TREASURER TO CAUSE THE STRICT IMPLEMENTATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 843 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE TIMBANGAN NG BAYAN ORDINANCE
Authored by: HON. PETER Q. MARISTELA
WHEREAS, the City Ordinance No. 843 requires the owner/s or management of public/private markets, supermarkets, and slaughterhouses to provide and install public weighing scale in their respective establishment; WHEREAS, under the Ordinance, the City Treasurer is mandated to closely coordinate with the owners or management of business establishments mentioned in Section 2 thereof to effectively implement or enforce the provisions of Section 3; WHEREAS, it was provided further in the Ordinance that the City treasurer shall subject the Timbangan ng Bayan on quarterly inspection, or at his discretion, conduct surprise inspection; WHEREAS, the Ordinance was initially observed in Public Markets with the help of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Palawan but was not faithfully continued by Areza – Cruz Corporation during its management to City Public Markets; WHEREAS, considering that the City Government of Puerto Princesa has regained the management, it is appropriate to strictly implement the ordinance; WHEREAS, the Treasurer’s Office, in coordination with the Office of the Market Superintendent and City Slaughterhouse can enforce the Provision of the Ordinance; BE IT RESOLVED, as it is hereby resolved, to pass a resolution requesting the Office of the City Treasurer to cause the strict implementation of Ordinance No. 843 otherwise known as Timbangan ng Bayan Ordinance; RESOLVED FURTHER, that copies of this Resolution be furnished to the Business and Licensing Office, City Administration Office, Department of Trade and Industry Palawan, and City Information Office for their information.