BACOLOD City Council Secretary Nilo Alejandrino said Friday that the present batch of councilors still has seven regular sessions before the new elected councilors will take over on their respective offices at the New Government Center.
Alejandrino said that under the law, the City Council members are mandated to hold once a week regular session. These incumbent councilors include Greg Gasataya, Homer Bais, Roberto Rojas, Alex Paglumotan, Dindo Ramos, Napoleon Cordova, Wilson Gamboa, Jr, Celia Flor, Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, Al Victor Espino, Catalino Alisbo and Reynold Iledan, Liga ng mga Barangay president Diosdado Valenzuela and SK chairman Kevin Ramos. He said the City Council members would hold its last session on June 23, 2010, which is on June 30. The newly elected councilors include Bais, Alisbo, Rojas, Ramos, Espino, El Cid Familiaran, Archie Baribar, Sonya Verdeflor, Elmer Sy, Ceasar Distrito, Carl Lopez and Em Ang will take over their respective offices at the NGC as the new set of City Council members for year 2010- 2013. Alejandrino added that those incumbent councilors who will not attend the regular session anymore, for whatever reasons, "it's their own rights since they have leave credits accumulated for the past years as councilors." He said it does not mean that because of the absence of some councilors, there would be no session to be conducted. "The importance of it is that there would be a quorum which in the case of Bacolod, are the 14 SP members that include the Liga ng mga Barangay president and the SK chairman." He noted that if there would be eight City Council members present in every session at the Session Hall, there would be a session, and if it's less than eight, it would be adjourned for lack of quorum. Alejandrino further said the pending ordinance authored by the outgoing councilors, it could also be filed by the newly elected councilors based on their respective committees at the City Council, which will propose the said ordinance.
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