SERVICES OFFERED

• Processing of Obligation Request (OBR)
• Barangay Budget Review

SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS

City Budget Officer's Qualifications, Powers and Duties

No person shall be
appointed budget officer unless he is a citizen of the Philippines, a
resident of the local government unit concerned, of good moral character,
a holder of a college degree preferably in accounting, economics, public
administration or any related course from a recognized college or
university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must
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have acquired experience in government budgeting or in any related field
for at least five (5) years in the case of the provincial or city budget officer,
and at least three (3) years in the case of the municipal budget officer.

The appointment of a budget officer shall be mandatory for the provincial,
city, and municipal governments.

(b) The budget officer shall take charge of the budget office and shall:

(1) Prepare forms, orders, and circulars embodying instructions
on budgetary and appropriation matters for the signature of
the governor or mayor, as the case may be;

(2) Review and consolidate the budget proposals of different
departments and offices of the local government unit;

(3) Assist the governor or mayor, as the case may be, in the
preparation of the budget and during budget hearings;

(4) Study and evaluate budgetary implications of proposed
legislation and submit comments and recommendations
thereon;

(5) Submit periodic budgetary reports to the Department of
Budget and Management;

(6) Coordinate with the treasurer, accountant, and the planning
and development coordinator for the purpose of budgeting;

(7) Assist the sanggunian concerned in reviewing the approved
budgets of component local government units;

(8) Coordinate with the planning and development coordinator in
the formulation of the local government unit development
plan; and

(c) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and
functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.

(d) The appropriations for personal services of the budget officer
provided under the Department of Budget and Management shall,
upon effectivity of this Code, be transferred to the local government
unit concerned. Thereafter, the appropriations for personal services
of the budget officer shall be provided for in full in the budget of the
local government unit.