THE Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has directed local governments to fasttrack the creation of their transition teams to ensure the smooth turnover and assumption to office of newly elected and reelecte officials.
DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-33 issued by Interior Secretary Mar Roxas directed all local governments, especially those that have newly elected officials or new faces assuming various elective posts, were mandated to create their transition teams.
In his memorandum circular, Roxas noted that the transition teams are needed to ensure “continuity in local governance” and prepare for the effective turnover of all LGU concerns to the incoming officials as set by noon of June 30.
Aside from ensuring smooth local governance transaction, the teams are tasked to conduct an inventory of all real, immovable and movable properties of local governments; assemble all documents or records; turn over all accountabilities; and, organize the turnover ceremonies.
The transition teams will be headed by the local chief executive and composed of all department heads as well as representatives from the DILG, Commission on Audit (COA) and non-government and peoples organizations.
The DILG said local governments with their mayors and governors reelected but have new faces in other posts are mandated to create and activate transition teams.
Those with all its incumbent officials reelected and will be returning to their posts are still be required to establish such teams.
The transition teams are tasked to orient the new elected officials, brief them regarding their tasks and give updates about the status of the local governments’ operations and continuing initiatives.
The briefings will comprise reports about the LGUs’ overall performance, status of development programs, financial performance, contracts and loan agreements, comprehensive development plan and COA audit.
The teams will basically reorient the new and returning officials about all developments in the LGUs in the last three years.
The briefings will also serve as benchmarking for the operation of the LGU and their results may be used as basis for the upcoming work programs of the incoming officials.
The DILG is presently monitoring the compliance of the LGUs regarding the creation of the transition teams.
Based on the memorandum circular, the DILG regional offices are required to submit status reports regarding compliance on the matter by July 16. (Mindanews)