Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 8474)
The law is officially titled the 'Charter of the City of Ilagan' and is enacted under Republic Act No. 8474.
The City of Ilagan comprises the present territory of the Municipality of Ilagan, bounded by Tumauini to the north, Quirino to the west, Divilican and the Pacific Ocean to the northeast, and San Mariano to the southeast, subject to resolution of boundary disputes.
The City has perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, use a corporate seal, acquire and convey property, enter contracts, and exercise other powers granted to corporations under law.
A City Mayor must be at least 21 years old, an actual resident of Ilagan for at least one year prior to election, and a qualified voter of the City.
The City Mayor holds office for three years and receives a minimum monthly salary corresponding to Salary Grade 30 under Republic Act No. 6758.
The City Mayor exercises executive powers including policy determination, development plan implementation, legislative measure initiation, appointment of officials, disaster response, enforcement of laws, resource generation, and delivery of basic services among others.
The City Vice Mayor assumes the office of the City Mayor in case of a permanent vacancy.
The Sangguniang Panlungsod is the legislative body, composed of the City Vice Mayor as presiding officer, regular sangguniang members, presidents of the Liga ng mga Barangay and Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan, and sectoral representatives from women, workers, and other sectors.
The Mayor must send his veto within 10 days or the ordinance is deemed approved. The ordinance may be overridden by a two-thirds vote of all sangguniang members to become effective despite the veto.
Persons disqualified include those convicted of crimes involving moral turpitude, removed from office for administrative cases, those with dual citizenship, fugitives from justice, permanent residents abroad, and those who are insane or feeble-minded.