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Appointive Officials - PubCORP
Appointive Officials - PubCORP
RESPONSIBILITY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE AND c There is a great difference between an appointment and designation.
Appointment is the selection by the proper authority of an individual who
DEVELOPMENT
is to exercise the powers and functions of a given office, while
designation merely connotes an imposition of additional duties, usually
1. The local chief executive shall be responsible for the human
by law, upon a person already in the public service by virtue of an earlier
resources and development in his unit and shall take all
appointment.
personnel actions in accordance with the Constitution,
pertinent laws, including such policies, guidelines and Midnight Appointments of Local Chief Executives
standards the CSC may establish; *check De Rama v. CA*
However, each appointment must be judged on the basis of nature, character and
L Provided, that the local chief executive may employ merits of the individual appointment and the circumstances surrounding the same.
emergency or casual employees or laborers paid on a daily When the appointments were made en masse by the outgoing administration and
wage or piecework basis and hired through job orders for local shown to have been made through hurried maneuvers and under circumstances
projects authorized by the Sanggunian concerned, without departing from good faith, morality and propriety that the Court has struck down
“midnight appointments” (Sales v. Carreon)
need of approval of attestation by the CSC, as long as the said
Also, current rules and regulations by the CSC generally operate to avoid the
employment shall not exceed 6 months/ practice of “midnight appointments.” (Provincial Government of Aurora v. Marco)
Qualifications: No person shall be appointed treasurer unless he is: Qualifications: No person shall be appointed budget officer unless he is:
(1) a citizen of the Philippines (1) a citizen of the Philippines
(2) a resident of the local government unit concerned (2) a resident of the local government unit concerned
(3) of good moral character (3) of good moral character
(4) a holder of a college degree preferably in commerce, public (4) a holder of a college degree preferably in accounting, economics, public
administration or law from a recognized college or university administration or any related course from a recognized college or university
(5) a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent ( (5) a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent
(6) 6) He must have acquired experience in treasury or accounting service (6) He must have acquired experience in government budgeting or in any related
for at least five (5) years in the case of the city or provincial treasurer, field for at least five (5) years in the case of the provincial or city budget officer, and
and three (3) years in the case of municipal treasurer. at least three (3) years in the case of the municipal budget officer.
Article iI – ASSISTANT TREASURER (Sec. 471) L The appointment of a budget officer shall be mandatory for the
provincial, city, and municipal governments.
An assistant treasurer may be appointed by the Secretary of Finance from a list of L The appropriations for personal services of the budget officer provided
at least three (3) ranking, eligible recommendees of the governor or mayor, subject under the Department of Budget and Management shall, upon effectivity
to civil service law, rules and regulations. of this Code, be transferred to the local government unit concerned.
Thereafter, the appropriations for personal services of the budget officer
L The appointment of an assistant treasurer shall be optional for shall be provided for in full in the budget of the local government unit.
provincial, city and municipal governments
Article VI – THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR (Sec. 476)
Qualifications: No person shall be appointed assistant treasurer unless he is:
(1) a citizen of the Philippines Qualifications: No person shall be appointed planning and development coordinator
(2) a resident of the local government unit concerned unless he is:
(3) of good moral character (1) a citizen of the Philippines
(4) a holder of a college degree preferably in commerce, public (2) a resident of the local government unit concerned
administration, or law from a recognized college or university (3) of good moral character
(5) a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent (4) a holder of a college degree preferably in urban planning, development studies,
(6) He must have acquired at least five (5) years experience in the treasury economics, public administration, or any related course from a recognized college
or accounting service in the case of the city or provincial assistant or university
treasurer and three (3) years in the case of municipal assistant (5) a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent
treasurer. (6) He must have acquired experience in development planning or in any related
field for at least five (5) years in the case of the provincial or city planning and
Article iIi – The assessor (Sec. 472) development coordinator, and three (3) years in the case of the municipal planning
and development coordinator.
Qualifications: No person shall be appointed assessor unless he is:
(1) a citizen of the Philippines L The appointment of a planning and development coordinator shall be
(2) a resident of the local government unit concerned mandatory for provincial, city and municipal governments.
(3) of good moral character
(4) a holder of a college degree preferably in civil or mechanical Article VIi – THE engineer (Sec. 477)
engineering, commerce, or any other related course from a recognized
college or university Qualifications: No person shall be appointed engineer unless he is:
(5) a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent (1) a citizen of the Philippines
(6) He must have acquired experience in real property assessment work or (2) a resident of the local government unit concerned
in any related field for at least five (5) years in the case of the city or (3) of good moral character
provincial assessor, and three (3) years in the case of the municipal (4) a licensed civil engineer
assessor. (5) He must have acquired experience in the practice of his profession for
at least five (5) years in the case of the provincial or city engineer, and
L The appointment of an assessor shall be mandatory for provincial, city three (3) years in the case of the municipal engineer.
and municipal governments.
L The appointment of an engineer shall be mandatory for the provincial,
ASSISTANT ASSESSOR (Sec. 473) city and municipal governments. The city and municipal engineer shall
also act as the local building official.
Qualifications: No person shall be appointed assistant assessor unless he is:
(1) a citizen of the Philippines Article VIii – THE health officer (Sec. 478)
(2) a resident of the local government unit concerned
(3) of good moral character Qualifications: No person shall be appointed health officer unless he is:
(4) a holder of a college degree preferably in civil or mechanical engineering, (1) a citizen of the Philippines
commerce, or any related course from a recognized college or university (5) a first (2) a resident of the local government unit concerned
grade civil service eligible or its equivalent (3) of good moral character, and
(6) He must have acquired experience in assessment or in any related field for at (4) a licensed medical practitioner
least three (3) years in the case of the city or provincial assistant assessor, and one (5) He must have acquired experience in the practice of his profession for
(1) year in the case of the city or provincial assistant assessor. at least five (5) years in the case of the provincial or city health officer,
and three (3) years in the case of the municipal health officer.
L The appointment of an assistant assessor shall be optional for
provincial, city and municipal governments. L The appointment of a health officer shall be mandatory for the
provincial, city and municipal governments.
Article iV – THE ACCOUNTANT (Sec. 474)
Article ix– THE civil registrar (Sec. 479)
Qualifications: No person shall be appointed accountant unless he is:
(1) a citizen of the Philippines Qualifications: No person shall be appointed civil registrar unless he is:
(2) a resident of the local government unit concerned (1) a citizen of the Philippines
(3) of good moral character (2) a resident of the local government unit concerned
(4) a certified public accountant (3) of good moral character
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(4) a holder of a college degree from a recognized college or university (1) a citizen of the Philippines
(5) a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent (2) a resident of the local government unit concerned
(6) He must have acquired experience in civil registry work for at least five (3) of good moral character
(5) years in the case of the city civil registrar and three (3) years in the (4) a holder of a college degree preferably in environment, forestry,
case of the municipal civil registrar. agriculture or any related course from a recognized college or university
(5) a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent
L The appointment of a civil registrar shall be mandatory for city and (6) He must have acquired experience in environmental and natural
municipal governments. resources management, conservation, and utilization, of at least five (5)
years in the case of the provincial or city environment and natural
Article x– THE administrator (Sec. 480) resources officer, and three (3) years in the case of the municipal
environment and natural resources officer.
Qualifications: No person shall be appointed civil registrar unless he is:
(1) a citizen of the Philippines L The appointment of the environment and natural resources officer is
(2) a resident of the local government unit concerned optional for provincial, city, and municipal governments.
(3) of good moral character
(4) a holder of a college degree preferably in public administration, law, or Article XV– THE ARCHITECT (Sec. 485)
any other related course from a recognized college or university
(5) a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent Qualifications: No person shall be appointed engineer unless he is:
(6) He must have acquired experience in management and administration (1) a citizen of the Philippines
work for at least five (5) years in the case of the provincial or city (2) a resident of the local government unit concerned
administrator, and three (3) years in the case of the municipal (3) of good moral character
administrator. (4) a duly licensed architect
(5) He must have practiced his profession for at least five (5) years in the
L The term of administrator is coterminous with that of his appointing case of the provincial or city architect, and three (3) years in the case of
authority. the municipal architect.
L The appointment of an administrator shall be mandatory for the
provincial and city governments, and optional for the municipal L The appointment of the architect is optional for provincial, city and
government. municipal governments.
ADMINISTRATIVE DISCIPLINE
L Investigation and adjudication of administrative complaints against
appointive local officials and employees as well as their suspension and
removal shall be in accordance with the civil service law and rules and
other pertinent laws
H Garcia v. Pajaro – it is not he City Mayor, but the City Treasurer who
exercises disciplinary authority over a City Revenue Officer. As head of
the Office of the Treasurer, and the Revenue Officer being under him,
the former may validly investigate the said Revenue Officer and place
him under preventive suspension.