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CHAPTER XENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT OFFICESECTION 101. Creation of Environment Management Office. Pursuant to Sec.443 to RA 7160, an Environment Management Office is hereby created within the Executivedepartment.SECTION 102. Environment Management Officer. <strong>The</strong> Environment ManagementOffice shall be headed by Environment Management Officer who shall be appointed by theMunicipal Mayor. He shall be natural born citizen of the Philippines, resident of themunicipality, of good moral character, a holder of college degree preferably in environment,Forestry and Agriculture, or any related course, at least 5 years experience in EnvironmentManagement of related fields and a first grade Civil service eligible or its equivalent.<strong>The</strong> Department Head shall receive a minimum monthly compensationcorresponding to Salary grade 24 prescribed under RA 6758.SECTION 103. Functions and Responsibilities.1. <strong>The</strong> Environment Management Office shall be headed by Environment ManagementOfficer shall administer and manage the mineral, forestry, water resource, solid andliquid wastes, air and noise pollution control, environmental Impact Assessment ofEco-Tourism functions of various offices and departments.2. Assist the municipal and barangay governments and related environmentalorganizations in the developmental management capability.3. Establish an operational internal and external linkages and networking system thatwill maintain and expand local government driven environmental activities.4. <strong>The</strong>re shall be established an Information, Education and Communication (IEC)Program.5. Develop a multi-year environment management framework plan for the promotion oflocal government driven community based and livelihood orientated indicatorsparticularly in tree enterprises, watershed management, eco-tourism, solid wastemanagement and participatory land use planning.6. Develop and implement environmental programs through the promotion of best as ofthe moment methods, processes and approaches by establishing showcases withinthe municipality for barangays to adopt in their respective jurisdiction.7. Establish linkages with national and international institutions for purposes of fundsourcing, national building, research and information/data bank generation.8. Organize network of lobby/advocacy groups by maintaining network of environmentalorganizations.9. Facilitate and coordinate the holding of municipal environment summit.10. One-stop-shop. Install a one-stop-shop and quick response desk that will be namedby inter-disciplinary, inter-agency and multi-sectoral team whose task will be tofacilitate calls for fact-finding missions, monitoring and investigation of controversialissues in the municipality.11. Encourage barangays to group themselves into cluster to address common concernssuch as law enforcement and pollution control as stipulated in section 3(F) RA 7160.12. To recommend the creation of Implementing Rules and Regulation Committee of the<strong>Local</strong> Environment Code to the Municipal Mayor13. Perform such other acts that are necessary to carry out its functions.270