Local Legislators' Toolkit - The Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng ...

other forms of destructive fishing, illegal logging and smuggling of logs,smuggling of natural resources products and of endangered species of flora andfauna, slash and burn farming, and such other activities which result in pollution,acceleration of eutrophication of rivers and lakes, or of ecological imbalance;vii. Define duties of LGU personnel. Subject to the provisions of the LGC andpertinent laws, determine the powers and duties of officials and employees of thecity;viii. Provide compensation to LGU personnel. Determine the positions and thesalaries, wages, allowances and other emoluments and benefits of officials andemployees paid wholly or mainly from city funds and provide for expendituresnecessary for the proper conduct of programs, projects, services, and activities ofthe city government;ix. Authorize payment of honoraria. Authorize the payment of compensation to aqualified person not in the government service who fills up a temporary vacancyor grant honorarium to any qualified official or employee designated to fill atemporary vacancy in a concurrent capacity, at the rate authorized by law;x. Ensure safety of government property. Provide a mechanism and theappropriate funds therefore, to ensure the safety and protection of all citygovernment property, public documents, or records such as those relating toproperty inventory, land ownership, records of births, marriages, deaths,assessments, taxation, accounts, business permits, and such other records anddocuments of public interest in the offices and departments of the citygovernment;xi. Provide additional allowances for government personnel. When the financesof the city government allow, provide for additional allowances and other benefitsto judges, prosecutors, public elementary and high school teachers, and othernational government officials stationed in or assigned to the city;xii. Provide legal assistance to barangay officials. Provide legal assistance toBarangay officials who, in the performance of their official duties or on theoccasion thereof, have to initiate judicial proceedings or defend themselvesagainst legal action; andxiii. Provide insurance coverage for barangay officials. Provide for groupinsurance or additional insurance coverage for all Barangay officials, includingmembers of Barangay tanod brigades and other service units, with public or34