AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYBAY IN THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BAYBAY

Case Overview and Summary

Title: Charter of the City of Baybay

General Provisions:
- Converts the Municipality of Baybay into the City of Baybay as a component city (Section 2)
- Defines the corporate powers of the City (Section 3)
- Outlines the general powers of the City, including levying taxes, managing properties, contracting loans, and providing basic services (Sections 4-6)

City Officials:
- Lists the elected and appointed officials of the City, including the City Mayor, Vice Mayor, Sangguniang Panlungsod members, and department heads (Section 7)
- Defines the powers, duties, and qualifications of the City Mayor (Section 8), City Vice Mayor (Section 9), and Sangguniang Panlungsod (Sections 10-11)

Legislative Process:
- Outlines the process for enacting ordinances, including approval by the City Mayor, veto power, and review by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Sections 12-21)
- Specifies the rules for sessions, quorum, and voting in the Sangguniang Panlungsod (Sections 14-16)

Succession of Officials:
- Establishes the rules for filling permanent vacancies in the offices of the City Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Sangguniang Panlungsod members (Sections 22-23)
- Outlines the procedures for temporary vacancies in the office of the City Mayor (Section 24)

Appointive Officials:
- Defines the qualifications, duties, and responsibilities of various appointive officials, including the City Administrator, Legal Officer, Department Heads, and other key positions (Sections 25-46)

City Services:
- Mandates the establishment of a City Fire Station Service (Section 47), City Jail Service (Section 48), City Schools Division (Section 49), and City Prosecution Service (Section 50)

Transitory and Final Provisions:
- Provides for the continuity of existing municipal ordinances until amended by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (Section 51)
- Requires a plebiscite to ratify the creation of the City, with expenses borne by the Municipality of Baybay (Section 52)
- Outlines the transition of officials and employees from the Municipality to the City (Section 53)
- Addresses the succession of assets, liabilities, and obligations from the Municipality to the City (Section 54)
- Maintains the City's participation in the election of provincial officials and its jurisdiction under the Province of Leyte (Sections 55-56)
- Suspends increases in local tax rates for five years after the City's creation (Section 57)
- Retains the City's inclusion in the Fifth Congressional District of Leyte (Section 58)
- Prohibits the licensing of new gambling establishments for three years (Section 59)
- Allows for the determination of boundary disputes with adjoining local government units (Section 60)
- Specifies the applicability of the Local Government Code and other laws to the City of Baybay (Section 61)
- Exempts the City from the income requirement under Republic Act No. 9009 (Section 62)
- Includes a separability clause and an effectivity clause (Sections 63-64)