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

esources products and of endangered species of flora and fauna, slash and burnfarming, and such other activities which result in pollution, acceleration ofeutrophication of rivers and lakes, or of ecological imbalance;vii. Define duties of LGU personnel. Subject to the provisions of the LGC and pertinentlaws, determine the powers and duties of officials and employees of the municipality;viii. Provide compensation to LGU personnel. Determine the positions and the salaries,wages, allowances and other emoluments and benefits of officials and employees paidwholly or mainly from municipal funds and provide for expenditures necessary for theproper conduct of programs, projects, services, and activities of the municipalgovernment;ix. Authorize payment of honoraria. Authorize the payment of compensation to aqualified person not in the government service who fills up a temporary vacancy orgrant honorarium to any qualified official or employee designated to fill a temporaryvacancy in a concurrent capacity, at the rate authorized by law;x. Ensure safety of government property and records. Provide a mechanism and theappropriate funds therefore, to ensure the safety and protection of all municipalgovernment property, public documents, or records such as those relating to propertyinventory, land ownership, records of births, marriages, deaths, assessments, taxation,accounts, business permits, and such other records and documents of public interestin the offices and departments of the municipal government;xi. Provide additional allowances for government personnel. When the finances ofthe municipal government allow, provide for additional allowances and other benefitsto judges, prosecutors, public elementary and high school teachers, and other nationalgovernment officials stationed in or assigned to the municipality;xii. Provide legal assistance to barangay officials. Provide for legal assistance toBarangay officials who, in the performance of their official duties or on the occasionthereof, have to initiate judicial proceedings or defend themselves against legal action;and,xiii. Provide insurance coverage for barangay officials. Provide for group insurance oradditional insurance coverage for Barangay officials, including members of Barangaytanod brigades and other service units, with public or private insurance companies,when the finances of the municipal government allow said coverage.43