Corporate Powers of the City
- Declares the city a political corporation with perpetual succession.
- Possesses powers such as suing and being sued, acquiring property, contracting, using a corporate seal.
- Authorized to exercise powers consistent with laws and the city charter.
General Powers and Obligations
- Authority to levy taxes, manage roads and public spaces.
- May acquire, lease, convey property; sue and be sued.
- Responsibility to enact ordinances and ensure city governance.
Liability of Officials
- City and officials liable for damages or injury resulting from official acts within scope of duties.
Jurisdiction of the City
- Jurisdiction coextensive with territorial boundaries.
- City court with concurrent jurisdiction for crimes within territory.
- Licensing fees collected belong to the city treasury.
City Officials and Appointments
- Enumerates various city officials and offices including mayor, vice mayor, sangguniang panlungsod members, treasurer, assessor, etc.
- Mayor appoints officials with sangguniang panlungsod concurrence; appointments subject to Civil Service Law.
City Mayor: Qualifications, Powers, and Duties
- Elected at large, age 25+, resident 1 year, 3-year term, compensation per Salary Grade 30.
- Chief executive with power to enforce laws, appoint officials, manage city functions, and represent the city.
- Responsibilities include policy setting, disaster response, resource generation, public safety coordination, and report submissions.
City Vice Mayor: Roles and Succession
- Elected with same qualifications and term as mayor; Salary Grade 26.
- Presides over sangguniang panlungsod, appoints certain officials.
- Assumes mayoralty on vacancy or temporary absence.
Sangguniang Panlungsod Composition and Functions
- Legislative body consisting of vice mayor as presiding officer, elected members, youth and sectoral representatives.
- Functions include approving ordinances, regulating peace and order, environmental protection, fiscal management, and public service delivery.
- Empowered to grant franchises, regulate land use, and impose penalties.
Legislative Process and Procedures
- Rules of procedure to organize committees, regulate sessions, enforce discipline.
- Members must disclose financial interests to prevent conflicts.
- Sessions held regularly with quorum requirements.
Approval and Veto of Ordinances
- Ordinances submitted to mayor; approval or veto within 10 days.
- Mayor’s veto can be overridden by two-thirds vote of sangguniang panlungsod.
- Specific procedures for ordinance effectivity and publication.
Review of Barangay Ordinances
- Sanggunian reviews ordinances within 30 days for consistency with law.
- Disapproved ordinances suspended until revision.
Disqualifications and Succession of Officials
- Disqualifications include criminal conviction, dual citizenship, administrative removal, and mental incapacity.
- Procedures for filling permanent and temporary vacancies outlined with ranking and appointments.
Qualifications and Duties of Appointive City Officials
- Detailed qualifications, appointments, and responsibilities for city officials including:
- Secretary to Sanggunian Panlungsod
- City Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer
- City Assessor and Assistant Assessor
- City Accountant
- City Budget Officer
- City Planning and Development Officer
- City Engineer
- City Health Officer
- City Civil Registrar
- City Administrator
- City Legal Officer
- City Social Welfare and Development Officer
- City Environment and Natural Resources Officer
- City Architect
- City Information Officer
- City Veterinarian
- City General Services Officer
- City Cooperatives Officer
- City Population Officer
- Other officials such as Trade and Industry Officer, Education Officer, Youth and Sports Development Officer, Public Safety Officer
- Emphasis on experience, residency, educational requirements, and civil service eligibility.
City Fire Station and Jail Services
- Establishment of fire station headed by city fire marshal complying with national standards.
- City jail service with adequate facilities headed by a city jail warden with expertise in social sciences.
- Emphasizes respect for prisoners’ human rights and rehabilitation.
Transitory and Final Provisions
- Existing Quezon City ordinances continue until new city ordinances enacted.
- Five-year tax moratorium on rate increases post-effectivity.
- Corporate existence contingent on plebiscite ratification within 60 days.
- First elective officials to be chosen in next local elections after approval.
- Succession to assets, liabilities, properties from barangays to new city.
- Novaliches remains part of Quezon City’s second legislative district.
- Compliance with Local Government Code and other applicable laws unless inconsistent.
- Transfer of government properties, records, and tax delinquencies to the city.
- Separability, repealing, and effectivity clauses ensuring legal soundness and transition.
This comprehensive legal framework establishes the governance, organizational structure, powers, and procedures for the City of Novaliches, ensuring its functioning as an autonomous local government unit under the Philippine legal system.