Law Summary
Specific Powers and Duties of the Vice-Mayor
- Presides over the Municipal Board and acts as its administrative head.
- Appoints officers and employees of the Municipal Board and supervises the Board's equipment and properties.
- Must prepare and submit an annual budget for the Municipal Board's expenditures for incorporation into the city budget by April 30 each year.
- Responsible for disbursement of the Board's funds.
- Provides information and recommends measures beneficial to the city to both the Board and the Mayor.
- Actively participates in combatting vice, immorality, and criminality, managing a specially appointed group including lawyers and qualified patrolmen, with peace officer powers.
- Performs duties assigned by the Mayor or mandated by law or ordinance.
Qualifications, Compensation, and Staffing of the Vice-Mayor
- Elected in the same manner and must possess the same qualifications as the Mayor.
- Receives a salary of 18,000 pesos annually.
- Entitled to a secretary and at least twenty appointed personnel.
- Provided a commutable housing allowance of not less than 6,000 pesos per annum.
General Duties and Powers of the Mayor
- Enforces laws and ordinances within the city jurisdiction.
- Protects all city property except those belonging to the Municipal Board.
- Ensures collection and proper appropriation of taxes and revenues.
- Initiates judicial procedures to protect city property and defends lawsuits against the city.
- Oversees execution officers and employees, with authority to transfer personnel (excluding the Board and Vice-Mayor's office) with Presidential Office approval.
- Conducts annual and as-needed inspection of city officers' books and records.
- Advises and recommends measures to the Municipal Board.
- May attend and participate in Board sessions without voting rights.
- Represents the city in business matters and signs official documents.
- Submits an annual city budget (excluding the Board) by April 15.
- Addresses petitions, complaints, and claims of residents concerning municipal administrative and executive matters.
- Grants, refuses, or revokes municipal licenses or permits based on legal compliance and general interest.
- Determines salary payment time, manner, and place for city employees (excluding the Board).
- Can excuse poor pupils from school fees with concurrence of the Director of Public Schools.
- Takes necessary emergency measures during public calamities.
- Performs other duties and exercises powers as per law or ordinance.
- Appoints city officers and employees (except those appointed by the President, the Board, or Vice-Mayor's office) with the Board's majority consent; unacted appointments within 30 days are deemed approved.
Effective Date
- This Act takes effect upon approval on June 18, 1964.