Section 44Sec./Art. 44

The City General Services Officer.- (a) The city general services officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree on public administration, business administration and management from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience in general services, including management of supply, property, solid waste disposal, and general sanitation for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.

(b) The city general services officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments, and allowances as maybe determined by law.

(c) The city general services officer shall take charge of the Office on General Services, and shall:

(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities which require general services expertise and technical support services;

(2) Develop plans and strategies, and upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same, particularly those concerning general services supportive of the welfare of the inhabitants of the City which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to provide;

(3) Take custody of and be accountable for all properties, real or personal, owned by the City, and those granted to it in the form of donation, reparation, assistance, and counterpart of joint projects;

(4) Be in the frontline of general services-related activities, such as the possible or imminent destruction or damage to records, supplies, properties, and structure materials or debris, particularly during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and calamities;

(5) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all other matters relative to general services; and

(6) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

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