General powers and duties of the Mayor.
Section 9
SEC. 9. General powers and duties of the Mayor.—The Mayor shall have, immediate control over the executive and administrative functions of the different departments of the city, subject to the supervision of the President of the Philippines. He shall have the following general powers and duties: To comply with and enforce and give the necessary orders for the faithful enforcement and execution of the provisions of this Charter and other laws and ordinances in effect within the jurisdiction of the city; To safeguard all the lands, buildings, records, moneys, credits, and other properties and rights of the city, and subject to the provisions of this Charter, have, control over all its property; To see that all taxes and other revenues of the city are collected, and applied in accordance with appropriations to the payment of the city expenses; To cause to be instituted judicial proceedings to recover property and funds of the city, and otherwise to protect the interest of the city; To see that the executive officers and employees of the city properly discharge their respective duties. The Mayor, may, in the interest of the service, transfer officers and employees not appointed by the President of the Philippines from one section, division, or service within the same department without changing the compensation they received ; To examine and inspect the books, records, and papers of all officers, agents, and employees of the city over whom he has executive supervision and control whenever occasion arises; To give information and recommend such measures to the Council as he shall deem advantageous to the city; To attend, if he wishes to do so, either in person or by a duly authorized representative, the sessions of the Council and participate in its discussions, but not to vote; To represent the city in all its business matters, and to sign all warrants drawn on the city treasury and sign all bonds, contracts, and obligations of the city made in accordance with laws and ordinances; To submit to the City Council at least two months before the beginning of the ensuing fiscal year a budget of receipts and expenditures of the city; To receive, hear, and decide as he may deem proper the petitions, complaints, and claims of the residents concerning all classes of city matters of an administrative and executive character; To grant or refuse city licenses or permits of all classes and to revoke the same for violations of the conditions upon which they were granted, or if acts prohibited by law or city ordinance are being committed under the protection of such licenses or in the premises in which the business for which the same has been granted is carried on, or for any other good reason of general interest; To exempt, with the concurrence of the superintendent of city schools, deserving poor pupils from the payment of school fees or of any part thereof; To take such emergency measures as may be necessary to avoid fires and floods and to mitigate the effects of storms and other public calamities; The provisions of any existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, to conduct administrative investigation of members of the city police department: Provided, That the power to conduct investigation granted herein may be delegated to any ranking official of the city, or to a special committee or board, the members of which shall be designated by the Mayor; To exercise the power of veto, but any vetoed ordinance or resolution may be repassed by the affirmative vote of six members of the City Council; Subject to the provisions of the Civil Service Law, to appoint all officers and employees of the city except those whose appointments are vested in the President of the Philippines, or otherwise provided by law; and he may suspend or remove any such officer or employee thus appointed by him in accordance with law. As herein conferred, the Mayor shall have the power to appoint employees whose duties are strictly confidential in nature, the same to hold office at his pleasure; To request, if public interest and safety so require, the assistance of the Philippine Constabulary and other police agencies in maintaining peace and order in the city, and only in such cases of specific request made can the Philippine Constabulary or other police agencies intervene in the preservation of peace and order; and To perform such other duties and exercise such other executive powers as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.