ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION AND FUNCTIONS
     
      A. ORGANIZATION
      Operating on the new Position and Pay Plan based from the approved Salary Standardization Law, the local government unit (LGU) of Piat has adopted a new organizational pattern which is relatively larger as compared to the past. This move is meant to effectively ensure the attainment of the vision, mission, goals, and objectives of the Local Government Administration. The local government unit is centrally based in the Poblacion. A two-storey concrete municipal building is occupied by the following offices: municipal mayor, municipal vice mayor, MPDC, DILG, treasury, budget, accounting, local civil registry, engineering, HRMO, assessor and district BIR. Meanwhile, an old building south of the Municipal Hall is occupied by the local PNP and the MSWD while health personnel stay in a newly renovated concrete edifice municipal health center. Among the proofs of the noteworthy accomplishments of LGU Piat are: 1) Its accreditation by the Civil Service Commission Region 02 in 1997 and 2) its inclusion as a minor urban center of the Region.
      At present, the municipal government has a total personnel force of one hundred eleven (11) where sixty-eight (68) are occupying plantilla positions, twelve (12) are elective officials, one (1) is co-terminous and thirty (30) are contractuals.
     
      B. FUNCTIONS
     
      1. OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL MAYOR
      As the Chief Executive of the municipality, the municipal mayor exercises general supervision and control over all programs, projects, services and activities of the municipality including the enforcement of all laws and ordinances relative to local governance. Furthermore, he initiates and maximizes the generation of resources and revenues and ensures the smooth delivery of basic services. He is likewise the chairman of the Municipal Development Council and other Special Bodies created to implement various programs of the local government.
     
      2. OFFICE OF THE VICE MAYOR
      The Vice Mayor is the Presiding Officer of the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) and signs all warrants drawn from the municipal treasury for all expenditures appropriated for the operation of the Sangguniang Bayan. He appoints all employees of the Sangguniang Bayan except those whose manner of appointment is specifically provided under this rule, subject to civil service law, rules and regulations. The vice mayor assumes the office of the mayor for the unexpired term of the latter in the event of permanent vacancy as provided under these rules and exercises the powers and performs the duties and functions of the municipal mayor in cases of temporary vacancy as provided under these rules.
     
     
3. THE SECRETARY TO THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN
      Once called the municipal secretary, the secretary to the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) is in charge of all SB matters. Specifically, he records and keeps files of all SB session proceedings, prepares resolutions and ordinances duly approved by the body and submit the same to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for comment and approval.
     
      4. OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL TREASURER
      The Municipal Treasurer who is the finance officer of the municipality and the keeper of municipal funds and properties heads this office. As such, he takes charge of all disbursement of funds incurred by the LGU.
     
     
5. OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL ASSESSOR
      The Municipal Assessor who heads this office is in charge in the appraisal/assessment of the real properties within the territorial jurisdiction of the municipality for taxation purposes.
     
     
6. OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN
      Created under P.D. 826, the Sangguniang Bayan is the law-making body of the municipality. It has ten (10) members, eight (8) of whom are elected and two (2) are ex-office members. The Municipal Vice Mayor is the Chairman and Presiding Officer of the Sangguniang Bayan. The ex-official members are the Liga ng mga Barangay (LMB) President who represents the interest of the Barangay Councils Federation League of the municipality and the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation President who represents the interests of the league of Sangguniang Kabataan in the entire municipality. The Sangguniang Bayan holds its regular session every Friday of the week. It has been organized into twenty-one (21) standing committees, namely : 1) Finance and Appropriations, 2) Women and Family, 3) Human Rights, 4) Youth and sports development , 5) Peace and Order & Public safety, 6) Health and Social Welfare, 7) Agriculture, 8) Environmental Protection, 9) cooperatives, 10) Ordinances and Legal Matters, 11) Education and Protection, 12) Good Government, Public Ethics, and Accountability, 13) Public Utilities and Facilities, 14) Market and Slaughterhouse, 15) Commerce and Industry , 16) Public Works, 17) Housing and Land Utilization, 18) Barangay Affairs, 19) Tourism, 20) Rules and Privileges, and 21) Games and Amusement. Each committee is headed by a Chairman and with two members.
      In order to establish effective interaction with barangay officials and residents to properly identify their problems and needs and eventually to enable the local government to focus its development efforts for the immediate resolution of these problems, each member of the Sangguniang Bayan is assigned to his/her own district.
     
     
7. OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET OFFICER
      The Municipal Budget Officer is tasked to assist the Local Chief Executive in the budgeting and allocation of municipal funds. She reviews and consolidates the budget proposal of different offices/departments of the local government, studies and evaluates budgetary implications of proposed legislation and submits comments and recommendations to concerned authorities. Likewise, he coordinates with the Municipal Planning and development coordinator (MPDC) in order to prepare the municipal budget and to formulate development plans for the LGU.
     
     
8. OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL PLANNING DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR (MPDC)
      The MPDC is responsible in the actual preparation of the Town Plan/Municipal Development Plans, and therefore, formulates an integrated economic, social, physical and other development goals and objectives, as well as coordinates and integrates sectoral plans and studies undertaken by the different functional agencies, analyzes municipal income expenditures, patterns and fiscal plans, and initiates the conduct of pertinent studies/researches to evolve plans and programs for implementation. He performs other duties and function as prescribed by the New Local Government Code.
     
     
9. OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL ENGINEER
      The Municipal Engineer as head of this office initiates, reviews, and recommends changes in policies and objectives, plans and programs, techniques, procedures and practices in infrastructure development and public works in general for the local government. He also administers, coordinates, supervises and controls the construction, maintenance, improvement and repair of roads, bridges, buildings and other public works/infrastructure projects of the local government and provides engineering services to the agencies concerned including investigation and survey. Moreover, he prepares engineering design and feasibility studies and project management documents and performs other duties prescribed by law or by higher authorities.
     
     
10. OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTANT
      The Municipal Accountant oversees the accounting and internal services of the local government and performs such other duty responsibilities as provided in the New Local Government Code.
     
      11. OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR
      As head of this office, the Municipal Civil Registrar is generally responsible for the local civil registration program pursuant to the Civil Code and Performs such other duties and functions prescribed under the New Local Government Code.
     
     
12. OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL HEALTH OFFICER
      The office is in charge of all health services in the municipality. As such, it performs the following: 1) formulates health measures for consideration by the Sangguniang Bayan; 2) formulates and implements policies, plans, programs, projects, and activities to promote the health of the people in the community; 3) conducts health information campaigns and renders health services particularly during and in the aftermath of man-made natural disasters and calamities and performs other duties as prescribed by law.
     
      13. OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL AGRICULTURIST
      This office, headed by the Municipal Agriculturist, is tasked to: 1) develop plans and strategies on agricultural programs and projects and implements them upon approval there of by the mayor; 2) be in the front line in the delivery of basic agricultural services, particularly those needed for the survival of the inhabitants during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and calamities and 3) perform other duties and responsibilities as required by law.
     
      14. OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (MSWDO)
      The MSWDO takes charge of the municipal social welfare and development services. Specifically, this office is mandated to : 1) formulate plans and strategies on social welfare programs and projects and implements them upon approval there of by the mayor; 2) identify the basic needs of the disadvantaged groups/sectors, and improvises, develops and implements appropriate measures to alleviate their status to improve their living conditions; assume the front line position in service delivery particularly those concerning immediate assistance during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and perform other functions prescribed in the New Local Government Code.