Appointment, Qualifications, Compensation, Powers and Duties.
Section 193
SEC. 193. Appointment, Qualifications, Compensation, Powers and Duties.— (1) The city general services officer shall be appointed by the city mayor, subject to civil service law, rules and regulations. (2) No person shall be appointed city general services officer unless he is a citizen of the Philippines, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent, and has acquired experience as supply and property management officer for at least five years. (3) The city general services officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law or ordinance. (4) The city general services officer shall: (a) Advise the city mayor and other city officials and employees on matters relative to general services, management; (b) Develop and prepare plans, programs and activities relative to general services in coordination with other city departments or office heads for submission to the sangguniang panlungsod through the city mayor; (c) Implement laws, and the rules, regulations, standards and policies set by the sangguniang panlungsod to promote the economical, efficient and effective management of general services of the city government; (d) Administer the properties of the city government relative to their acquisition, storage, delivery, utilization maintenance and disposal; (e) Perform supply and property procurement and maintenance functions, including non-personal services of the city government, and such other general services activities as the exigency of the service may require; (f) Take custody of and be accountable for all properties, real or personal, owned by the city government and those extended to it in the form of donation, reparation, assistance and counterpart of joint projects; (g.) With the approval of the city mayor, assign building or land space to city officials or other public officials, who, by law, are entitled to such space; (h) Determine the reasonableness of rentals of city government-owned properties, real or personal, for lease to public or private entities by the city government; (i) Determine the reasonableness of rentals of private properties that may be leased for the official use of the city government; (j) Maintain and supervise janitorial, security, landscaping and other related services in all city public buildings and other real property whether owned or leased by the city government; (k) Perform all other functions pertaining to supply and property management heretofore performed by the city treasurer under various laws, rules and regulations; (l) Enforce policies on records management relative to records creation and maintenance, and perform disposal action on disposable records of the city government; and (m) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance. (5) In the performance of the above powers and duties, all personnel performing property and supply management functions in different units, departments or offices of the city shall be transferred to the city general services office. (6) The incumbent chief of the property and supply division or section, property custodian, or property clerk in charge of the property division or section in the city treasurer's office shall be given preference in the appoint¬ment to the position of city general services officer.