Section 7Sec./Art. 7

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

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

(c) The City of Santiago shall establish a city fire station to be headed by a city fire marshal and a city jail to be headed by a city jail warden.

(d) The City of Santiago may:

(1) Maintain existing offices not mentioned in subsections (a) and (b ) 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, all appointive city officials of the City 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 appointments within fifteen (15) days from the date of is submission, otherwise the same shall be deemed confirmed.

Article III. THE CITY MAYOR AND VICE-MAYOR