Hon. Ryanh M. Dolor
Municipal Mayor
SEC. 444. The Chief
Executive: Powers, Duties, Functions and Compensation.
(a) The municipal mayor, as the chief executive of the municipal
government, shall exercise such powers and perform such duties and functions as
provided by this Code and other laws.
(b) For efficient, effective and
economical governance the purpose of which is the general welfare of the
municipality and its inhabitants pursuant to Section 16 of this Code, the
municipal mayor shall:
(1) Exercise general supervision and
control over all programs, projects, services, and activities of the municipal
government, and in this connection, shall:
(i) Determine the guidelines of municipal policies and be responsible to the
sangguniang bayan for the program of government;
(ii) Direct the formulation of the
municipal development plan, with the assistance of the municipal development council,
and upon approval thereof by the sangguniang bayan, implement the same;
(iii) At the opening of the regular
session of the sangguniang bayan for every calendar year and, as may be deemed
necessary, present the program of government and propose policies and projects
for the consideration of the sangguniang bayan as the general welfare of the
inhabitants and the needs of the municipal government may require;
(iv) Initiate and propose legislative
measures to the sangguniang bayan and, from time to time as the situation may
require, provide such information and data needed or requested by said
sanggunian in the performance of its legislative functions; Appoint all
officials and employees whose salaries and wages are wholly or mainly paid out
of municipal funds and whose appointments are not otherwise provided for in
this Code, as well as those he may be authorized by law to appoint;
(vi) Upon authorization by the
sangguniang bayan, represent the municipality in all its business transactions
and sign on its behalf all bonds, contracts, and obligations, and such other
documents made pursuant to law or ordinance;
(vii) Carry out such emergency
measures as may be necessary during and in the aftermath of man-made and
natural disasters and calamities;
(viii) Determine, according to law or
ordinance, the time, manner and place of payment of salaries or wages of the
officials and employees of the municipality;
(ix) Allocate and assign office space
to municipal and other officials and employees who, by law or ordinance, are
entitled to such space in the municipal hall and other buildings owned or
leased by the municipal government;
(x) Ensure that all executive
officials and employees of the municipality faithfully discharge their duties
and functions as provided by law and this Code, and cause to be instituted
administrative or judicial proceedings against any official or employee of the
municipality who may have committed an offense in the performance of his
official duties;
(xi) Examine the books, records and
other documents of all offices, officials, agents or employees of the
municipality and in aid of his executive powers and authority, require all
national officials and employees stationed in or assigned to the municipality
to make available to him such books, records, and other documents in their
custody, except those classified by law as confidential;
(xii) Furnish copies of executive
ordersissued by him to the provincial governor within seventy-two (72) hours
after their issuance: Provided, that municipalities of Metropolitan Manila Area
and that of any metropolitan political subdivision shall furnish copies of said
executive orders to the metropolitan authority council chairman and to the
Office of the President;
(xiii) Visit component barangays of
the municipality at least once every six (6) months to deepen his understanding
of problems and conditions therein, listen and give appropriate counsel to
local officials and inhabitants, inform the component barangay officials and
inhabitants of general laws and ordinances which especially concern them, and
otherwise conduct visits and inspections to the end that the governance of the
municipality will improve the quality of life of the inhabitants;
(xiv) Act on leave applications
ofofficials and employees appointed by him and the commutation of the monetary
value of leave credits according to law;
(xv) Authorize official trips outside
of the municipality of municipal officials and employees for a period not
exceeding thirty (30) days;
(xvi) Call upon any national official
or employee stationed in or assigned to the municipality to advise him on
matters affecting the municipality and to make recommendations thereon, or to
coordinate in the formulation and implementation of plans, programs and
projects, and when appropriate, initiate an administrative or judicial action
against a national government official or employee who may have committed an
offense in the performance of his official duties while stationed in or
assigned to the local government unit concerned;
(xvii) Subject to availability of
funds, authorize payment of medical care, necessary transportation,
subsistence, hospital or medical fees of municipal officials and employees who
are injured while in the performance of their official duties and functions;
(xviii) Solemnize marriages, any
provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding;
(xix) Conduct a palarong bayan, in
coordination with the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, as an annual
activity which shall feature traditional sports and disciplines included in
national and international games; and
(xx) Submit to the provincial
governor the following reports: an annual report containing a summary of all
matters pertaining to the management, administration and development of the
municipality and all information and data relativeto its political, social and
economic conditions; and supplemental reports when unexpected events and
situations arise at any time during the year, particularly when man-made or
natural disasters or calamities affect the general welfare of the municipality,
province, region or country. Mayors of municipalities of the Metropolitan
Manila Area and other metropolitan political subdivisions shall submit said
reports to their respective metropolitan council chairmen and to the Office of
the President;
(2) Enforce all laws and ordinances
relative to the governance of the municipality and the exercise of its
corporate powers provided for under Section 22 of this Code, implement all
approved policies, programs, projects, services and activities of the
municipality and, in addition to the foregoing, shall:
(i) Ensure that the acts of the
municipality's component barangays and of its officials and employees are
within the scope of their prescribed powers,functions, duties and
responsibilities;
(ii) Call conventions, conferences,
seminars or meetings of any elective and appointive officials of the
municipality, including provincial officials and national officials and
employees stationed in or assigned to the municipality at such time and place
and on such subject as he may deem important for the promotion of the general
welfare of the local government unit and its inhabitants;
(iii) Issue such executive orders as
are necessary for the proper enforcement and execution of laws and ordinances;
(iv) Be entitled to carry the
necessary firearm within his territorial jurisdiction;
(v) Act as the deputized
representative of the National Police Commission, formulate the peace and order
plan of the municipality and upon its approval, implement the same and exercise
general and operational control and supervision over the local police forces in
the municipality in accordance with R.A. No. 6975;
(vi) Call upon the appropriate law
enforcement agencies to suppress disorder, riot, lawless violence, rebellion or
sedition or to apprehend violators of the law when public interest so requires
and the municipal police forces are inadequate to cope with the situation or
the violators;
(3) Initiate and maximize the
generation of resources and revenues, and apply the same to the implementation
of development plans, program objectives and priorities as provided for under
Section 18 of this Code,particularly those resources and revenues programmed
for agro-industrial development and country-wide growth and progress, and
relative thereto, shall:
(i) Require each head of an office or
department to prepare and submit an estimate of appropriations for the ensuing
calendar year, in accordance with the budget preparation process under Title
Five, Book II of this Code;
(ii) Prepare and submit to the
sanggunian for approval the executive and supplemental budgets of the
municipality for the ensuing calendar year in the manner provided for under
Title Five, Book II of this Code;
(iii) Ensure that all taxes and other
revenues of the municipality are collected, and that municipal funds are
applied in accordance with law or ordinance tothe payment of expenses and
settlement of obligations of the municipality;
(iv) Issue licenses and permits and
suspend or revoke the same for any violation of the conditions upon which said
licenses or permits had been issued, pursuant to law or ordinance;
(v) Issue permits, without need of
approval therefor from any national agency, for the holding of activities for
any charitable or welfare purpose, excluding prohibited games of chance or
shows contrary to law, public policy and public morals;
(vi) Require owners of illegally
constructed houses, buildings or other structures to obtain the necessary
permit, subject to such fines and penalties as may be imposed by law or
ordinance, or to make necessary changes in the construction of the same when
said construction violates any law or ordinance, or to order the demolition or
removal of said house, building or structure within the period prescribed by
law or ordinance;
(vii) Adopt adequate measures to
safeguard and conserve land, mineral, marine, forest, and other resources of
the municipality; provide efficient and effective property and supply management
in the municipality; and protect the funds, credits, rights and other
properties of the municipality; and
(viii) Institute or cause to be
instituted administrative or judicial proceedings for violation of ordinances
in the collection of taxes, fees or charges, and for the recovery of funds and
property; and cause the municipality to be defended against all suits to ensure
that its interests, resources and rights shall be adequately protected;
(4) Ensure the delivery of basic
services and the provision of adequate facilities as provided for under Section
17 of this Code and, in addition thereto, shall:
(i) Ensure that the construction and
repair of roads and highways funded by the national government shall be, as far
as practicable, carried out in a spatially contiguous manner and in
coordination with the construction and repair of the roads and bridges of the
municipality and the province; and
(ii) Coordinate the implementation of
technical services rendered by national and provincial offices, including
public works and infrastructure programs in the municipality; and
(5) Exercise such other powers and
perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or
ordinance.
(c) During his incumbency, the
municipal mayor shall hold office in the municipal hall.
(d) The municipal mayor shall receive
a minimum monthly compensation corresponding to Salary Grade twenty-seven (27)
as prescribed under R.A. No. 6758 and the implementing guidelines issued
pursuant thereto.
