FUNCTION : General Public Service

FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT

Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991, R.A. 7160, the Municipal Treasurer shall take charge of the Office of the Municipal Treasurer and shall act as Chief Financial Officer of the Municipality and shall exercise the following functions:

• Advice the Municipal Mayor, the Sangguniang Bayan, other Local Officials and National Offices concerned with the disposition of property of the Municipal Government;

• Collect taxes throughout the locality, including national, provincial and municipal taxes and other revenues authorized by law;

• Take custody of and exercise supervision over all local funds and property, including building and grounds and subject to the approval of the Municipal Mayor, assign rooms to local officials and other public officials who by law are entitled to office space in the municipal buildings;

• Make annual reports of all income, disbursements and acquisition and disposition of all assets of the Municipal Government during the period of the Municipal Mayor, the Sangguniang Bayan and to other department heads;

• Take charge of the disbursement of all city and other funds, the custody of which may be entrusted to him by law or other competent authority;

• Upon designation by the Secretary of Finance, act as treasury fiscal examiner in the municipality under the administrative authority of the Treasurer of the Philippines in accordance with pertinent rules and regulations;

• Inspect, under the authority of the Sangguniang Bayan, the operation of public utilities belonging to, leased or operated by the Municipal Government, such as telegraph and telephone, water transportation, waterworks, electricity light plants, irrigation systems, bonded warehouses, ferries, slaughterhouses and other commercial and industrial enterprises of the Municipality and all private commercial and industrial establishments within the locality in relation to local tax ordinances; and

• Perform such other duties as may be required by law or ordinances.

OBJECTIVES

• To stabilize the finances of the Local Government and its barangays through a continuous program of improving local revenue collection and efficient management of cash resources;

• To provide the Municipal Mayor, the Sangguniang Bayan and other Municipal Officials assistance, such as technical advice, financial data and/or staff support which may be needed in policy formulation or program implementation