The Municipal Legal Office resolves all cases regarding former and present employees and continues to give assistance in legal matters concerning the municipal constituents, elective officials and municipal employees. It also renders legal opinions brought before by any employee or officer of the Municipality.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Assists the Provincial Attorney in civil case wherein the municipality or any officer is a party.
• Administer oath and performs such other functions as maybe provided by law or by the mayor.
• Investigates and reports to the mayor any case brought to his knowledge wherein a person, firm or corporation holding or exercising a franchise or public privilege in the municipality.
• Prepares affidavit, counter affidavit, Deed of sale, and others.
• Compiles in and out memorandum and prepare quarterly notarial records.
• Encodes motions, pleading and other processes of the court.
• Prepares legal opinions to questions brought before the office.
