A TOTAL of P26.1 million has been appropriated by the City Council of Bacolod for the additional bonus of regular and plantilla casual employees at P15,000 each, as well as for other obligations of the City Government. The appropriation ordinance, approved on Wednesday upon the request of Acting Mayor Greg Gasataya, also included payment for the terminal leave pay and the six-month extension of the contract of services of Dynamic Builders and Construction Co. Inc. for garbage collection. The Council unanimously approved the additional bonus after a lengthy deliberation, but with a colatilla, said Acting Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran. Councilor Archie Baribar abstained during the voting as he questioned the legality of the additional bonus. Councilor Claudio Jesus Puentevella said he voted in favor of the additional bonus, with the condition that the employees who will avail of the bonus will sign a waiver since the extra bonus has no legal basis. In case the additional bonus is disallowed by the Commission of Audit and the Office of the President, Gasataya along with Acting City Administrator Goldwyn Nifras, Acting City Legal Officer Juvy Dioso, and the committee members of the Service and Merit Incentives for Local Employees (Smile) would be held responsible for the refund. Nifras said the P15,000 additional bonus may probably be availed by the employees before the New Year since both December 24 and 25 are holidays. Meanwhile, the City Council also approved the extension of the contract of the Dynamic Builders effective Jan. 2, 2016 to July 1,2016, but this is only limited to collection, hauling, and maintenance of the city landfill. Under the existing contract, the Dynamic Builders is tasked to construct the cell No. 2 of the sanitary landfill, however, this was not implemented due to the question of legality on the lot where the sanitary landfill is located, Familiaran said. By CARLA N. CANET
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