Charter converting Sagay Municipality into City

The City is a political body corporate with perpetual succession.
Powers include suing and being sued, acquiring and conveying property, entering contracts, and other corporate capacities.

The City may use a common seal and alter it.
It can levy taxes, close public roads and parks, acquire and dispose of property, and condemn private property for public use.
The City can contract, sue, be sued, and perform all powers granted to corporations.

Police jurisdiction covers the City's territorial limits and the drainage area of the water supply within one hundred meters of related facilities.
City courts have concurrent jurisdiction over crimes in these areas.
Police forces of adjacent municipalities share concurrent jurisdiction.
Licenses within this area are issued by the respective city or municipal authorities.

The City shall have a mayor, vice mayor, sangguniang panlungsod members, and various appointed officials including treasurer, assessor, legal officer, and others.
The mayor may appoint additional officials such as architect and information officer.
Appointments require the majority approval of the sangguniang panlungsod, with a 15-day confirmation period.

The mayor is the chief executive, elected at large for a 3-year term.
Qualifications: at least 21 years old, resident for 1 year, and qualified voter.
Powers include policy direction, development planning, legislation proposals, appointments, representation, emergency measures, enforcement of laws, resource generation, public service delivery, and coordination with national agencies.
Mayor may solemnize marriages and conduct annual city sports.

Elected similarly to the mayor with the same qualifications and term.
Presides over the sangguniang panlungsod and signs financial warrants for it.
Appoints sangguniang panlungsod officials and assumes the mayoralty in case of vacancy.

Composed of the vice mayor (presiding), elected members, barangay and youth federation presidents, and sectoral representatives.
Sectoral reps include women, workers, and other sectors like the urban poor, indigenous peoples, disabled.
Holds legislative powers such as approving ordinances, budgets, taxes, franchises, zoning, regulation of public welfare and environment, and provision of services.
Can levy fines and penalties, and oversee local governance effectiveness.

The sangguniang panlungsod must adopt rules of procedure within 90 days of election.
Rules cover organization, session calendar, legislative process, member discipline, and parliamentary procedure.

Members must disclose business and financial interests to avoid conflicts of interest.
Disclosure must be made in writing prior to participation in relevant deliberations and votes.

Must hold regular sessions at least once a week.
Special sessions can be called by mayor or majority of members.
Quorum requires a majority of members; attendance may be compelled by police assistance.

Ordinances require mayoral approval; the mayor can veto based on public welfare or ultra vires grounds.
The sangguniang panlungsod can override veto by two-thirds vote.
Partial veto power applies to appropriation and development plans.

Approved ordinances sent to provincial council for review within 3 days.
Provincial council has 30 days to examine and may invalidate ordinances beyond powers.
Barangay ordinances reviewed by sangguniang panlungsod for legality.

Disqualified are those convicted of crimes involving moral turpitude, removed from office administratively, with dual citizenship, fugitives, or insane.

Vice mayor or highest ranking sangguniang panlungsod member assumes mayoral duties except certain appointments if absence over 30 days.
Mayor traveling within country for less than 3 days may designate officer-in-charge.

City government organized into specific departments: Finance, Health, Legal, General Services, and Planning.
Heads of departments appointed by mayor with council approval.

Specific qualifications for key officials like city treasurer, assessor, accountant, budget officer, planning coordinator, engineer, health officer, civil registrar, administrator, legal officer, veterinarian, social welfare officer, general services officer, architect, information officer, environment officer, cooperatives officer, population officer, and agriculturist.
Duties include policy formulation, technical assistance, implementation of programs, supervision of offices, and coordination with city authorities.

Cityhood subject to ratification by qualified voters in a plebiscite within 60 days from Act approval.
Election expenses borne by the municipality; Commission on Elections to supervise.