The Mayor.
Section 11
SEC. 11. The Mayor.—There shall be a Mayor who shall be a member of the City Council, and who shall have the following general powers and duties: He shall take care that the laws of the Philippines, the provisions of this Act, and the ordinances and resolutions of the city are duly observed and enforced within the jurisdiction of the city. He shall see that all other officers of the city faithfully discharge their respective duties, and to that end may, with the approval of the Department Head, cause to be instituted any appropriate criminal action, or take proceedings to bring the attention of the proper superior officer to the derelictions of the city official. He shall give to the City Council from time to time such information and recommend such measures as he shall deem advantageous to the city. He shall preside at all meetings of the City Council; shall have the right to vote on all ordinances or other matters coming before the council; shall sign the secretary's record of the proceedings of each meeting of the council at the same meeting at which same is approved by the council; and shall sign all ordinances and resolutions. He shall have power to examine and inspect the books, records, and papers of all officers, agents, or employees of the city. He shall sign all warrants drawn on the city treasurer and all bonds, contracts, and obligations of the city. He shall appoint, in accordance with the Civil Service Law, the city secretary, all employees of the office of the Mayor, and all heads and assistant heads of departments of the city which may be provided for by law or ordinance, and, at any time, for cause, he may suspend any such officer or employee thus appointed for a period not exceeding ten days, which suspension may continue for a longer period if approved by the Department Head; and by and with the consent of the Department Head may discharge any such officer or employee. He shall cause to be instituted judicial proceedings to recover property and funds of the city wherever found or otherwise to protect the interests of the city, and shall cause to be defend all suits against the city. He may release any person imprisoned for violation of a city ordinance and remit the sentence of such person or any part thereof. He shall, on or before the first day of December of each year, prepare and present to the Department Head and the City Council, in itemized form and in detail: (1) and inventory of lands, buildings, and other property, real and Personal, belonging to the city, including cash in the treasury; (2) a statement of the liabilities of the city; (3) an estimate of the revenues of the city from all sources for the ensuing year, with a statement opposite each item of the amount realized from such sources during the current year; (4) an estimate of the ordinary expenses for the ensuing year, with a statement opposite each item of the corresponding expenses during the current year; (5) an estimate of such extraordinary expenditures as may be necessary for any purpose, the approximate total expenditure recommended, and the amount which it is expected to expend during the ensuing year; also an itemized statement of the extraordinary expenditures during the current year. He shall, as soon as practicable after the first day of January of each year, prepare and present to the Department Head an annual report covering the operations of the city government during the preceding year.