Central Board of Assessment Appeals, its Organization.
Section 35
SEC. 35. Central Board of Assessment Appeals, its Organization.—The Central Board of Assessment Appeals shall be composed of the Secretary of Finance, as Chairman, the Secretary of Justice and the Secretary of Local Government and Community Development, as Members, who shall serve without additional compensation. The Central Board of Assessment Appeals shall be assisted by a Board of Hearing Commissioners and a staff, which shall be initially composed of the following positions with compensation at the minimum rates indicated hereunder: Position Annual Salary 1. One Central Board Chief Hearing Commissioner P17,400.00 2. Four Central Board Hearing Commissioners. 16,200.00 each 3. One Central Board Secretary 9,600.00 4. Four Central Board Stenographers 6,600.00 each 5. Three Central Board Docket and Filing Clerks 4,800.00 each The annual appropriations for the salaries of the above-mentioned positions and for such other positions as the Central Board may deem necessary to create hereafter, as well as sufficient appropriations for other operational requirements of the Board of Hearing Commissioners shall its staff, shall henceforth be included in the annual budgets of the Department of Finance in the corresponding General Appropriations Decree or laws. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, appointment to the positions of Central Board Chief Hearing Commissioner, Central Board Hearing Commissioners and Central Board Secretary shall be exempt from the requirements and restrictions of the Civil Service Law, rules and regulations as well as those pertaining to position-item classifications and salary standardization. Any government retiree may be appointed to the Board of Hearing Commissioners and upon his appointment, he shall not be required to reimburse or refund any gratuity received from the government nor shall any pension or annuity to which he is entitled be suspended or reduced on account of his employment. A member of the Board of Hearing Commissioners shall serve until he reaches the age of seventy unless he chooses to retire from the service or sooner removed for cause, as provided by law. The members of the Board of Hearing Commissioners shall be members of the bar, civil or mechanical engineers, or certified public accountants with at least five years supervisory and/or field experience in real property assessment work. The Secretary of Finance, as Chairman of the Central Board of Assessment Appeals, shall appoint the members of the Board of Hearing Commissioners and its staff. The initial sum of one hundred twenty-five thousand pesos is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the National Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to finance the operations of the Central Board of Assessment Appeals. For every fiscal year thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the operations of the said Board shall be included in the appropriations of the Department of Finance in the corresponding General Appropriations Decree or laws. The Chairman and Members of the Central Board shall enter into the duties of their respective positions, without need of further appointment or special designation, immediately upon approval of this Code.