Section 7Sec./Art. 7

The Officials of the City of Bacoor. (a) There shall be in the City of Bacoor: a city mayor, a city vice mayor, sangguniang panlungsod members, a secretary to the sangguniang panlungsod, a city treasurer, a city assessor, a city accountant, a city budget officer, a city planning and development officer, a city engineer, a city health officer, a city civil registrar, a city administrator, a city legal officer, a city social welfare and development officer, a city veterinarian and a city general services officer.

(b) In addition thereto, the city mayor may appoint a city environment and natural resources officer, a city architect, a city information officer, a city cooperatives officer, a city population Officer and a city agriculturist.

(c) There shall be established in the City a city fire station to be headed by a city fire marshal, a city jail to be headed by a city jail warden, a city schools division to be headed by a city schools division superintendent and a city prosecution service to be headed by a city prosecutor.

(d) The sangguniang panlungsod may:

(1) Maintain existing offices not mentioned in subsections (a), (b) and (c) hereof;

(2) Create such other offices as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the City; or

(3) Consolidate the functions of any office with those of another in the interest of efficiency and economy.

(e) Unless otherwise provided herein, heads of departments and offices shall be appointed by the city mayor with the concurrence of the majority of all the sangguniang panlungsod members subject to civil service law, rules and regulations. The sangguniang panlungsod shall act on the appointment within fifteen (15) days from the day of its submission, otherwise the same shall be deemed confirmed.

(f) Elective and appointive city officials shall receive such compensation, allowances and other emoluments as may be determined by law or ordinance, subject to the budgetary limitations on personal services prescribed under Title Five, Book II of the Local Government Code of 1991: Provided, That no increase in compensation of the city vice mayor, city vice mayor and sangguniang panlungsod member shall take effect until after the expiration of the full term of the said local officials approving such increase.

ARTICLE III

THE CITY MAYOR AND THE CITY VICE MAYOR