Local Legislators' Toolkit - The Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng ...
Local Legislators' Toolkit - The Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng ... Local Legislators' Toolkit - The Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng ...
Tool 1Legislative Oversight Techniques
public attending the hearing to ask questions and make suggestions on how to improve theimplementation of government programs.3. Implementing rules and regulations (IRR)IRRs are formulated for the purpose of implementing an ordinance. By taking an active partin the drafting and review of the IRRs, the sanggunian, through its committees, can performtheir oversight duties.4. Sunset ProvisionsA “sunset provision” is a provision in an ordinance or law that places an expiration date onan entire ordinance or part of an ordinance.
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Tool 1Legislative Oversight Techniques<stro<strong>ng</strong>>The</stro<strong>ng</strong>> followi<strong>ng</strong> techniques may be used by the sa<strong>ng</strong>gunian in its oversight activities:1. <stro<strong>ng</strong>>The</stro<strong>ng</strong>> LLEDAC<stro<strong>ng</strong>>The</stro<strong>ng</strong>> <stro<strong>ng</strong>>Local</stro<strong>ng</strong>> Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LLEDAC) is essentially amechanism for legislative-executive cooperation. But it can also serve as an oversight toolof the sa<strong>ng</strong>gunian. Because the LLEDAC draws its membership from both the legislativebody and the local executive branch, oversight can be done in a co<strong>ng</strong>enial or “friendly” butsystematic manner. <stro<strong>ng</strong>>Local</stro<strong>ng</strong>> executives may be less threatened or more candid in theirperformance reports if they are maki<strong>ng</strong> a report before a joint legislative-executive body thanbefore a purely legislative body.LGUs planni<strong>ng</strong> to set up a LLEDAC, consider includi<strong>ng</strong> oversight in its statement of dutiesas follows: “It shall be the responsibility of the LLEDAC to monitor and review theimplementation by the executive of all resolutions and ordinances approved by thesa<strong>ng</strong>gunian.”<stro<strong>ng</strong>>The</stro<strong>ng</strong>> LLEDAC can also serve as a venue for a joint review of the local budget before it isenacted as well as joint review and monitori<strong>ng</strong> of the Executive-Legislative Agenda.2. Committee Meeti<strong>ng</strong>s and Heari<strong>ng</strong>sEach sa<strong>ng</strong>gunian committee may invite their counterparts in the executive department tobrief its members on the status of a particular program that it wants to evaluate. Forinstance, the committee on trade and industry may invite the members of the local tourismboard to present a report on the implementation of its tourism program. Meeti<strong>ng</strong>s of this typecan be scheduled on a monthly or quarterly basis.Sa<strong>ng</strong>gunian committees should also make a regular practice of getti<strong>ng</strong> resource personsfrom the local executive departments for its committee or public heari<strong>ng</strong>s. This way thecommittee gets the information it needs but at the same time provides an opportunity to the276
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