THE City Council of Bacolod has effected amendments to its internal rules under the new floor leader, Councilor Archie Baribar.
Baribar replaced Councilor Caesar Distrito, a member of the Grupo Progreso of Bacolod Representative Evelio Leonardia. Distrito was on official travel. Councilor El Cid Familiaran said they were able to amend three items, which include the order of business, duties of the City Council's floor leader, and items in the agenda. Familiaran said they will continue the amendment of the internal rules during the next session and these may take them about two months to finish. Under Resolution No. 589, series of 2013, or a resolution adopting the consolidated internal rules of the City Council, the members of the council will elect from among themselves the floor leader. Under the resolution, the floor leader will be the temporary presiding officer if the vice mayor steps down to participate in a debate. The vice mayor will prepare and submit matters for inclusion in the agenda, and can only vote in case of a tie. In the absence or inability of the vice mayor to preside a session, the members of the council, constituting a quorum, will elect from among themselves a temporary presiding officer for that particular session day. On the reorganization of the committee tenure, Resolution 589 provides that the election chairman, vice chairman, and members of the different standing committees will be on the first session of July of each year. The chairman, vice chairman and members-elect will hold office for one year unless sooner removed by two-third of all members of the SP. Meanwhile, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) director Jesus Duque IV said a reorganization, that involved the change of persons without affecting the committee created in the council, will not necessitate amendment of the City Council’s internal rules or procedures, because the number of committees or members and the manner and procedure by which members and chairmen are chosen remain and the reorganization will only involve change of persons occupying the chairmanship and membership positions. This should be treated by the City Council as an ordinary transaction, which will be resolved by a simple vote of majority of the embers of the members present there being a quorum, he said. By Carla N. Canet Sun.Star Bacolod
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