Section 7Sec./Art. 7

The Officials of the City of Santa Rosa. (a) There shall be in the City of Santa Rosa 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 coordinator, 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, a city general services officer, a city agriculturist, a city cooperatives officer and a city environment and natural resources officer.

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

(c) There shall be established in the City of Santa Rosa 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 school division superintendent; and a city prosecution service, to be headed by a city prosecutor.

(d) Finally, the city mayor 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 government; or

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

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

ARTICLE III

THE CITY MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR