Bill Type
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Full Title of Bill
AN ACT AMENDING TITLE V, SECTION 470 (A), (B) AND SECTION 471 (A) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
July 1, 2022
Date Read
July 27, 2022
Bill Status
Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2022-07-27
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00904 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING TITLE V, SECTION 470 (A), (B) AND SECTION 471 (A) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 |
| ABSTRACT : Proposes that the appointment of City Treasurer and Assistant City Treasurer shall be vested in the Governor of the province or the Mayor of the city or municipality concerned considering that the Code itself provides that administrative supervision is lodged with the governor of the province, as the case may be – thus, direct supervision should include the power to appoint the treasurer and the assistant treasurer, so that the governor or the mayor shall have the power to discipline, suspend or dismiss erring treasurers. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MARI�O, MARIO VITTORIO "Marvey" A. |
| DATE FILED : 2022-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON 2022-07-27 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Proposes that the appointment of City Treasurer and Assistant City Treasurer shall be vested in the Governor of the province or the Mayor of the city or municipality concerned considering that the Code itself provides that administrative supervision is lodged with the governor of the province, as the case may be – thus, direct supervision should include the power to appoint the treasurer and the assistant treasurer, so that the governor or the mayor shall have the power to discipline, suspend or dismiss erring treasurers.
Significance