AN ORDINANCE GRANTING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC AMELIORATION ALLOWANCE TO QUALIFIED MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AND APPROPRIATED FUNDS HEREOF IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MARIBOJOC, BOHOL.

Authored by: Hon. Isidro P. Mirontos, Sr.
Co-Authored by: Hon. Florencio Gentallan
Hon. Noel Veloso

WHEREAS, pursuant to Republic Act No. 7160, Section 16 of the Local Government Unit shall exercise the powers expressly granted, those necessarily implied there from as well as powers necessary, appropriate or incidental for its efficient and effective governance, and those which are essential to the promotion of the general welfare;

WHEREAS, under Section 447, (1), (viii), of the Local Government Code of 1991, the Sangguniang Bayan determine among others, allowances and other emoluments and benefits of officials and employees paid mainly or wholly from the Municipal Funds;

WHEREAS, after careful perusal of the accounting records by the Committee on Appropriation and Finance, it disclosed that the Municipal Government of Maribojoc can afford to grant social and economic amelioration allowance to qualified Municipal employees in order to cushion the impact of the high costs of prices of prime commodities;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Sangguniang Bayan of Maribojoc, Bohol that :

SECTION: 1. Those employees who are presently receiving their personnel
economic relief allowance and additional compensation allowance are qualified to receive Social and Economic Amelioration Allowance in the amount of ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED PESOS – (P1,800.00) each from the date of effectivity of this ordinance up to and inclusive the month of December 1994. It shall be payable every fifteen (15) days.

SECTION: 2. Personnel who received representation and transportation
allowance (RATA) are disqualified to accept or to not allowed to be granted the social and economic amelioration allowance.

SECTION: 3. The Social and Economic Amelioration Allowance can be
withdrawn at anytime the moment the financial capability of the Municipal Government of Maribojoc as determine by the Municipal Treasurer is in the state of being diminished, in order words due to financial constraint.

SECTION: 4. Beginning or starting January 1st 1995, if the Municipal
Government of Maribojoc is financially capable, those qualified employees and henceforth to be qualified shall receive and be granted social and economic amelioration allowance at the rate of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY PESOS = (P150.00) per month each.

SECTION: 5. The Municipal Budget Officer is hereby advised to prepare a
supplemental budget to be taken from the 1993 unaapropriated surplus of the general fund for this particular allowance so that implementation of same could be affected soonest.

SECTION: 6. The total amount representing the total expenditures for the
implementation and payment of the social and economic amelioration allowance is hereby appropriated.

SECTION: 7. Exceptions: Devolved personnel are not qualified to receive the
social and economic amelioration allowance as they have already enjoyed fully the complete payment of personnel economic relief allowance of Five Hundred Pesos (P500.00) per month.

SECTION: 8. Effectivity: This ordinance shall take effect upon approval.

Approved: April 25, 1994

Let copies be furnished, the Provincial Sangguniang Panlalawiga of Bohol thru the Provincial Budget Office, Tagbilaran City for their validation.

Unanimously adopted.

CERTIFIED CORRECT:

PHILIP R. MEDEQUISO
Vice-Mayor
Presiding Officer

ATTESTED:

ALBERTO E. ARANGOSO
MGDH-I
Municipal Secretary

APPROVED:

ATTY. JOSE E. VELOSO
Municipal Mayor

Date signed: April 28, 1994