Section 8Sec./Art. 8

The Officials of the City of Catbalogan. -

(a) There shall be in the City of Catbalogan: a city mayor, a city 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 engineer, a city health officer, a city civil registrar, city social welfare and development officer, a city budget officer, a city planning and development officer, a city administrator, a city legal officer, a city veterinarian, a city general services officer, a city agriculturist, a city cooperatives officer, a city building officer, a city environment and natural resources officer, a city architect and a city information officer.

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

(c) The City shall establish 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 of the City of Catbalogan 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.

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 appointment within fifteen (15) days from the date of its submission; otherwise, the same shall be deemed confirmed.

ARTICLE III

THE CITY MAYOR AND THE CITY VICE MAYOR