Section 37September 7, 2007, Sec./Art. 37

The Provincial General Services Officer. - (a) No person shall be appointed provincial general services officer unless he is a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the province, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree on public administration, business administration or 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 years.

The appointment of a provincial general services officer shall be mandatory.

(b) The provincial general services officer shall take charge of the office of general services and shall:

(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the sanggunian and provide technical assistance and support to the provincial governor in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and the provision of adequate facilities pursuant to Section 17 of the Local Government Code of 1991, and which require general services expertise and technical support services;

(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the provincial governor t implement the same, particularly those which have to do with general services supportive to the welfare of the inhabitants which the provincial governor is empowered to implement and which the sanggunian is empowered to provide for under the Local Government Code of 1991;

(3) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the provincial general services officer shall:

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

(ii) With the approval of the provincial governor, assign building or land space to provincial officials or other public officials who, by law, are entitled to such space;

(iii) Recommend to the provincial governor the reasonable rental rates for local government properties, whether real or personal, which will be leased to public or private entities by the provincial government;

(iv) Recommend to the provincial governor the reasonable rental rates of private properties which may be leased for the official use of the provincial government;

(v) Maintain and supervise janitorial, security, landscaping and other related services in all local government public buildings and other real property, whether owned or leased by the provincial government;

(vi) Collate and disseminate information regarding prices, shipping and other costs of supplies and other items commonly used by the provincial government;

(vii) Perform archival and record management with respect to records of offices and departments of the province; and

(viii) Perform all other functions pertaining to supply and property management heretofore performed by the local government treasurer and enforce policies on records creation, maintenance and disposal;

(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 and the orderly and sanitary clearing up of waste materials or debris, particularly during and in the aftermath of man made and natural disasters or calamities;

(5) Recommend to the sanggunian and advise the provincial governor on all matters relative to general services; and

(6) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.