2011 R - 063 - AUTHORIZING THE CITY MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AND SIGN A MOA TO AUGMENT THE HONORARIUM OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

EXCERPTS FOR THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF OLONGAPO, HELD ON JUNE 06, 2011 AT THE CITY HALL.

PRESENT:

Hon. Rolen C. Paulino---- City Vice-Mayor & Presiding Officer

Hon. Rodel S. Cerezo---- City Councilor

Hon. Eyrma Yvette Marzan-Estrella---- City Councilor

Hon. Aquilino Y. Cortez, Jr. -- City Councilor

Hon. James G. delos Reyes-City Councilor

Hon. Gina Gulanes-Perez- City Councilor

Hon. Elena C. Dabu---- City Councilor

Hon. Eduardo J. Piano-- City Councilor

Hon. Edna A. Elane----- City Councilor (On Official Business)

Hon. Noel Y. Atienza--- City Councilor

Hon. Sarah Lugerna Lipumano-Garcia-- City Councilor

ABSENT:

Hon. Carlito A. Baloy----- President, Liga ng mga Barangay (On official Business)

Hon. Dolly Mae M. Ramos---- SK Federation President

RESOLUTION NO. 63

(Series of 2011)

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE HONORABLE CITY MAYOR JAMES GORDON, JR. TO ENTER INTO AND SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT TO AUGMENT THE HONORARIUM OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AS THE CITY’S COUNTERPART PERTINENT TO SERVICING THE TWO HUNDRED TWENTY BENEFICIARIES OF THE PEARL S. BUCK FOUNDATION PHILIPPINES, INC. OLONGAPO CITY OFFICE.

WHEREAS, the Pearl. S. Buck Foundation (PSB), a Non-Government Organization (NGO), has been a partner of the Olongapo City Government in providing assistance and services for marginalized youth in the Philippines specially in the Olongapo City- Zambales area;

WHEREAS, the PSB, as registered with the Olongapo City Community Social Welfare and Development Office, is required under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Administrative Order No. 13, Series of 2005 [under Social Welfare and Development Standards paragraph “I(B)(3)(b.2)]” to deploy Community Development Officers (CDOs) [or Supervising Social Workers] who are duly-licensed social workers to monitor its two hundred and twenty (220) beneficiaries in the Olongapo-Zambales area;

WHEREAS, PSB as the City’s consistent partner in social services initiatives is willing to extend its assistance in catering to the youth beneficiaries of the Olongapo-Zambales area and in exchange the City shall provide the necessary social workers (CDOs) as its counterpart duty in the initiative of serving underprivileged youth;

WHEREAS, PSB caters to beneficiaries in the entire country despite its limited resources, it has even come forth and manifested its willingness to shoulder the remuneration of one CDO (which is supposed to be part of the City’s counterpart duty);

WHEREAS, the PSB has manifested that it is willing to provide fund subsidy for an additional one (1) CDO in the amount of Three Thousand Pesos (Php3, 000.00) to remunerate another CDO, and thus the City only has to shoulder Seven Thousand Pesos (Php7, 000.00) to ensure that the ‘220’ beneficiaries of the PSB initiative in the Olongapo-Zambales are would be best served by a property remunerated licensed social worker- Community Development Officer as the City’s counterpart;

NOW THEREFORE, on motion of City Councior Elena C. Dabu, with the unanimous accord of the Members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod present;

RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Sangguniang Panlungsod in session assembled to authorize, as it hereby authorizes the Honorable City Mayor James Gordon, Jr. to enter into and sign a Memorandum of Agreement to Augment the Honorarium of the Community Development Officer as the City’s counterpart pertinent to servicing the Two Hundred Twenty Beneficiaries of the Pearl S. Buck Foundation Philippines, Inc. Olongapo Office.

APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY, July 06, 2011.