Section 9September 7, 2007, Sec./Art. 9

Officials of the Provincial Government. - (a) There shall be in the Province of Quezon del Sur: a provincial governor, a provincial vice governor, members of the sangguniang panlalawigan, a secretary to the sangguniang panlalawigan, a provincial treasurer, a provincial assessor, a provincial accountant, a provincial engineer, a provincial budget officer, a provincial planning and development coordinator, a provincial legal officer, a provincial administrator, a provincial health officer, a provincial civil registrar, a provincial social welfare and development officer, a provincial general services officer, a provincial agriculturist, a provincial veterinarian, a provincial environment and natural resources officer, a provincial cooperatives officer and a provincial architect.

(b) In addition thereto, the provincial governor may appoint a provincial population officer and a provincial information officer.

(c) The province shall establish a provincial fire station to be headed by a provincial fire marshal, a provincial jail to be headed by a provincial jail warden and a provincial schools division to be headed by a provincial schools division superintendent.

(d) The province may:

(1) Establish and maintain 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 provincial government; or

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

(e) Unless otherwise provided herein, heads of departments and offices shall be appointed by the provincial governor with the concurrence of the majority of the sangguniang panlalawigan members, subject to civil service rules and regulations. The sangguniang panlalawigan shall act on the appointment within fifteen (15) days from the day of its submission, otherwise the same shall be deemed confirmed.