Section 1.
Except the Cities of Manila, Baguio and Quezon City, chartered cities
are classified according to their revenues as follows:
(a) First Class: Those whose total annual revenue
during the next preceding fiscal year amounts to one million pesos or
more;
(b) Second Class: Those whose total annual revenue
during the next preceding fiscal year amounts to seven hundred thousand
pesos but less than one million pesos;
(c) Third Class: Those whose total annual revenue
during the next preceding fiscal year amounts to five hundred thousand
pesos but not less than seven hundred thousand pesos;
(d) Fourth Class: Those whose total annual revenue
during the next preceding fiscal year amounts to three hundred thousand
pesos but less than five hundred pesos; and
(e) Fifth Class: Those whose total annual revenue
during the next preceding fiscal year is less than three hundred
thousand pesos: Provided, That no readjustment of classification shall
be made oftener than once in five consecutive years, except in cases of
the diminishing revenues when the President of the Philippines, upon
the recommendation of the Office of the Local Governments, may in his
discretion, order the readjustment of the classification of any city in
accordance with the foregoing schedule: Provided, further, That for
each period of five consecutive years from the date the initial
classification herein provided takes effect, a general readjustment of
the classification of all chartered cities shall be ordered by the
President of the Philippines.
Sec. 2. Unless the corresponding charter of a city
provides for higher salaries, the annual salaries of city mayors, city
treasurers, city fiscals, city auditors, city health officers, city
assessors, city engineers, chief of police and chiefs of fire
departments, the secretary to the mayor and the secretary of the city
council shall not exceed the amounts herein below fixed:
In the first class cities: for city mayors, seven thousand two hundred
pesos; for city treasurers, judges of the municipal courts, city
fiscals, city health officers and city engineers, six thousand pesos;
for city assessors and city auditors, five thousand one hundred pesos;
for chiefs of police, five thousand one hundred pesos; for chiefs of
fire departments, four thousand two hundred pesos; secretary to the
mayor and secretary of the city council, three thousand six hundred
pesos.
In second class cities: for city mayors, six thousand six hundred
pesos; for city treasurers, judges of municipal courts, city fiscals,
city health officers and city engineers, five thousand seven hundred
pesos; for city assessors and city auditors, four thousand eight
hundred pesos; for chiefs of police, four thousand eight hundred pesos;
for chiefs of fire departments, three thousand six hundred pesos; the
secretary to the mayor and secretary of the city council, three
thousand pesos.
In third class cities: for city mayors, six thousand pesos; for city
treasurers, judges of the municipal courts, city fiscals, city health
officers and city engineers, five thousand one hundred pesos; for city
assessors and city auditors, four thousand five hundred pesos; for
chiefs of fire departments, three thousand three hundred pesos; the
secretary to the mayor and secretary of the city council, two thousand
seven hundred pesos.
In fourth class cities: for city mayors, five thousand four hundred
pesos; for city treasurers, judges of the municipal courts, city
fiscals, city health officers and city engineers, four thousand eight
hundred pesos; for city assessors and city auditors, three thousand
nine hundred pesos; for chiefs of police, three thousand nine hundred
pesos; for chiefs of fire departments, three thousand one hundred
twenty-pesos; the secretary to the mayor and secretary of the city
council, two thousand four hundred pesos.
In fifth class cities: for city mayors, four thousand eight hundred
pesos; for city treasurers, judge of municipal courts, city fiscals,
city health officers and city engineers, four thousand two hundred
pesos; for city assessors and city auditors, three thousand seven
hundred twenty pesos; for chiefs of police, three thousand seven
hundred twenty pesos; for chiefs of fire departments, three thousand
pesos; secretary to the mayor and secretary of the city council, one
thousand eight hundred pesos. Provided, That if, after the salary of
the city mayor or any of the city officials named in this Act has been
increased by virtue of the provisions hereof, the city concerned incurs
an overdraft in its general fund or the operating expenses thereof
exceed the revenue collections, the municipal board or city council
may, in its discretion, make the corresponding proportional reduction
of salaries or the President of the Philippines shall reduce the salary
of said mayor or other officials to the maximum rate fixed for the
corresponding officials in the next lower class of city.
Sec. 3. Unless the corresponding charter of a city
provides for a fixed salary of a higher per diem, the members of
municipal boards or city councils who are not officers or employees of
the Government receiving fixed compensation or salary from public
funds, shall receive, for each day of actual attendance of the session
of the board or council such per diems as may be fixed by the board or
council as follows:
In first and second class chartered cities, not exceeding twenty pesos;
In third and fourth class chartered cities, not exceeding fifteen pesos;
In fifth class chartered cities, not exceeding ten pesos: Provided,
That any provisions of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding,
and unless the Office of the Local Governments orders otherwise, the
municipal board or city council of any city, except Manila and Quezon
City, shall hold one regular session for the transaction of business
during each week on a day which will be fixed by the board or council
and such special sessions, not exceeding thirty during any one year, as
may be called by the mayor: Provided, further, That in case the city
incurs an overdraft in its general funds or the operating expenses
thereof exceed the revenue collections, the President of the
Philippines shall reduce the per diem fixed as herein provided to such
amount as its finances permit: Provided, finally, that the rate or
amount so fixed shall not be changed by the board or council without
the approval of the President.
Sec. 4. Unless the corresponding city charter
provides for a higher rate of additional compensation in cases where
the charter of the city provides for ex-officio officials, such
officials, except the ex-officio city councilors, shall receive
additional compensation which shall not exceed the following:
In first and second class cities: for city engineers and city fiscals,
one thousand six hundred pesos; and for city auditors, city health
officers, city assessors and superintendents of city schools, one
thousand two hundred pesos per annum;
In third and fourth class cities: for city engineers and city fiscals,
one thousand two hundred pesos; and for city auditors, city health
officers, city assessors and superintendents of city schools, eight
hundred pesos per annum;
In fifth class cities: for city engineers and city fiscals, eight
hundred pesos; and for city auditors, city health officers, city
assessors and superintendents of city schools, six hundred pesos per
annum.
Sec. 5. The above schedule of salaries shall not
be applicable to cities created during the year nineteen hundred and
fifty-one within a period of two years after the approval of this
Act.
Sec. 6. All acts, orders and/or regulations
inconsistent herewith are repealed or modified accordingly.
Sec. 7. This Act shall take effect on July one,
nineteen hundred and fifty-two.
Approved: April 7, 1953
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