Officials of the City Government.
Section 169
SEC. 169. Officials of the City Government.—(1) There shall be in each city a mayor, a vice-mayor, sangguniang panlungsod members, a city secretary, a treasurer, an assessor, an engineer, a city budget officer and a city planning and development coordinator. (2) In highly urbanized cities, there shall be, in addition to the above, a city legal officer, a city civil registrar, a city administrator, a city veterinarian, a city social services and development officer, and a city general services officer, and, where appropriate, a city agriculturist, whose appoint¬ments, compensation, powers and duties shall be as hereinafter provided. (3) The sangguniang panlungsod may maintain existing offices not mentioned in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section, or create such other offices as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the city government, or consolidate the functions of any one of such offices with another in the interest of efficiency and economy. (4) The Minister of Local Government shall prescribe, in consultation with cities, minimum standards and guidelines with respect to their organizational structure, staffing pattern and other relevant operational aspects according to needs.