Powers and Duties.
Section 141
SEC. 141. Powers and Duties.— (1) The mayor shall be the chief executive of the municipal government and shall exercise such powers, duties and functions as provided in this Code and other laws. (2) He shall: (a) Exercise control and supervision over all local administrative affairs in the municipality; (b) Subject to the provisions of the civil service law, rules and regulations, appoint all officers and employees of the municipal government, except those which are specifically provided in this Code; (c) Represent the municipality in its business transactions and sign in its behalf all contracts, obligations and official documents made in accordance with law or ordinance; (d) Coordinate the implementation of technical services rendered by national offices, including public works and road-and-bridge programs in the community; (e) Preside over the meetings of the sangguniang bayan with the right to vote only to break a tie; (f) Require all executive and administrative officers, agents and employees of the municipal, provincial and national offices stationed therein, to make officially available to him such books, records and other papers in their custody, not otherwise classified by law as confidential, to facilitate the exercise of his executive power; (g) Determine, according to law or ordinance, the time, manner and place of payment of the salaries and wages of the officers and employees of the municipality; (h) Call a meeting of any or all the municipal officials at such place and time as he may designate; (i) Direct the formulation of municipal development plans and programs, and once approved by the sangguniang bayan, supervise and direct the execution and implementation thereof; (j) Call upon any national official or employee stationed in the municipality to coordinate in the formulation and implementation of plans, programs and projects, and seek his advice and recommendation on matters affecting the municipality; (k) Grant licenses and permits in accordance with existing laws or municipal ordinances and revoke them for violation of the conditions upon which they have been granted; (l) Maintain peace and order in the municipality, and in pursuance thereof, he shall be entitled to possess and carry the necessary firearms within his territorial jurisdiction, subject to existing rules and regulations on the possession and carrying of firearms; (m) At least ten and one-half months before the beginning of each calendar year, require each head of office to prepare and submit to him through the municipal budget officer, an estimate of the appropriation for the operation of each office during the ensuing calendar year, which estimate shall be prepared on the basis of programs, projects, activities and workloads, and such estimates of appropriation, after evaluation, shall form part of the budget of the municipality; (n) Submit to the sangguniang bayan the annual budget of the municipality for the ensuing calendar year on or before the time fixed in local budgeting regulations of the Office of Budget and Management; (o) Enforce laws, municipal ordinances and resolutions and issue necessary orders for their faithful and proper enforcement and execution; (p) Ensure that all taxes and other revenues of the municipality are collected, and that municipal funds are spent in accordance with law, ordinances and regulations; (q) Adopt measures to safeguard all the lands, buildings, records, monies, credits, and other property rights of the municipality; (r) Make known to the people of the municipality, by proclamation or communication delivered to the barangays, all general laws or governmental orders affecting them; (s) Cause to be instituted administrative or judicial proceedings against any officer or employee of the municipality who may have committed any offense in the performance of his official duties; (t) Cause to be instituted judicial proceedings in connection with the violation of ordinances, for the collection of taxes, fees and charges, and for the recovery of property and funds of the municipality, and otherwise to protect the interest of the municipality; (u) When the public interest so requires, call upon the Philippine Constabulary in the province to suppress disorder, riot, lawless violence, rebellious or seditious conspiracy or to apprehend violators of law; (v) Give such information and recommend such measures to the sangguniang bayan as he shall deem advantageous to the municipality; (w) Allocate and assign rooms to municipal and other public officials who, by law or ordinance, are entitled to office space in the municipal building; (x) Take appropriate action on vacation, sick and maternity leaves of officers and employees appointed by him and authorize the commutation of the money value thereof when proper; (y) Authorize trips outside the municipality of officers and employees appointed by him; (z) Approve the commutation of the transportation and representation allowances of chiefs of offices of the municipality as authorized by law; (aa) Furnish copies of executive orders issued by him to the provincial governor within seventy-two hours after their issuance; and (bb) Perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.