Declaration of Objectives and Core Values
- Aims to foster a culturally diverse, educated, and tourism-centric city.
- Emphasizes environmental protection aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- Seeks efficient governance, competitiveness, gender equality, and delivery of basic services.
- Focuses on proprietary functions for welfare, including water, waste, traffic, housing, and disaster management.
- Promotes resilience, sustainability, inclusivity, and utilization of digital innovations.
- Public officials guided by service, integrity, competence, transparency, accountability, and resourcefulness.
Territorial Boundaries
- City comprises present territorial jurisdiction.
- Disputed boundary areas remain under current administrative control until legally resolved.
Corporate Powers of the City
- Recognized as a political body corporate with perpetual succession.
- Powers include suing/being sued, owning property, contracting, and other powers subject to laws.
General Powers
- Has a corporate seal registered with DILG.
- Authority to levy taxes, open/close streets, expropriate property, contract, sue/defend, and exercise corporate powers.
City Officials
- Includes Mayor, Vice Mayor, Sangguniang Panlungsod members, and various appointed officers.
- Mayor may appoint additional officials like agriculturist and traffic officer.
- Sangguniang Panlungsod may create/consolidate offices.
- Heads appointed by Mayor with Sanggunian concurrence.
- Compensation subject to budgets and laws; increases deferred until terms expire.
City Mayor
- Chief executive with powers and duties per Local Government Code.
- Minimum compensation at Salary Grade 30.
City Vice Mayor
- Presiding officer of Sangguniang Panlungsod with duties under Local Government Code.
- Minimum compensation at Salary Grade 28.
Sangguniang Panlungsod Composition
- Vice Mayor presides.
- 12 elected members, Liga ng mga Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan presidents, indigenous people representative.
- Members elected per laws.
Powers, Duties, and Compensation of Sangguniang Panlungsod
- Legislative powers: enact ordinances, approve resolutions, and allocate funds.
- Receive minimum compensation Salary Grade 27.
Legislative Process Procedure Rules
- Must adopt rules within 90 days of election.
- Rules include organization, committee creation, order of business, legislative and parliamentary procedures, and discipline mechanisms.
- Members may be disciplined for misconduct or absences.
Disclosure of Financial Interests by Sanggunian Members
- Members disclose business and financial interests including relations within fourth civil degree.
- Disclosure before participation in deliberations or voting.
- Designed to prevent conflicts of interest.
Sessions
- Regular sessions at least once weekly; barangay sessions twice monthly.
- Special sessions by Mayor or majority.
- Sessions generally open except for security or moral reasons.
- Notice required for special sessions.
- Proceedings recorded; may be published.
Quorum
- Majority of all qualified members constitute quorum.
- Absentees without justifiable cause may be compelled to attend.
- Without quorum, session may be recessed or adjourned.
Approval and Veto of Ordinances
- Ordinances presented to Mayor for approval or veto.
- Mayor must communicate veto within 10 days.
- Sanggunian may override veto by two-thirds vote.
- Mayor may veto specific items of appropriation ordinances.
Review of Barangay Ordinances
- Barangay ordinances reviewed within 10 days of enactment.
- Sanggunian must act within 30 days.
- Disapproved ordinances returned for amendment; effectiveness suspended until revised.
Enforcement and Effectivity of Ordinances
- Enforcement of disapproved ordinances grounds for suspension or dismissal.
- Ordinances effective 10 days after posting in at least three conspicuous city locations.
- Penal ordinances posted three weeks and published.
Qualifications and Disqualifications of Elective Officials
- Governed by Local Government Code provisions.
Vacancies and Succession
- Vice Mayor succeeds Mayor vacancy.
- Highest-ranking Sanggunian members succeed in sequence.
- Ties settled by lot.
- Vacancies filled by party nominee or appointment when no party affiliation.
Appointive Officials: Qualifications, Duties, and Responsibilities
- Secretary to Sangguniang Panlungsod: career official, manages meetings, records, and public access.
- City Treasurer: appointed by Secretary of Finance, supervises funds and tax collection.
- City Assessor: oversees real property appraisal and assessment.
- City Engineer: manages public works infrastructure.
- Buildings and Architecture Officer: enforces building codes and supervises vertical infrastructure.
- City Health Officer: manages public health programs and policies.
- City Civil Registrar: administers civil registry operations.
- City Accountant: manages accounting and internal audit.
- City Social Welfare Officer: oversees social welfare programs.
- City Budget Officer: prepares and manages budgeting.
- City Planning and Sustainable Development Officer: prepares development plans.
- City Administrator: coordinates city management.
- City Legal Officer: city counsel and legal adviser.
- City General Services Officer: manages city properties and support services.
- City Veterinarian: manages veterinary services and animal health.
- City Human Resource Officer: manages personnel and human resource programs.
- City Environment and Parks Officer: manages environmental and parks programs.
- City Disaster Risk Reduction Officer: oversees disaster preparedness and response.
- City Tourism Officer: develops and promotes tourism.
- City Public Information Officer: manages public information and communication.
- City Librarian: manages city library services.
- City Agriculturist: promotes agricultural services and support.
- City Population Officer: manages population development programs.
- City Traffic and Transportation Officer: manages traffic and transportation policies.
- City Cooperatives Officer: promotes cooperative development.
- City Solid and Liquid Wastes Officer: manages waste systems and compliance.
Boards and Councils
- Existing boards and councils under Local Government Code continue.
- Additional councils like Tourism Council, Smart City Council, and others created for sustainable development.
Baguio Townsite Reservation and Watersheds
- Alienable lands disposed by DENR per applicable laws and aligned with zoning and land use plans.
- Small parcels adjacent to roads marked as greenbelts, non-assignable to private ownership.
- City to fund subdivision surveys for land use planning.
- Special Committee on Lands created for land issues resolution involving DENR, NCIP, and others.
- City government tasked with protection and sustainable management of forestlands and watersheds.
Ancestral Lands
- Indigenous Peoples Rights Act governs ancestral land claims.
- Pending claims with NCIP suspend land applications until final denial.
Camp John Hay Reservation
- Not part of Baguio Townsite Reservation; under BCDA jurisdiction.
Transitory Provisions
- Existing ordinances continue until Sanggunian declares otherwise.
- Incumbent officials continue their terms.
- Baguio remains lone legislative district and highly-urbanized city.
Final Provisions
- Local Government Code and laws applicable to highly-urbanized cities govern.
- Separability clause maintains validity of unaffected provisions if part declared invalid.
- Repeals inconsistent previous laws and decrees.
- Act effective 15 days after publication in official gazette or newspaper.