AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYUGAN IN THE PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL SUR INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BAYUGAN

Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila

Thirteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand six.

Republic Act No. 9405 March 23, 2007

AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYUGAN IN THE PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL SUR INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BAYUGAN

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

ARTICLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Charter of the City of Bayugan".

Section 2. The City of Bayugan. - The Municipality of Bayugan Is hereby converted into a component city to be known as the City of Bayugan, hereinafter referred to as the City, which shall comprise the present territory of the Municipality of Bayugan, Province of Agusan del Sur. The territorial jurisdiction of the City shall be within the present metes and bounds of the Municipality of Bayugan.

The foregoing provision shall be without...

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Summary of Republic Act No. 9405 (Charter of the City of Bayugan)

General Provisions
- Converts the Municipality of Bayugan in Agusan del Sur into a component City of Bayugan (Sec. 2)
- Defines the corporate powers of the City (Sec. 3)
- Outlines the general powers of the City, including levying taxes, managing properties, and providing basic services (Sec. 4)
- Establishes the City's jurisdiction for police purposes and water supply protection (Sec. 7)

City Officials
- Lists the elective and appointive officials of the City (Sec. 8)
- Outlines the qualifications, powers, and duties of the City Mayor (Sec. 9)
- Outlines the qualifications, powers, and duties of the City Vice Mayor (Sec. 10)
- Establishes the composition and powers of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) (Sec. 11)
- Provides for the internal rules of procedure for the Sangguniang Panlungsod (Sec. 12)
- Requires full disclosure of financial and business interests of Sangguniang Panlungsod members (Sec. 13)
- Regulates the sessions, quorum, and approval of ordinances by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (Sec. 14-17)
- Outlines the process for review of City ordinances by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Council) (Sec. 18)
- Regulates the enforcement of disapproved ordinances or resolutions (Sec. 20)
- Establishes the effectivity of ordinances or resolutions (Sec. 21)
- Provides for the succession of elective City officials in case of permanent vacancies (Sec. 22-23)
- Regulates temporary vacancies in the Office of the City Mayor (Sec. 24)

Appointive Officials
- Outlines the qualifications, powers, and duties of various appointive officials, including:
    - Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (Sec. 25)
    - City Treasurer and Assistant City Treasurer (Sec. 26-27)
    - City Assessor and Assistant City Assessor (Sec. 28-29)
    - City Accountant (Sec. 30)
    - City Budget Officer (Sec. 31)
    - City Planning and Development Officer (Sec. 32)
    - City Engineer (Sec. 33)
    - City Health Officer (Sec. 34)
    - City Civil Registrar (Sec. 35)
    - City Administrator (Sec. 36)
    - City Legal Officer (Sec. 37)
    - City Social Welfare and Development Officer (Sec. 38)
    - City Veterinarian (Sec. 39)
    - City General Services Officer (Sec. 40)
    - City Environment and Natural Resources Officer (Sec. 41)
    - City Architect (Sec. 42)
    - City Information Officer (Sec. 43)
    - City Cooperatives Officer (Sec. 44)
    - City Population Officer (Sec. 45)
    - City Agriculturist (Sec. 46)
    - City Tourism Officer (Sec. 47)

City Services
- Establishes a City Fire Station Service headed by a City Fire Marshal (Sec. 48)
- Establishes a City Jail Service headed by a City Jail Warden (Sec. 49)
- Establishes a City Schools Division headed by a City Schools Division Superintendent (Sec. 50)
- Establishes a City Prosecution Service headed by a City Prosecutor (Sec. 51)

Transitory and Final Provisions
- Provides for the continuity of existing municipal ordinances until amended by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (Sec. 52)
- Requires a plebiscite to ratify the creation of the City of Bayugan (Sec. 53)
- Provides for the continuation of existing elective and appointive officials of the Municipality of Bayugan (Sec. 54)
- Establishes the succession of the City of Bayugan to the assets, properties, liabilities, and obligations of the Municipality of Bayugan (Sec. 55)
- Allows qualified voters of the City of Bayugan to vote and run for provincial elective positions in Agusan del Sur (Sec. 56)
- Maintains the jurisdiction of the Province of Agusan del Sur over the City of Bayugan, unless otherwise provided by law (Sec. 57)
- Suspends any increase in local tax rates for five years after the City's acquisition of corporate existence (Sec. 58)
- Maintains the City of Bayugan as part of the Lone Congressional District of Agusan del Sur until otherwise provided by law (Sec. 59)
- Applies the provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991 and other applicable laws to the City of Bayugan (Sec. 60)
- Exempts the City of Bayugan from the income requirement prescribed under Republic Act No. 9009 (Sec. 61)
- Includes a separability clause (Sec. 62)
- Reserves the determination of boundary disputes or territorial jurisdiction issues with adjoining local government units (Sec. 63)
- Repeals inconsistent laws, decrees, rules, and regulations (Sec. 64)
- Establishes the effectivity of the Act fifteen days after its publication in at least two newspapers of general and local circulation (Sec. 65)