Mayor Amelita S. Navarro
Mayor Amelita S. Navarro
Mayor Amelita S. Navarro
2004
14 December 2004
MAYOR AMELITA S. NAVARRO
Sania!o "i#
Dear Ma#or Na$arro%
T&is re'ers o #o(r )eer*+(er# on &e 'o))o,in! iss(es%
1. -&e&er or no &e Vice*Ma#or &as &e so)e a(&ori# o si!n
an. appro$e .isb(rsemen $o(c&ers 'or &e e/pen.i(res 'or
&e operaion o' &e san!!(nian, inc)(.in! &a o' &e O''ice
o' &e Secrear# o' &e San!!(nian0 an.
2. -&e&er or no &e "i# Ma#or appoins cas(a) ,or1ers 2e.!.
sree s,eeper, !arba!e co))ecor an. &e )i1e3.
A &e o(se, ma# i be sresse. &a (n.er norma) circ(msances, &is
Deparmen ren.ers opinions base. on &e pro$isions o' &e Loca)
4o$ernmen "o.e o' 1551 2RA 61703. 8o,e$er, s&o(). &ere be specia) )a,s
s(c& as #o(r "i#9s c&arer, RA 6620 passe. a'er &e e''eci$i# o' &e Loca)
4o$ernmen "o.e, ,&ic& conain pro$isions rep(!nan ,i& &e pro$isions o'
RA 6170, &en, &e 'ormer s&a)) !o$ern in $ie, o' &e ,e))*accepe. princip)e
in sa(or# consr(cion &a a specia) )a, pre$ai)s o$er a )a, o' !enera)
app)icaion.
In a..ressin! &e 'irs iss(e, p)ease be in'orme. &a consisen ,i&
&is Deparmen9s pre$io(s opinions 2DIL4 Opinion Nos. 102*020 40*020 76*54
an. 154*5:3, &e Loca) Vice "&ie' E/ec(i$es &a$e &e a(&ori# o si!n a))
,arrans .ra,n on &e m(nicipa), ci# an. pro$incia) reas(r# 'or a))
e/pen.i(res appropriae. 'or &e operaion o' &eir respeci$e san!!(nians,
inc)(.in! &e O''ice o' &e Secrear# o &e San!!(nian, ,&ic& 'in. bases
(n.er Secions 44; 2a3 2130 4;7 2a3 213 an. 477 2a3 213 o' RA 6170. -i&
respec o &e Secrear# o &e San!!(nian, &e )e!a) basis is 'o(n. in "S"
Reso)(ion No. 52*1111 ,&ere &e "i$i) Ser$ice "ommission opine. &a &e
Secrear# o &e San!!(nian is no a Deparmen 8ea. b( is an o''icia) o' &e
San!!(nian an. &(s (n.er &e appoinin! a(&ori# o' &e Vice*Ma#or. T&is
is &e !enera) r()e.
D(e o &e pec()iari# o' #o(r L4<9s or!ani=aion, p(rs(an o is
"&arer, RA 6620, &e !enera) r()e menione. abo$e nee.s +(a)i'icaion.
Secion 24 2b3 243, Aric)e VII o' #o(r "i#9s "&arer 2RA 66203, pro$i.e.
'or &e man.aor# esab)is&men o' a 4enera) Ser$ices Deparmen
* 2 *
24SD3 &a$in! as a componen &ereo', &e O''ice o' &e Secrear# o &e
San!!(nian. T&is pro$ision )ea$es no .o(b &a &e O''ice o' &e San!!(nian
Secrear#, bein! a componen o' an O''ice (n.er &e Loca) "&ie' E/ec(i$e, is
(n.er &e )aer9s a.minisrai$e >(ris.icion. T&is is '(r&er bo)sere. b# &e
'ac &a Secion 2; 2a3 o' RA 6620 e$en $ese. &e "i# Ma#or &e po,er o
appoin &e San!!(nian Secrear# ,i& a erm co*ermin(s ,i& &a o' &e
'ormer.
S(c& bein! &e case, i can &(s be conc)(.e. &a in #o(r ci#, a))
,arrans .ra,n on &e "i# Treas(r# 'or &e e/pen.i(res inc(rre. 'or &e
operaion o' &e San!!(nian is o be si!ne. b# &e Vice*Ma#or, e/cep &a o'
&e O''ice o' &e San!!(nian Secrear# ,&ic& s&a)) be si!ne. b# &e "i#
Ma#or, as &e sai. o''ice ,as speci'ica))# creae. (n.er &e a.minisrai$e
or!ani=aiona) )ine o' &e O''ice o' &e Ma#or.
8o,e$er, inso'ar as &e e/penses 'or &e O''ice o' &e Vice Ma#or ise)'
is concerne., ma# i be emp&asi=e. &a #o(r c&arer 'ai)e. o cae!ori=e &e
sai. o''ice as bein! (n.er &e .irec a.minisrai$e s(per$ision an. conro) o'
&e O''ice o' &e Ma#or. S(c& bein! &e case, &e Vice Ma#or9s o''ice, bein! a
par o' &e )oca) )e!is)ai$e bo.# ,i& &e Vice Ma#or as &ea. &ereo' becomes
a.minisrai$e)# .eac&e. 'rom &e O''ice o' &e Ma#or. T&(s, ,arrans .ra,n
'or &e e/penses o' &e O''ice o' &e Vice Ma#or m(s be si!ne. b# is &ea. o'
o''ice, &e Vice Ma#or.
Anen &e secon. iss(e, since #o(r "i# "&arer is si)en on &e maer,
,e &a$e o app)# &e pro$isions o' Secion 66 o' RA 6170 an. Aric)e 17: 2.3
o' is Imp)emenin! R()es an. Re!()aions, ,&ic& pro$i.es &a &e Loca)
"&ie' E/ec(i$e is empo,ere. o appoin &ose cas(a) emp)o#ees menione.
in #o(r )eer, ,i&o( .isincion as o ,&ere &e emp)o#ees s&a)) be
saione..
-e &ope &a ,e &a$e en)i!&ene. #o( on &e maer.
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