The General Services officer shall take charge of the office on general services and shall:
Formulate measures for the consideration of the sanggunian and provide technical assistance and support to the governor or mayor, as the case may be, in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities pursuant to Rule V of these Rules and which require general services expertise and technical support services;
Develop plans and strategies on general services supportive of the welfare of the inhabitants and implement them upon approval thereof by the governor or mayor, as the case may be;
Take custody of and be accountable for all properties, real or personal, owned by the LGU and those granted to it in the form of donation, reparation, assistance and counterpart of joint projects;
With the approval of the governor or mayor, as the case may be, assign building or land space to local officials or other public officials, who by law, are entitled to such space;
Recommend to the governor or mayor, as the case may be, the reasonable rental rates for local government properties, whether real or personal, which will be leased to public or private entities by the LGU;
Recommend to the governor or mayor, as the case may be, reasonable rental rates or private properties which may be leased for the official use of the LGU;
Maintain and supervise janitorial, security, landscaping and other related services in all public buildings and other real property, whether owned or leased by the LGU;
Collate and disseminate information regarding prices, shipping and other costs of supplies and other items commonly used by the LGU;
Perform archival and record management with respect to records of offices and departments of the LGU;
Perform all other functions pertaining to supply and property management therefore performed by the treasurer; and enforce policies on records creation, maintenance, and disposal;
Be in the frontline of general services related activities, such as the possible or imminent destruction or damage to records, supplies, properties, and structures and the orderly and sanitary clearing up of waste materials or debris, particularly during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural calamities and disasters’
Recommend to the sanggunian and advice the governor or mayor, as the case may be, on all other matters relative to general services; and
Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
