Resignation of Elective Barangay Officials

     Resignation is defined as the act of giving up or the act of an officer by which he declines his office and renounces the further right to use it. To constitute a complete and operative act of resignation, the officer or employee mush show a clear intention to relinquish or surrender his position accompanied by the act of relinquishment. Resignation implies an expression of the incumbent in some form, express or implied, of the intention to surrender, renounce and relinquish the office, and its acceptance by competent and lawful authority.

     Resignation of elective barangay officials shall be deemed effective upon acceptance by the city of municipal mayor concerned.

     Copies of the resignation letters of elective local officials, together with the action taken by the aforesaid authorities shall be furnished the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

     The resignation shall be deemed accepted if not acted upon by the authority concerned within fifteen working days from receipt thereof.

     Irrevocable resignations by sanggunian members shall be deemed accepted upon presentation before an open session of the sanggunian concerned and duly entered in its records. This provision does not apply to sanggunian members who are subject to recall elections or to cases where existing laws prescribe the manner of acting upon such resignations.

Permission to Leave of Absence

     Leave of absence of a Punong Barangay shall be approved by the city or municipal mayor, while leave of absence of sangguniang barangay members shall be approved by the Punong Barangay. Whenever the application for leave of absence is not acted upon within five (5) working days after receipt thereof, the application for leave of absence shall be deemed approved.

     Barangay appointed officials going on official travel shall apply and secure written permission from their respective Punong Barangays before departure. The application shall specify the reasons for such travel, and the permission shall be given or withheld based on considerations of public interest, financial capability of the local government unit concerned and urgency of the travel. Should the Punong Barangay concerned fail to act upon such application within four (4) working days from receipt thereof, it shall be deemed approved.

     Barangay officials traveling abroad shall notify their respective Sanggunian. When the period of travel extends to more than three months, during periods of emergency or crisis or when the travel involves the use of Public funds, permission from the Office of the President shall be secured.

Duties and Functions of Barangay Treasurer

     The Barangay Treasurer shall:

1. Keep custody of barangay funds and properties.
2. Collect and issue official receipts ofr taxes, fees, contributions, monies, materials, and all other resources accruing to the barangay treasury and deposit the same in the account of the barangay as provided under Title Five Book II of the local Government Code;
3. Disburse funds in accordance with the financial procedures provided in the Local Government Code;
4. Submit to the Punong Barangay a statement covering the actual and estimates of income and expenditures for the preceding and ensuing calendar years, respectively, subject to the provisions of Title Five, Book II of the Local Government code;
5. Render written accounting report of all barangay funds and property under his custody at the end of each calendar year, and ensure that such report shall be made available to the members of the barangay assembly and other government agencies concerned;
6. Certify as to the availability of funds whenever necessary;
7. Plan and attend to the rural postal circuit within his jurisdiction; and
8. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.

Qualification of the Barangay Treasurer

    The Barangay Treasurer shall be appointed by the Punong Barangay with the concurrence of the majority of all the sangguniang barangay members. The appointment of the Barangay Treasurer shall not be subject to attestation by the Civil Service Commission.

     The Barangay Treasurer shall be of legal age, a qualified voter, and an actual resident of the barangay concerned

     No person shall be appointed Barangay Treasurer if he is a sangguniag barangay member, a government employee, or a relative of the Punong Barangay within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity.

     The Barangay Treasurer shall be bonded in accordance with existing laws in an amount to be determined by the sangguniang barangay but not exceeding Ten thousand pesos (10,000.00), premium for which shall be paid by the barangay.