to property inventory, land ownership, records of births,

marriages, deaths, assessments, taxation, accounts, business permits and

such other records and documents of public interest in the offices and

departments of the city government;

(xi) When the finances of the

city government allow, provide for additional allowances and other

benefits to judges, prosecutors, public elementary and high school

teachers, and other national government officials stationed in or

assigned to the City;

(xii) Provide legal assistance to barangay

officials who, in the performance of their official duties or on the

occasion thereof, have to initiate judicial proceedings or defend

themselves against legal actions; and

(xiii) Provide for group

insurance or additional insurance coverage for all barangay officials,

including members of barangay tanod brigades and service units, with

public or private insurance companies, when the finances of the city

government allow said coverage:

(2) Generate and maximize the use

of resources and revenues for the development plans, program objectives

and priorities of the City, with particular attention to

agro-industrial development and citywide growth and progress, and

relative thereto, shall:

(i) Approve the annual and supplemental

budgets of the city government and appropriate funds for specific

programs, projects, services and activities of the City, or for other

purposes not contrary to law, in order to promote the general welfare of

the City and its inhabitants;

(ii) Subject to the provisions of

Book II of the Local Government Code of 1991 and applicable laws and,

upon the majority vote of all the members of the sangguniang panlungsod,

enact ordinances levying taxes, fees and charges, prescribing the rates

thereof for general and specific purposes and granting tax exemptions,

incentives or reliefs;

(iii) Subject to the provisions of Book II

of the Local Government Code of 1991 and upon the majority vote of all

the members of the sangguniang panlungsod, authorize the city mayor to

negotiate and contract loans and other forms of indebtedness;

(iv)

Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government Code of

1991 and applicable laws and, upon the majority vote of all the members

of the sangguniang panlungsod, enact ordinances authorizing the floating

of bonds or other instruments of indebtedness, for the purpose of

raising funds to finance development projects;

(v) Appropriate

funds for the construction and maintenance or the rental of buildings

for the use of the City and, upon the majority vote of all the members

of the sangguniang panlungsod, authorize the city mayor to lease to

private parties such public buildings held in a proprietary capacity,

subject to existing laws, rules and regulations;

(vi) Prescribe reasonable limits and restraints on the use of property within the jurisdiction of the City;

(vii)

Adopt a comprehensive land-use plan for the City and ensure that the

formulation, adoption or modification of the said plan shall be in

coordination with the approved provincial comprehensive land-use plan;

(viii)

Reclassify lands within the jurisdiction of the City, subject to the

pertinent provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991;

(ix)

Enact integrated zoning ordinances in consonance with the approved

comprehensive land-use plan, subject to existing laws, rules and

regulations; establish fire limits or zones, particularly in populous

centers; and regulate the construction, repair or modification of

buildings within said limits or zones in accordance with the provisions

of the Fire Code of the Philippines;

(x) Subject to national law,

process and approve subdivision plans for residential, commercial or

industrial purposes and other development purposes, and to collect

processing fees and other charges, the proceeds of which shall accrue

entirely to the City; Provided, however, That where approval of a

national agency or office is required, said approval shall not be

withheld for more than thirty (30) days from receipt of the application.

Failure to act on the application within the period stated above shall

be deemed as approval thereof;

(xi) Subject to the provisions of

Book II of the Local Government Code of 1991, grant the exclusive

privilege of constructing fish corrals or fish pens, or the taking or

catching of bangus fry, prawn fry or kawag-kawag, or fry of any species

or fish within the city waters;

(xii) With the concurrence of at

least two thirds (2/3) vote of all the members of the sangguniang

panglungsod, grant tax exemptions, incentives or reliefs to entities

engaged in community growth-inducing industries, subject to the

provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991;

(xiii) Grant

loans or provide grants to other local government units or to national,

provincial and city charitable, benevolent or educational institutions: Provided, That said institutions are operated and maintained within the City;

(xiv) Regulate the numbering of residential, commercial and other buildings; and

(xv) Regulate the inspection, weighing and measuring of articles of commerce;

(3)

Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government Code of

1991, enact ordinances granting franchises and authorizing the issuance

of permits or licenses, upon such conditions and for such purposes

intended to promote the general welfare of the inhabitants of the City

and, pursuant to this legislative authority, shall:

(i) Fix and impose reasonable fees and charges for all services rendered by the city government to private persons or entities;

(ii)

Regulate or fix license fees for any business or practice of profession

within the City and the conditions under which the license for said

business or practice of profession may be revoked and enact ordinances

levying taxes thereon;

(iii) Provide for and set the terms and

conditions under which public utilities owned by the City shall be

operated by the city government and prescribe the conditions under which

the same may be leased to private persons or entities, preferably

cooperatives;

(iv) Regulate the display of and fix the license

fees for signs, signboards or billboards at the place or places where

the profession or business advertised thereby is, in whole or in part,

conducted;

(v) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, authorize

and license the establishment, operation and maintenance of cockpits,

and regulate cockfighting and commercial breeding of gamecocks; Provided, That existing rights should not be prejudiced;

(vi)

Subject to the guidelines prescribed by the Department of

Transportation and Communications (DOTC), regulate the operation of

tricycles and grant franchises for the operation thereof within the

territorial jurisdiction of the City; and

(vii) Upon approval by

the majority vote of all the members of the sangguniang panlungsod,

grant a franchise to any person, partnership, corporation or cooperative

to do business within the City; establish, construct, operate and

maintain ferries, wharves, markets or slaughterhouses; or undertake such

other activities within the City as may be allowed by existing laws: Provided, That, cooperatives shall be given preference in the grant of such franchise.

(4)

Regulate activities relative to the use of land, buildings and

structures within the City in order to promote the general welfare and,

for the said purpose, shall: (i) Declare, prevent or abate any nuisance;

(ii)

Require that buildings and the premises thereof and any land within the

City be kept and maintained in a sanitary condition; impose penalties

for any violation thereof or, upon failure to comply with the said

requirement, have the work done at the expense of the owner,

administrator or tenant concerned; and require the filling up of any

land or premises to a grade necessary for proper sanitation;

(iii) Regulate the disposal of clinical and other wastes from hospitals, clinics and other similar establishments;

(iv)

Regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of restaurants,

beerhouses, hotels, motels, inns, pension houses, lodging houses and

other similar establishments, including tourist guides and transports;

(v) Regulate the sale, giving away or dispensing of any intoxicating malt, vino, mixed or fermented liquors at any retail outlets;

(vi)

Regulate the establishment and provide for the inspection of steam

boilers or any heating device in buildings and the storage of

inflammable and highly combustible materials within the City;

(vii)

Regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of any

entertainment or amusement facilities, including the theatrical

performances, circuses, billiard halls, public dancing schools, public

dance halls, sauna baths, massage parlors and other places for

entertainment or amusement; regulate such other events or activities for

amusement or entertainment, particularly those which tend to disturb

the community or annoy the inhabitants, or require the suspension or

suppression of the same; or prohibit certain forms of amusement or

entertainment in order to protect the social and moral welfare of the

community;

(viii) Provide for the impounding of stray animals;

regulate the keeping of animals in homes or as part of a business, and

the slaughter, sale or disposition of the same; and adopt measures to

prevent and penalize cruelty to animals; and

(ix) Regulate the

establishment, operation and maintenance of funeral parlors and the

burial or cremation of the dead, subject to existing laws, rules and

regulations.

(5) Approve ordinances which shall ensure the

efficient and effective delivery of the basic services and facilities as

provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991 and, in addition

to said services and facilities, shall:

(i) Provide for the

establishment, maintenance, protection and conservation of communal

forests and watersheds, tree parks, greenbelts, mangroves and other

similar forest development projects;

(ii) Establish markets,

slaughterhouses or animal corrals and authorize the operation thereof by

the city government; and regulate the construction and operation of

private markets, talipapas or other similar buildings and structures;

(iii)

Authorize the establishment, maintenance and operation by the city

government of ferries, wharves and/or other structures intended to

accelerate productivity related to marine and seashore or offshore

activities;

(iv) Regulate the preparation and sale of meat,

poultry, fish, vegetables, fruits, fresh dairy products and other

foodstuffs for public consumption;

(v) Regulate the use of

streets, avenues, alleys, sidewalks, bridges, parks and other public

places and approve the construction, improvement, repair and maintenance

of the same; establish bus and vehicle stops and terminals or regulate

the use of the same by privately-owned vehicles which serve the public;

regulate garages and the operation of conveyances for hire; designate

stands to be occupied by public vehicles when not in use; regulate the

putting up of signs, signposts, awnings and awning posts on the streets;

and provide for the lighting, cleaning and sprinkling of streets and

public places;

(vi) Regulate traffic on all streets and bridges;

prohibit encroachments or obstacles thereon and, when necessary in the

interest of public welfare, authorize the removal of encroachments and

illegal constructions in public places;

(vii) Subject to existing

laws, establish and provide for the maintenance, repair and operation

of an efficient waterworks system to supply water for the inhabitants

and to purify the source of the water supply; regulate the construction,

maintenance, repair and use of hydrants, pumps, cisterns and

reservoirs; protect the purity and the quantity of the water supply of

the City and, for this purpose, extend the coverage of appropriate

ordinances over all territory within the drainage area of said water

supply within one hundred meters (100 m.) of the reservoir, canal,

conduit, aqueduct, pumping station and watershed used in connection with

the water service; and regulate the consumption, use or wastage of

water and fix and collect charges thereof;

(viii) Regulate the

drilling acid excavation of the ground for the laying of water, gas,

sewer and other pipes, and the construction, repair and maintenance of

public drains, sewers, cesspools, tunnels and similar structures;

regulate the placing of poles and the use of crosswalks, curbs and

gutters, adopt measures to ensure public safety against open canals,

manholes, live wires and other similar hazards to life and property; and

regulate the construction and use of private water closets, privies and

other similar structures in buildings and homes;

(ix) Regulate

the placing, stringing, attaching, installing, repair and construction

of all gas mains, electric telegraph and telephone wires, conduits,

meters and other apparatus; and provide for the correction, condemnation

or removal of the same when found to be dangerous, defective or

otherwise hazardous to the welfare of the inhabitants;

(x)

Subject to the availability of funds and to existing laws, rules and

regulations, establish and provide for the operation of vocational and

technical schools and similar post-secondary institutions and, with the

approval of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

(TESDA), and subject to existing laws on tuition fees, fix and collect

reasonable tuition fees and other school charges in educational

institutions supported by the city government;

(xi) Establish a

scholarship fund for the poor but deserving students in schools located

within its jurisdiction or for students residing within the City;

(xii) Approve measures and adopt quarantine regulations to prevent the introduction and the spread of diseases;

(xiii)

Provide for an efficient and effective system of solid waste and

garbage collection and disposal and prohibit littering and the placing

or throwing of garbage, refuse and other filth and wastes;

(xiv)

Provide for the care of persons with disabilities (PWD), paupers, the

aged, the sick, persons of unsound mind, abandoned minors, juvenile

delinquents, drug dependents, abused children and other needy and

disadvantaged persons particularly children and the youth below eighteen

(18) years of age and, subject to the availability of funds, establish

and provide for the operation of centers and facilities for the said

needy and disadvantaged persons;

(xv) Establish and provide for

the maintenance and improvement of jails and detention centers,

institute a sound jail management program and appropriate funds for the

subsistence of detainees and convicted prisoners in the City;

(xvi)

Establish a city council whose purpose is the promotion of culture and

the arts, coordinate with government agencies and nongovernmental

organizations and, subject to the availability of funds, appropriate

funds for the support and development of the same; and

(xvii)

Establish a city council for the elderly and senior citizens which shall

formulate policies and adopt measures mutually beneficial to the

elderly and to the community; provide incentives for nongovernmental

agencies and entities and, subject to the availability of funds,

appropriate funds to support programs and projects for the benefit of

the elderly.

(6)Perform such other duties and functions and

exercise such other powers as provided for under the Local Government

Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

Section 12 Internal Rules of Procedure.

SEC. 12. Internal Rules of Procedure.—

(a) On the first regular session following the election of its members

and within ninety (90) days thereafter, the sangguniang panlungsod shall

adopt or update its existing rules of procedure.

(b) The rules of procedure shall provide for the following:

(1)

The organization of the sanggunian and the election of its officers was

well as the creation of standing committees which shall include, but

shall not be limited to, the committees on appropriations, women and

family, human rights, youth and sports development, environmental

protection and cooperatives; the general jurisdiction of each committee;

and the election of the chairperson and members of each committee;

(2) The order and calendar of business for each session;

(3) The legislative process;

(4) The parliamentary procedures which include the conduct of members during sessions;

(5)

The discipline of members for disorderly behavior and absences without

justifiable cause for four (4) consecutive sessions for which they may

be censured, reprimanded or excluded from the session, suspended for not

more than sixty (60) days or expelled: Provided, That the

penalty of suspension or expulsion shall require the concurrence of at

least two-thirds (2/3) vote of all the sanggunian members: Provided, further,

That the member convicted by final judgment to imprisonment of at least

one (1) year for any crime involving moral turpitude shall be

automatically expelled from the sanggunian; and

(6)Such other rules as the sanggunian may adopt.

Section 13 Full Disclosure of Financial and Business Interests of Sangguniang Panglungsod Members.

SEC. 13. Full Disclosure of Financial and Business Interests of Sangguniang Panglungsod Members.—(a)

Every sanggunian panlungsod member shall, upon assumption to office,

make a full disclosure of business and financial interests. They shall

also disclose any business, financial, professional relationship or any

relation by affinity or consanguinity within the fourth civil degree,

which they may have with any person, firm or entity affected by any

ordinance or resolution under consideration by the sanggunian of which

one is a member, which relationship may result in conflict of interests.

Such relationship shall include:

(1)Ownership of stock or capital, or investment in the entity or firm which the ordinance or resolution may apply; and

(2) Contracts or agreements with any person or entity which the ordinance or resolution under consideration may affect.

In

the absence of a specific constitutional or statutory provision

applicable to this situation, "conflict of interest" refers, in general,

to one where it may be reasonably deduced that a member of a sanggunian

may not act in the public interest due to some private, pecuniary or

other personal considerations that may tend to affect his or her

judgment to the prejudice of the service or the public.

(b) The

disclosure required under this Act shall be made in writing submitted to

the secretary of the sanggunian or the secretary of the committee of

which he or she is a member. The disclosure shall, in all cases, form

part of the record of the proceedings and shall be made in the following

manner:

(1) Disclosure shall be made before the member

participates in deliberations on the ordinance or resolution under

consideration: Provided, That if the member did not participate

during the deliberations, the disclosure shall be made before voting on

the ordinance or resolution on second and third readings; and

(2)

Disclosure shall be made when a member takes a position or makes a

privilege speech on a matter that may affect the business interest,

financial connection or professional relationship described herein.

Section 14 Sessions.

SEC. 14. Sessions.—(a)

On the first day of the session immediately following the election of

its members, the sangguniang panlungsod shall, by resolution, fix the

day, time and place of its regular sessions. The minimum number of

regular sessions shall be once a week for the sangguniang panlungsod and

twice a month for the sangguniang barangay.

(b) When the public

interest so demands, special sessions may be called by the city mayor or

by a majority of the members of the sanggunian.

(c) All

sangguniang sessions shall be open to the public unless a closed-door

session is ordered by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members

present, there being a quorum, in the public interest or for reasons of

security, decency or morality. No two (2) sessions, regular or special,

may be held in a single day.

(d) In the case of special sessions

of the sanggunian, a written notice to the members shall be served

personally at the members' usual place of residence at least twenty-four

(24) hours before the special session is held.

Unless otherwise

concurred in by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the sanggunian members present,

there being a quorum, no other matters may be considered at a special

session except those stated in the notice.

(e) The sangguniang

panlungsod shall keep a journal and a record of its proceedings, which

may be published upon resolution of the sanggunian concerned.

Section 15 Quorum.

SEC. 15. Quorum.—(a)

A majority of all the members of the sanggunian who have been elected

and qualified shall constitute a quorum to transact official business.

Should a question of quorum be raised during a session, the presiding

officer shall immediately proceed to call the roll of the members and

thereafter announce the result.

(b) Where there is no quorum,

the presiding officer may declare a recess until such time a quorum is

constituted, or a majority of the members present may adjourn from

day to day and may compel the immediate attendance of any member absent

without justifiable cause by designating a member of the sanggunian, to

be assisted by a member or members of the police force assigned in the

territorial jurisdiction of the City of Ilagan, to arrest the absent

member and present him or her at the session.

(c) If there is

still no quorum despite the enforcement of the immediately preceding

subsection, no business shall be transacted. The presiding officer, upon

proper motion duly approved by the members present, shall then declare

the session adjourned for lack of quorum.

Section 16 Approval of Ordinances.

SEC. 16. Approval of Ordinances.—(a)

Every ordinance enacted by the sangguniang panlungsod shall be

presented to the city mayor. If the city mayor approves the same, the

signature shall be affixed on each and every page thereof; otherwise,

the ordinance shall be vetoed and returned with the statement on the

objections to the sanggunian, which may proceed to reconsider the same.

The sanggunian may override the veto of the city mayor by two-thirds

(2/3) vote of all its members, thereby making the ordinance or

resolution effective for all legal intents and purposes.

(b) The

veto shall be communicated by the city mayor to the sanggunian within

ten (10) days; otherwise, the ordinance shall be deemed approved as if

he or she had signed it.

Section 17 Veto Power of the City Mayor.

SEC. 17. Veto Power of the City Mayor.— (a) The city mayor may veto any ordinance of the sangguniang panlungsod on the ground that it is ultra vires or prejudicial to the public welfare, stating the reasons thereof in writing.

(b)

The city mayor shall have the power to veto any particular item or

items of an appropriations ordinance, an ordinance or resolution

adopting a local development plan, any public investment program or an

ordinance directing the payment of money or creating liability. In such

case, the vetoed item or items shall not affect the item or items which

are not objected to. The vetoed item or items shall not take effect

unless the sangguniang panlungsod overrides the veto in the manner

herein provided; otherwise, the item or items in the appropriations

ordinance of the previous year corresponding to those vetoed, if any,

shall be deemed reenacted.

(c) The city mayor may veto an

ordinance or resolution only once. The sanggunian may override the veto

of the city mayor by two-thirds (2/3) vote of all its members, thereby

making the ordinance effective even without the approval of the city

mayor.

Section 18 Review of City Ordinances by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

SEC. 18. Review of City Ordinances by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.—(a)

Within three (3) days after approval, the secretary to the sangguniang

panlungsod shall forward to the sangguniang panlalawigan for review,

copies of approved ordinances and the resolutions approving the local

development plans and the public investment programs formulated by the

local development councils.

(b) Within thirty (30) days after

receipt of copies of such ordinances and resolutions, the sangguniang

panlalawigan shall examine the documents or transmit them to the

provincial attorney or the provincial prosecutor for prompt examination.

The provincial attorney or the provincial prosecutor shall, within a

period of ten (10) days from receipt of the documents, inform the

sangguniang panlalawigan in writing of his or her comments or

recommendations, which may be considered by the sangguniang panlalawigan

in making its decision.

(c) If the sangguniang panlalawigan

finds that such an ordinance or resolution is beyond the power conferred

upon the sangguniang panlungsod concerned, it shall declare such

ordinance or resolution invalid in whole or in part. The sangguniang

panlalawigan shall enter its action in the minutes and shall advise the

corresponding city authorities of the action it has taken.

(d)

If no action has been taken by the sangguniang panlalawigan within

thirty (30) days after submission of such an ordinance or resolution,

the same shall be presumed to be consistent with law and therefore

valid.

Section 19 Review of Barangay Ordinances by the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

SEC. 19. Review of Barangay Ordinances by the Sangguniang Panlungsod.—(a)

Within ten (10) days after its enactment, the sangguniang barangay

shall furnish copies of all barangay ordinances to the sangguniang

panlungsod for review as to whether the ordinances are consistent with

law or city ordinances.

(b) If the sangguniang panlungsod fails

to take action on barangay ordinances within thirty (30) days from

receipt thereof, the same shall be deemed approved.

(c) If the

sangguniang panlungsod finds the barangay ordinances inconsistent with

law or city ordinances, the sangguniang panlungsod shall, within thirty

(30) days from receipt thereof, return the same with its comments and

recommendations to the sangguniang barangay concerned for adjustment,

amendment or modification; in which case, the effectivity of the

barangay ordinance is suspended until such time as the revision called

for is effected.

Section 20 Enforcement of Disapproved Ordinances or Resolutions.

SEC. 20. Enforcement of Disapproved Ordinances or Resolutions.—Any

attempt to enforce any ordinance or any resolution approving the local

development plan and the public investment program after disapproval

thereof, shall be sufficient ground for the suspension or dismissal of

the official or employee concerned.

Section 21 Effectivity of Ordinances or Resolutions.

SEC. 21. Effectivity of Ordinances or Resolutions.—(a)

Unless otherwise stated in the ordinance or the resolution approving

the local development plan and the public investment program, the same

shall take effect after ten (10) days from the date a copy thereof is

posted in a bulletin board at the entrance of the City Hall of llagan

and in at least two (2) other conspicuous places in the City of llagan.

(b)

The secretary of the sangguniang panlungsod shall cause the posting of

an ordinance or resolution in the bulletin board at the entrance of the

city hall and in at least two (2) conspicuous places in the City of

Ilagan not later than five (5) days after approval thereof. The text of

the ordinance or resolution shall be disseminated and posted in

Filipino or English and the secretary of the sangguniang panlungsod

shall record such fact in a book kept for the purpose, stating the dates

of approval and posting.

(c) The main features of the ordinance

or the resolution duly enacted or adopted shall, in addition to being

posted, be published once in a local newspaper of general circulation

within the City: Provided, That in the absence thereof, the ordinance or

the resolution shall be published in any newspaper of general

circulation: Provided, further That the gist of all ordinances with penal sanctions shall also be published in a newspaper of general circulation.

Section 22 Disqualification of Elective Public City Officials.

SEC. 22. Disqualification of Elective Public City Officials.—The

following persons are disqualified from running for any elective

position in the City: (a) Those sentenced by final judgment for an

offense involving moral turpitude or an offense punishable by one (1)

year or more of imprisonment within two (2) years after serving

sentence;

(b) Those removed from office as a result of an administrative case;

(c) Those convicted by final judgment for violating the oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines;

(d) Those with dual citizenship;

(e) Fugitives from justice in criminal or nonpolitical cases here and abroad;

(f)

Permanent residents in a foreign country or those who have acquired

the right to reside abroad and continue to avail of the same right after

the effectivity of the Local Government Code of 1991; and

(g) The insane or feeble-minded.

Section 23 Permanent Vacancy in the Offices of the City Mayor, the City Vice Mayor and the Punong Barangay.

SEC. 23. Permanent Vacancy in the Offices of the City Mayor, the City Vice Mayor and the Punong Barangay.—(a)

If a permanent vacancy occurs in the office of the city mayor, the city

vice mayor concerned shall become the city mayor. If a permanent

vacancy occurs in the office of the city vice mayor, the highest ranking

sangguniang panlungsod member or, in case of his or her permanent

incapacity, the second highest ranking sangguniang panlungsod member

become the city mayor or the city vice mayor, as the case may be.

Subsequent vacancies in the said offices shall be filled automatically

by the other sanggunian members according to their ranking as defined

herein.

(b) If a permanent vacancy occurs in the office of the

punong barangay, the highest ranking sangguniang barangay member or, in

case of his or her permanent inability, the second highest ranking

sanggunian member shall become the punong barangay.

(c) A tie between or among the highest ranking sangguniang panlungsod members shall be resolved by drawing of lots.

(d) The successors as defined herein shall serve only the unexpired terms of their predecessors.

(e)

For purposes of this Act, a permanent vacancy arises when an elective

local official fills in a higher vacant office, refuses to assume

office, fails to qualify, dies, is removed from office, voluntarily

resigns or is otherwise permanently incapacitated to discharge the

functions of his or her office.

(f) For purposes of succession

as provided for in this Act, ranking in the sanggunian shall be

determined on the basis of the proportion of votes obtained by each

winning candidate to the total number of registered voters in the City

in the immediately preceding local election.

Section 24 Permanent Vacancies in the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

SEC. 24. Permanent Vacancies in the Sangguniang Panlungsod.—Permanent

vacancies in the sangguniang panlungsod where automatic succession as

provided above does not apply shall be filled in by appointments in the

following manner:

(a) The provincial governor shall make the aforesaid appointments;

(b)

Only the nominee of the political party under which the sanggunian

member concerned had been elected shall be appointed in the manner

herein provided. The appointee shall come from the same political party

as that of the sanggunian member who caused the vacancy and shall serve

the unexpired term of the vacant office.

In the appointment

herein mentioned, a nomination and a certificate of membership of the

appointee from the highest official of the political party concerned are

conditions sine qua non, and any appointment without such nomination and certification shall be null and void ab initio and shall be a ground for administrative action against the official responsible therefor;

(c)

In case the permanent vacancy is caused by a sanggunian member who does

not belong to any political party, the city mayor shall, upon the

recommendation of the sangguniang panlungsod, appoint a qualified person

to fill in the vacancy; and

(d) In case of vacancy in the

representation of the youth and the barangay in the sangguniang

panlungsod, said vacancy shall be filled in automatically by the

official next-in-rank of the organization concerned.

Section 25 Temporary Vacancy in the Office of the City Mayor.

SEC. 25. Temporary Vacancy in the Office of the City Mayor.—(a)

When the city mayor is temporarily incapacitated to perform his or her

duties for physical or legal reasons such as, but not limited to, leave

of absence, travel abroad and suspension from office, the city vice

mayor or the highest sangguniang panlungsod member shall automatically

exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the city

mayor, except the power to appoint, suspend or dismiss employees which

can only be exercised if the period of temporary incapacity exceeds

thirty (30) working days.

(b) Said temporary incapacity shall

terminate upon submission to the sangguniang panlungsod of a written

declaration by the city mayor that he or she has reported back to

office. In case where the temporary incapacity is due to legal cause,

the city mayor shall also submit necessary documents showing that the

said legal cause no longer exists.

(c) When the city mayor is

traveling within the country but outside the territorial jurisdiction

for a period not exceeding three (3) consecutive days, he or she may

designate in writing the officer-in-charge of his or her office. Such

authorization shall specify the powers and functions that the local

official concerned shall exercise in the absence of the city mayor,

except the power to appoint, suspend or dismiss employees.

(d) In

the event, however, that the city mayor fails or refuses to issue such

authorization, the city vice mayor or the highest ranking sangguniang

panlungsod member, as the case may be, shall have the right to assume

the powers, duties and functions of the said office on the fourth (4th)

day of absence of the city mayor, subject to the limitations provided

for in subsection (c) hereof.

(e) Except as provided above, the

city mayor shall, in no case, authorize any local official to assume the

powers, duties and functions of the office other than the city vice

mayor or the highest ranking member of the sangguniang panlungsod, as

the case may be.

Section 26 The Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

SEC. 26. The Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod.—(a)

There shall be a secretary to the sangguniang panlungsod who shall be a

career official with the rank and salary equal to a head of a

department or office.

(b) No person shall be appointed secretary

to the sangguniang panlungsod unless he or she is a citizen of the

Philippines, a resident of the City of Ilagan, of good moral character,

a holder of a college degree preferably in law, commerce or public

administration from a recognized college or university and a first grade

civil service eligible or its equivalent.

(c) The secretary to the sangguniang panlungsod shall take charge of the office of the sangguniang panlungsod, and shall:

(1) Attend meetings of the sangguniang panlungsod and keep a journal of the proceedings;

(2)

Keep the seal of the City and affix the same with his or her signature

to all ordinances, resolutions and other official acts of the

sangguniang panlungsod, and present the same to the presiding officer

for his or her signature;

(3) Forward to the city mayor for

approval copies of ordinances enacted by the sangguniang panlungsod,

duly certified by the presiding officer;

(4) Forward to the

Department of Budget and Management (DBM) copies of the appropriations

ordinances passed by the sangguniang panlungsod as provided for under

Section 27 The City Treasurer.

SEC. 27. The City Treasurer.—(a)

The city treasurer shall be appointed by the Secretary of the

Department of Finance (DOF) from a list of at least three (3) ranking

eligible recommendees of the city mayor, subject to civil service law

rules and regulations.

(b) The city treasurer shall be under the

administrative supervision of the city mayor, to whom he or she shall

report regularly on the tax collection efforts of the City.

(c)

No person shall be appointed city treasurer unless he or she is a

citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Ilagan, of good

moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in commerce,

public administration or law from a recognized college or university,

and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He or she

must have acquired experience in treasury or accounting service for at

least five (5) years.

(d) The city treasurer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(e) The city treasurer shall take charge of the city finance department, and shall:

(1)

Advice the city mayor, the sangguniang panlungsod and other local

government and national officials concerned regarding disposition of

local government funds and on such other matters relative to public

finance;

(2) Take custody and exercise proper management of the funds of the City;

(3)

Take charge of the disbursement of all funds of the City and such other

funds, the custody of which has been entrusted by law or other

competent authority;

(4) Inspect private commercial and

industrial establishments within the jurisdiction of the City in

relation to the implementation of tax ordinances, pursuant to the

provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991;

(5) Maintain and update the tax information system of the City; and

(6)

Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers

as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that

are prescribed by law or ordinance.

Section 28 The City Assessor.

SEC. 28. The City Assessor.—(a)

The city assessor must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of

the City of Ilagan, of good moral character, a holder of a college

degree preferably in civil or mechanical engineering, commerce or any

other related course from a recognized college or university, and a

first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He or she must

have acquired experience in real property assessment work or in any

related field for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date

of his or her appointment.

(b) The city assessor shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The city assessor shall take charge of the city assessor's department, and shall:

(1)

Ensure that all laws and policies governing the appraisal and

assessment of real properties for taxation purposes are properly

executed;

(2) Initiate, review and recommend changes in

policies and objectives, plans and programs, techniques, procedures and

practices in the evaluation and assessment of real properties for

taxation purposes;

(3) Establish a systematic method of real property assessment;

(4) Install and maintain real property identification and accounting systems;

(5)

Prepare, install and maintain a system of tax mapping, showing

graphically all properties subject to assessment and gather all data

concerning the same;

(6) Conduct frequent physical surveys to

verify and determine whether all real properties within the City are

properly listed in the assessment rolls;

(7) Exercise the functions of appraisal and assessment primarily for taxation purposes of all real properties in the City;

(8)

Prepare a schedule of the fair market value of the different classes of

real properties in accordance with the provisions of the Local

Government Code of 1991;

(9) Issue, upon request of any

interested party, certified copies of assessment records of real

properties and all other records relative to its assessment upon payment

of a service charge or fee to the city treasurer;

(10) Submit

every semester a report of all assessment, as well as cancellations and

modifications of assessments to the city mayor and the sangguniang

panlungsod;

(11) Attend personally or through an authorized

representative all sessions of the local board of assessment appeals

whenever his or her assessment is the subject of the appeal, and present

or submit any information or record in his or her possession as may be

required by the Board; and

(12) Perform such other duties and

functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under the

Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or

ordinance.

Section 29

SEC. 29. The City Accountant—(a) The city

accountant must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City

of Ilagan, of good moral character, a certified public accountant and

must have acquired experience in the treasury or accounting service for

at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his or her

appointment.

(b) The city accountant shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The city accountant shall take charge of both the office of the accounting and internal audit services, and shall:

(1) Install and maintain an internal audit system in the City;

(2) Prepare and submit financial statement to the city mayor and to the sangguniang panlungsod;

(3) Apprise the sangguniang panlungsod and other officials on the financial condition and operations of the City;

(4) Certify to the availability of budgetary allotment from which expenditures and obligations may be properly charged;

(5) Review supporting documents before the preparation of vouchers to determine the completeness of requirements;

(6)

Prepare statement of cash advances, liquidations, salaries, allowances,

reimbursements and remittances pertaining to the City;

(7) Prepare statements of journal vouchers and liquidations of the same and other adjustments related thereto;

(8) Post individual disbursements to subsidiary ledgers and index cards;

(9) Maintain individual ledgers for officials and employees of the City pertaining to payrolls and deductions;

(10) Record and post in index cards details of purchased furniture, fixtures and equipment, including disposal thereof, if any;

(11) Account for all issued requests for obligations and maintain and keep all records and reports related thereto;

(12) Prepare journals and the analysis of obligations and maintain and keep all records and reports related thereto; and

(13)

Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers

as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that

are prescribed by law or ordinance.

Section 30 The City Budget Officer.

SEC. 30. The City Budget Officer.—(a)

The city budget officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a

resident of the City of Hagan, of good moral character, a holder of a

college degree preferably in accounting, economics, public

administration or any related course from a recognized college or

university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent.

The city budget officer must have acquired experience in government

budgeting or in any related field for at least five (5) years

immediately preceding the date of his or her appointment.

(b) The city budget officer shall take charge of the city budget department, and shall:

(1)

Prepare forms, orders and circulars, embodying instructions on

budgetary and appropriation matters for the signature of the city mayor;

(2) Review and consolidate the budget proposals of the different departments and offices of the City;

(3) Assist the city mayor in the preparation of the budget, and during and after the budget hearings;

(4) Study and evaluate budgetary implications of proposed legislation and submit comments and recommendations thereon;

(5) Submit periodic budgetary reports to the DBM;

(6)

Coordinate with the city treasurer, the city accountant and the city

planning and development officer for the purpose of budgeting;

(7) Assist the sangguniang panlungsod in reviewing the approved budgets of component barangays;

(8) Coordinate with the city planning and development office in the formulation of the development plan of the City; and

(9)

Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers

as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that

are prescribed by law or ordinance.

(c) The city budget officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

Section 31 The City Planning and Development Officer.

SEC. 31. The City Planning and Development Officer.—(a)

The city planning and development officer must be a citizen of the

Philippines, a resident of the City of Ilagan, of good moral character, a

holder of a college degree preferably in urban planning, development

studies, economics, public administration or in any related course from a

recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service

eligible or its equivalent. He or she must have acquired experience in

development planning or in any related field for at least five (5) years

immediately preceding the date of his or her appointment.

(b)

The city planning and development officer shall receive such

compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The city planning development officer shall take charge of the city planning and development coordinating office, and shall:

(1)

Formulate integrated economic, social, physical and other development

plans and policies for the consideration of the city development

council;

(2) Conduct continuing studies, researches and training programs necessary to evolve plans and programs for implementation;

(3) Integrate and coordinate all sectoral plans and studies undertaken by the different functional groups or agencies;

(4)

Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the different development

programs, projects and activities in the City in accordance with the

approved development plan;

(5) Prepare comprehensive plans and

other development planning documents for the consideration of the local

development council;

(6) Analyze the income and expenditure

patterns, and formulate and recommend fiscal plans and policies for the

consideration of the finance committee of the sangguniang panlungsod;

(7) Promote people's participation in development planning within the City;

(8) Exercise supervision and control over the secretariat of the local development council; and

(9)

Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers

as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that

are prescribed by law or ordinance.

Section 32 The City Engineer.

SEC. 32. The City Engineer.—(a)

The city engineer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of

the City of Ilagan, of good moral character and a licensed civil

engineer. He or she must have acquired experience in the practice of his

or her profession for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the

date of his or her appointment.

(b) The city engineer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The city engineer shall take charge of the city engineering office, and shall:

(1)

Initiate, review and recommend changes in policies and objectives,

plans and programs, techniques, procedures and practices in

infrastructure development and public works in general of the City;

(2) Advise the city mayor on infrastructure, public works and other engineering matters;

(3)

Administer, coordinate, supervise and control the construction,

maintenance, improvement and repair of roads, bridges, other engineering

and public works projects of the City;

(4) Provide engineering

services to the City, including investigations and surveys, engineering

designs, feasibility studies and project management; and

(5)

Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers

as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that

are prescribed by law or ordinance.

Section 33 The City Health Officer.

SEC. 33. The City Health Officer.—(a)

The city health officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a

resident of the City of Ilagan, of good moral character and a licensed

medical practitioner. He or she must have acquired experience in the

practice of his or her profession for at least five (5) years

immediately preceding the date of his or her appointment.

(b) The city health officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The city health officer shall take charge of the office of the city health services, and shall:

(1)

Supervise the personnel and staff of the said office, formulate program

implementation guidelines and rules and regulations for the operation

of the said office for the approval of the city mayor in order to assist

him or her in the efficient, effective and economical implementation of

health services programs geared to implement health-related projects

and activities;

(2) Formulate measures for the consideration of

the sangguniang panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support

to the city mayor in carrying out activities to ensure the delivery of

basic services and the provision of adequate facilities relative to

health services as provided for under Section 17 of the Local

Government Code of 1991;

(3) Develop plans and strategies and,

upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same,

particularly those which have to do with health programs and projects

which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the sangguniang

panlungsod is empowered to provide for under the Local Government Code

of 1991;

(4) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the city health officer shall;

(i) Formulate and implement policies, plans and projects to promote the health of the people in the City;

(ii) Advise the city mayor and the sangguniang panlungsod on matters pertaining to health;

(iii) Execute and enforce all laws, ordinances and regulations relating to public health;

(iv)

Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod through the local health board,

the passage of such ordinance as he or she may deem necessary for the

preservation of public health;

(v) Recommend the prosecution of any violation of sanitary laws, ordinances or regulations;

(vi)

Direct the sanitary inspection of all business establishments, stores

selling food items or providing accommodations such as hotels, motels,

local houses, pension houses and the like, in accordance with the

Sanitation Code of the Philippines;

(vii) Conduct health information campaigns and render health intelligence services;

(vii)

Coordinate with other government agencies and non-government

organizations involved in the promotion and delivery of health services;

and

(ix) Be in the frontline of the delivery of health services,

particularly during in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters

or calamities.

(5) Perform such other duties and functions and

exercise such other powers as provided for under the Local Government

Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

Section 34 The City Civil Registrar.

SEC. 34. The City Civil Registrar.—(a)

The city civil registrar must be a citizen of the Philippines, a

resident of the City of llagan, of good moral character, a holder of a

college degree from a recognized college or university, and a first

grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He or she must have

acquired experience in civil registry work for at least five (5) years

immediately preceding the date of his or her appointment.

(b) The city civil registrar shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c)

The city civil registrar shall be responsible for the civil

registration program in the City of Ilagan, pursuant to the Civil

Registry Law, the Civil Code and other pertinent laws, rules and

regulations issued to implement them.

(d) The city civil registrar shall take charge of the office of the city civil registry, and shall:

(1)

Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city

mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the

civil registry programs and projects which the city mayor is empowered

to implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to

provide for under the Local Government Code of 1991;

(2) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the city civil registrar shall:

(i) Accept all registrable documents and judicial decrees affecting the civil status of persons;

(ii) File, keep and preserve in a secure place the books required by law;

(iii)

Transcribe and enter immediately upon receipt all registrable documents

and judicial decrees affecting the civil status of persons in the

appropriate civil registry books;

(iv) Transmit to the Office of

the Civil Registrar General, within the prescribed period, duplicate

copies of registered documents required by law;

(v) Issue

certified transcripts or copies of any certificate or registered

documents upon payment of the required fees to the city treasurer;

(vi)

Receive application for the issuance of a marriage license and, after

determining that the requirements and supporting certificates and

publication thereof for the prescribed period have been complied with,

issue the license upon payment of the authorized fee to the city

treasurer; and

(vii) Coordinate with the National Statistics

Office (NSO) in conducting educational campaigns for vital registration

and assist in the preparation of demographic and other statistics for

the City of Ilagan.

(3) Perform such other duties and functions

and exercise such other powers as provided for under the Local

Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or

ordinance.

Section 35 The City Administrator.

SEC. 35. The City Administrator.—(a) The city

administrator must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the

City of Ilagan, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree

preferably in public administration, law or in any other related course

from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service

eligible or its equivalent. He or she must have acquired experience in

management and administrative work for at least five (5) years

immediately preceding the date of his or her appointment.

(b) The term of the city administrator is coterminous with that of his or her appointing authority.

(c) The city administrator shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(d) The city administrator shall take charge of the city administrator's office, and shall:

(1)

Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city

mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the

management and administration-related programs and projects which the

city mayor is empowered to implement and which the sangguniang

panlungsod is empowered to provide for under the Local Government Code

of 1991;

(2) Assist in the coordination of work the of all the

officials of the local government unit, under the supervision, direction

and control of the city mayor, and for this purpose, he or she convene

the chiefs of offices and other officials of the local government unit;

(3)

Establish and maintain a sound personnel program for the local

government unit designed to promote career development and uphold the

merit principle in the local government service;

(4) Conduct a

continuing organizational development of the local government unit with

the end in view of instituting effective administrative reforms;

(5)

Be in the frontline of the delivery of administrative support services,

particularly those related to the situations during and in the

aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities;

(6)

Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all

matters relative to the management and administration of the City; and

(7)

Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers

as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that

are prescribed by law or ordinance.

Section 36 The City Legal Officer.

SEC. 36. The City Legal Officer.—(a)

The city legal officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident

of the City of Ilagan, of good moral character and a member of the

Philippine Bar. He or she must have practiced of his or her profession

for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his or her

appointment.

The term of the legal officer shall be coterminous with that of his or her appointing authority.

(b) The city legal officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c)

The city legal officer, the chief legal counsel of the City, shall take

charge of the office of the city legal service, and shall:

(1)

Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang panlungsod

and provide legal assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying

out the delivery of basic services and the provision of adequate

facilities;

(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval

thereof by the city mayor, implement the same, particularly those which

have to do with the programs and projects related to legal services

which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the

sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to provide;

(3) Represent

the local government unit in all civil action and special proceedings

wherein the local government unit or any official thereof, in his or her

official capacity, is a party: Provided, That in actions or

proceedings where the City of Ilagan is a party adverse to the

provincial government or to another component city, a special legal

officer may be employed to represent the adverse party;

(4) When

required by the city mayor or sanggunian, draft ordinances, contracts,

bonds, leases and other instruments, involving any interest of the local

government unit; and provide comments and recommendations on any

instrument already drawn;

(5) Render his or her opinion in writing on any question of law when requested to do so by the city mayor or sanggunian;

(6)

Investigator or cause to be investigated any local official or employee

for administrative neglect or misconduct in office, and recommend

appropriate action to the city mayor or sanggunian, as the case may be;

(7)

Investigate or cause to be investigated any person, firm or corporation

holding any franchise or exercising any privilege for failure to comply

with any term or condition in the grant of such franchise or privilege,

and recommending appropriate action to the city mayor or sanggunian, as

the case may be;

(8) When directed by the city mayor or

sanggunian, initiate and prosecute in the interest of the local

government unit concerned any civil action on any bond, lease or other

contract upon any breach or violation thereof;

(9) Review ordinances and submit recommendations on ordinances approved and executive orders issued by component units;

(10)

Recommend measures to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city

mayor on all matters related to upholding the rule of law;

(11)

Be in the frontline of protecting human rights and prosecuting any

violation thereof, particularly those which occur during and in the

aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities; and

(12)

Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers

as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that

are prescribed by law or ordinance.

Section 37 The City Social Welfare and Development Officer.

SEC. 37. The City Social Welfare and Development Officer.—(a)

The city social welfare and development officer must be a citizen of

the Philippines, a resident of the City of Ilagan, of good moral

character, a duly licensed social worker or a holder of a college degree

preferably in social work or in any other related course from a

recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service

eligible or its equivalent. He or she must have acquired experience in

the practice of social work for at least five (5) years immediately

preceding the date of his or her appointment.

(b) The city social

welfare development officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments

and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The city social

welfare and development officer shall take charge of the office of the

social welfare and development, and shall:

(1) Formulate measures

for the approval of the sangguniang panlungsod and provide technical

assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying out measures to

ensure the delivery of basic services and the provision of adequate

facilities relative to social welfare and development services;

(2)

Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city

mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with

social welfare programs and projects which the city mayor is empowered

to implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to

provide;

(3) Identify the basic needs of the needy, the

disadvantaged and the impoverished, and develop and implement

appropriate measures to alleviate their problems and improve their

living conditions;

(4) Provide relief and appropriate crisis

intervention for victims of abuse and exploitation and recommend

appropriate measures to deter further abuse and exploitations;

(5)

Assist the city mayor in implementing the barangay level program for

the total development and protection of children up to six (6) years of

age;

(6) Facilitate the implementation of welfare programs for

the disabled, elderly and victims of drug addiction, the rehabilitation

of prisoners and parolees, the prevention of juvenile delinquency and

such other activities which would eliminate and minimize the ill-effects

of poverty;

(7) Initiate and support youth welfare programs that will enhance the role of the youth in nation building;

(8)

Coordinate with government agencies and nongovernmental organizations

which have for their purpose the promotion and the protection of all the

needy, disadvantaged, underprivileged or impoverished groups or

individuals, particularly those identified to be vulnerable and high

risk to exploitation, abuse and neglect;

(9) Be in the frontline

of the delivery of services particularly those which have to do with the

immediate relief and assistance during and in the aftermath of man-made

and natural disasters or calamities;

(10) Recommend to the

sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all other matters

related to social welfare and development services which will improve

the livelihood and the living conditions of the inhabitants; and

(11)

Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers

as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that

are prescribed by law or ordinance.

Section 38 The City Veterinarian.

SEC. 38. The City Veterinarian.—(a)

The city veterinarian must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident

of the City of Ilagan, of good moral character and a licensed doctor of

veterinary medicine. He or she must have practiced his or her profession

for at least (3) years immediately preceding the date of his or her

appointment.

(b) The city veterinarian shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The city veterinarian shall take charge of the office of veterinary services, and shall:

(1)

Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang panlungsod

and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in

carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and

the provision of adequate facilities;

(2) Develop plans and

strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the

same, particularly those which have to do with the veterinary-related

activities which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the

sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to provide;

(3) Advise the

city mayor on all matters pertaining to the slaughter of animals for

human consumption and the regulation of slaughterhouses;

(4) Regulate the keeping of domestic animals;

(5) Regulate and inspect poultry, milk and dairy products for public consumption;

(6) Enforce all laws for the prevention of cruelty to animals;

(7) Take the necessary measures to eradicate, prevent or cure all forms of animal diseases;

(8)

Be in the frontline of veterinary-related activities, such as the

outbreak of highly contagious and deadly diseases and, in situations

resulting in the depletion of animals for work and for human

consumption, particularly those arising from and in the aftermath of

man-made and natural disasters or calamities;

(9) Recommend to

the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all other

matters relative to veterinary services which will increase the number

and improve the quality of livestock, poultry and other domestic animals

used for work or for human consumption; and

(10) Perform such

other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided

for under the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are

prescribed by law or ordinance.

Section 39 The City General Services Officer.

SEC. 39. The City General Services Officer.—(a)

The city general services officer must be a citizen of the Philippines,

a resident of the City of Ilagan, of good moral character, a holder of a

college degree in public administration, business administration or

management from a recognized college or university, and a first grade

civil service eligible or its equivalent. He or she must have acquired

experience in general services, including the management of supply,

property, solid waste disposal and general sanitation for at least five

(5) years immediately preceding the date of his or her appointment.

(b) The city general services officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The city general services officer shall take charge of the office of general services, and shall:

(1)

Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang panlungsod

and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in

carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and the

provision of adequate facilities which require general services

expertise in technical support services;

(2) Develop plans and

strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the

same, particularly those which have to do with general services

supportive of the welfare of the inhabitants of the City which the city

mayor is empowered to implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod is

empowered to provide;

(3) Take custody of and be accountable for

all properties, real or personal, owned by the City and those granted

to it in the form of donation, reparation, assistance and counterpart of

joint projects;

(4) With the approval of the city mayor, assign

building or land space to local officials or other public officials who,

by law, are entitled to such space;

(5) Recommend to the city

mayor the reasonable rental rates for local government properties,

whether real or personal, which will be leased to public or private

entities by the local government;

(6) Recommend to the city mayor

rental rates of private properties which may be leased for the

official use of the local government unit;

(7) Maintain and

supervise janitorial, security, landscaping and other related services

in all local government public buildings and other real property,

whether owned or leased by the local government unit;

(8) Collate

and disseminate information regarding prices, shipping and other costs

of supplies and other items commonly used by the local government unit;

(9)

Perform archival and record management with respect to records of

offices and departments of the local government unit;

(10)

Perform all other functions pertaining to supply and property management

heretofore performed by the local government treasurer, and enforce

policies on records creation, maintenance and disposal;

(11) Be

in the frontline of general services-related activities, such as the

possible and imminent destruction or damage to records, supplies,

properties and structure materials or debris, particularly during and in

the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities;

(12) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all matters relative to general services; and

(13)

Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers

as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that

are prescribed by law or ordinance.

Section 40 The City Environment and Natural Resources Officer.

SEC. 40. The City Environment and Natural Resources Officer.—(a)

The city environment and natural resources officer must be a citizen of

the Philippines, a resident of the City of llagan, of good moral

character, a holder of a college degree preferably in environment,

forestry, agriculture or in any other related course from a recognized

college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its

equivalent. He or she must have acquired experience in environment and

natural resources management, conservation and utilization work for at

least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his or her

appointment.

(b) The city environment and natural resources

officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as

may be determined by law.

(c) The city environment and natural resources officer shall take charge of the city environment service department, and shall:

(1)

Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang panlungsod

and provide assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying out

measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and the provision of

adequate facilities relative to environment and natural resources

services as provided for under Section 17 of the Local Government Code

of 1991;

(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval

thereof by the city mayor, implement the same, particularly those which

have to do with the environment and natural resources programs and

projects which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the

sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to provide;

(3) Establish,

maintain, protect and preserve communal forests, watersheds, tree parks,

mangroves, greenbelts and similar forest projects and commercial

forests, like industrial tree farms and agro-forestry projects;

(4)

Provide extension services to beneficiaries of forest development

projects and technical, financial and infrastructure assistance;

(5) Manage and maintain seed banks and produce seedlings for forest and tree parks;

(6)

Provide extension services to beneficiaries of forest development

projects and render assistance for natural resources-related

conservation and utilization activities consistent with ecological

balance;

(7) Promote the small-scale mining and utilization of mineral resources, particularly mining of gold;

(8)

Coordinate with government agencies and nongovernmental organizations

in the implementation of measures to prevent and control land, air and

water pollution with the assistance of the Department of Environment and

Natural Resources (DENR);

(9) Be in the frontline of the

delivery of services concerning the environment and natural resources,

particularly in the renewal and rehabilitation of the environment during

and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities;

(10)

Recommend measures to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city

mayor on all matters relative to the protection, conservation, maximum

utilization, application of appropriate technology and other matters

related to the environment and natural resources; and

(11)

Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers

as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that

are prescribed by law or ordinance.

Section 41

SEC. 41. The City Architect—(a)

The city architect must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of

the City of Ilagan, of good moral character and a duly licensed

architect. He or she must have practiced his or her profession for at

least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his or her

appointment.

(b) The city architect shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The city architect shall take charge of the office of the architectural planning and design, and shall:

(1)

Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang panlungsod

and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in

carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and the

provision of adequate facilities relative to architectural planning and

design;

(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval

thereof by the city mayor, implement the same, particularly those which

have to do with architectural planning and design programs and projects

which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the

sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to provide for under the Local

Government Code of 1991;

(3) Prepare and recommend for

consideration of the sanggunian the architectural plan and design for

the local government unit or a part thereof, including the renewal of

slums and blighted areas, land reclamation activities, the greening of

land and appropriate planning of marine and foreshore areas;

(4)

Review and recommend for appropriate action of the sanggunian or the

city mayor, as the case may be, the architectural plans and designs

submitted by governmental and nongovernmental entities or individuals,

particularly those for undeveloped, underdeveloped and poorly designed

areas;

(5) Coordinate with government and nongovernment entities

and individuals involved in the aesthetics and maximum utilization of

the land and water within the jurisdiction of the government unit,

compatible with the environmental integrity and ecological balance;

(6)

Be in the frontline of the delivery of services involving architectural

planning and design, particularly those related to the redesigning of

spatial distribution of basic facilities and physical structures during

and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities;

(7)

Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor on

all matters relative to architectural planning and design as it relates

to the total socioeconomic development of the City; and

(8)

Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers

as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that

are prescribed by law or ordinance.

Section 42

SEC. 42. The City Information Officer—

(a) The city information officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a

resident of the City of Ilagan, of good moral character, a holder of a

college degree preferably in journalism, mass communication or in any

related course from a recognized college or university, and a first

grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He or she must have

acquired experience in writing articles and research papers, or writing

for print, television or broadcast media for at least three (3) years

immediately preceding the date of his or her appointment.

The term of the city information officers is coterminous with that of his or her appointing authority.

(b) The city information officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The city information officer shall take charge of the city information and community relations department, and shall:

(1)

Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang panlungsod

and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in

providing the information and research data required for the delivery of

basic services and the provision of adequate facilities so that the

public becomes aware of said services and may fully avail of the same;

(2)

Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city

mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with

public information and research data to support programs and projects

which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the sangguniang

panlungsod is empowered to provide;

(3) Provide relevant, adequate and timely information to the local government unit and its residents;

(4)

Furnish information and data on local government units to government

agencies or offices as may be required by law or ordinance; and

nongovernmental organizations to be furnished to said agencies and

organizations;

(5) Maintain effective liaison with the various

sectors of the community on matters and issues that affect the

livelihood and the quality of life of the inhabitants and encourage

support for programs of the local and national government;

(6) Be

in the frontline in providing information during and in the aftermath

of man-made and natural disasters or calamities, with special attention

to the victims thereof, to help minimize injuries and casualties after

the emergency, and to accelerate relief and rehabilitation;

(7)

Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor on

all other matters relative to public information and research data as it

relates to the total socioeconomic development of the City; and

(8)

Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers

as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that

are prescribed by law or ordinance.

Section 43 The City Cooperatives Officer.

SEC. 43. The City Cooperatives Officer.—

(a) The city cooperatives officer must be a citizen of the Philippines,

a resident of the City of Ilagan, of good moral, character, a holder of

a college degree preferably business administration with special

training on cooperatives or in any related course from a recognized

college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its

equivalent. He or she must have acquired experience in cooperatives

organization and management for at least five (5) years immediately

preceding the date of his or her appointment.

(b) The city cooperatives officer shal receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The city cooperatives officer shall take charge of the office for the development of cooperatives, and shall:

(1)

Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang panlungsod

and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in

carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and the

provision of facilities through the development of cooperatives and in

providing access to such services and facilities;

(2) Develop

plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor,

implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the

integration of cooperatives principles and methods in programs which the

city mayor is empowered to implement and which the sangguniang

panlungsod is empowered to provide;

(3) Assist in the organization of cooperatives;

(4)

Provide technical and other forms of assistance to existing

cooperatives to enhance their viability as an economic enterprise and

social organization;

(5) Assist cooperatives in establishing

linkages with government agencies and nongovernment organizations

involved in the promotion and integration of the concept of cooperatives

in the livelihood of the people and other community activities;

(6)

Be in the frontline of cooperatives organization, rehabilitation or

viability enhancement, particularly during and in the aftermath of

man-made and natural disasters or calamities, to aid in their survival

and, if necessary, subsequent rehabilitation;

(7) Recommend to

the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all other

matters relative to cooperatives development and viability enhancement

which will improve the livelihood and the quality of life of the

inhabitants; and

(8) Perform such other duties and functions and

exercise such other powers as provided for under the Local Government

Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

Section 44 The City Population Officer.

SEC. 44. The City Population Officer.—

(a) The city population officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a

resident of the City of llagan, of good moral character, a holder of a

college degree preferably with specialized training in population

development from a recognized college or university, and a first grade

civil service eligible or its equivalent. He or she must have acquired

experience in the implementation of programs on population development

or responsible parenthood for at least five (5) years immediately

preceding the date of his or her appointment.

(b) The city population officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law; and

(c) The city population officer shall take charge of the office of the population development, and shall:

(1)

Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang panlungsod

and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in

carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and the

provision of adequate facilities relative to the integration of the

population development principles and in providing access to said

services and facilities;

(2) Develop plans and strategies and,

upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same,

particularly those which have to do with the integration of population

development principles and methods in programs and projects which the

city mayor is empowered to implement and which the sangguniang

panlungsod is empowered to provide;

(3) Assist the city mayor in

the implementation of the constitutional provisions relative to

population development and the promotion of responsible parenthood;

(4)

Establish and maintain an updated data bank for program operations,

development planning and an educational program to ensure the people's

participation in understanding of population development;

(5) Implement appropriate training programs responsive to the cultural heritage of the inhabitants; and

(6)

Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers

as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that

are prescribed by law or ordinance.

Section 45 The City Agriculturist.

SEC. 45. The City Agriculturist.—(a)

The city agriculturist must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident

of the City of llagan, of good moral character, a holder of a college

degree preferably in agriculture or in any other related course from a

recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service

eligible or its equivalent. He or she must have practiced his or her

profession in agriculture or acquired the experience in relative field

for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his or her

appointment.

(b) The city agriculturist shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The city agriculturist shall take charge of the office of the agricultural services, and shall:

(1)

Formulate measures for the approval of the sangguniang panlungsod and

provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying

out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and the provision

of adequate facilities relative to agricultural services;

(2)

Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city

mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with

the agricultural programs and projects which the city mayor is empowered

to implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to

provide;

(3) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the city agriculturist shall:

(i)

Ensure that maximum assistance and access to resources in the

production, processing and marketing of agricultural and aquacultural

and marine products are extended to farmers, fishermen and local

entrepreneurs;

(ii) Conduct or cause to be conducted

location-specific agricultural researches and assist in making available

the appropriate technology arising out of and disseminating information

on basic research on crops, prevention and control of plant diseases

and pets, and other agricultural matters which will maximize

productivity;

(iii) Assist the city mayor in the establishment

and extension services of demonstration farms on aquaculture and marine

products;

(iv) Enforce rules and regulations relating to agriculture and aquaculture;

(v)

Coordinate with government agencies and nongovernmental organizations

which promote agricultural productivity through applied technology

compatible with environmental integrity;

(4) Be in the frontline

of the delivery of basic agricultural services, particularly those

needed for the survival of the inhabitants during and in the aftermath

of man-made and natural disasters or calamities;

(5) Recommend to

the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all matters

related to agriculture and aquaculture which will improve the

livelihood and the living conditions of the inhabitants; and

(6)

Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers

as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that

are prescribed by law or ordinance.

Section 46 The City Fire Station Service.

SEC. 46. The City Fire Station Service.—

(a) There shall be established in the City at least one (1) fire

station with adequate personnel, firefighting facilities and equipment,

subject to the standards, rules and regulations that may be promulgated

by the DILG. The City shall provide the necessary land or site of the

station.

(b) The city fire station service shall be headed by a

city fire marshal whose qualifications shall be as those provided for

under Republic Act No. 9263, as amended, otherwise known as the "Bureau

of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology

Professionalization Act of 2004".

(c) The city fire station

services shall be responsible for providing emergency services

such as the rescue and evacuation of injured people related to incidents

and, in general, all fire prevention and suppression measures

to secure the safety of life and property of the citizenry.

Section 47 The City Jail Service.

SEC. 47. The City Jail Service.—(a)

There shall be established and maintained in the City a secured, clean,

adequately equipped and sanitary jail facility for the custody and

safekeeping of prisoners, any fugitive from justice, or person detained

awaiting investigation or trial/or violent mentally ill person who

endangers himself or herself or the safety of others, duly certified as

such by the proper medical health officer, pending the transfer to a

mental institution.

(b) The city jail service shall be headed by a

city jail warden whose qualifications shall be as those provided for

under Republic Act No. 9263, as amended, otherwise known as the "Bureau

of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology

Professionalization Act of 2004". He or she shall assist in the

immediate rehabilitation of individuals or detention of prisoners. Great

care must be exercised so that human rights of these prisoners are

respected and protected, and their spiritual and physical well-being are

properly and promptly attended to.

Section 48 The.City Schools Division.

SEC. 48. The.City Schools Division.—(a)

There shall be established and maintained by the Department of

Education (DepED) a city schools division of the City of llagan whose

area of jurisdiction will cover all the school districts within the

City.

(b) The city schools division shall be headed by a city

schools division superintendent who must possess the necessary

qualifications required by the DepED.

Section 49 The City Prosecution Service.

SEC. 49. The City Prosecution Service.—

(a) There shall be established in the City, a city prosecution service

to be headed by a city prosecutor and such number of assistant city

prosecutors, as may be necessary, who shall be organizationally part of

the Department of Justice (DOJ), and under the supervision and control

of the Secretary of Justice and whose qualifications, manner of

appointment, rank, salary and benefits shall be governed by existing

laws covering prosecutors in the DOJ.

(b) The city prosecutor

shall handle the criminal prosecution in the municipal trial courts in

the City as well as in the regional trial courts for criminal cases

originating in the territory of the City, and shall render to or for the

City such services as are required by law, ordinance or regulations of

the DOJ.

The Secretary of Justice shall always ensure the

adequacy and the quality of prosecution service in the City and, for

this purpose, shall, in the absence or lack or insufficiency in number

of assistant city prosecutors as provided hereinabove, designate from

among the assistant provincial prosecutors a sufficient number to

perform and discharge the functions of the city prosecution service as

provided hereinabove.