Suan, Esparcia, new membersof SP committee on planning

Councilors Agapito Eriberto G. Suan and Malvern A. Esparcia are now members of the City Council committee on planning, research and innovation and people’s organization accreditation chaired by Councilor Ian Mark Q. Nacaya.

This after the City Council during its regular session Monday presided over by Vice Mayor Jocelyn B. Rodriguez adopted a resolution electing them as additional members and amending for the purpose Resolution No. 14200-2022 (20th City Council committee composition).

The committee is tasked to study, investigate and report on all matters and measures pertaining to city planning, zoning, land classification, land use and management, urban community development, development and advancement of science and technology, scientific and technological research. It also reviews and recommend actions on the Annual Investment Program (AIP), Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP), City Development Plan (CDP), Executive Legislative Agenda (ELA) and other short-and-medium-term plans of the city.

The committee also handles matters or measures pertaining to strategic planning, research and innovation, and/or science-based technology relevant to the promotion of sustainable economic growth and social development and all matters relating to the appointments of City Government employees from Heads of Departments or Chiefs of Offices, to the rank and file personnel as well as the structures, organizational set up functions and supervision, staffing pattern and human resource development policies of all offices and departments of the City Government including their organizations.

It is also in charge of evaluating the application for accreditation of civil society organizations and people’s organizations for purposes of membership in the local special bodies (LSB).

Councilor Nacaya was the proponent of the aforesaid resolution.