Local Government Code of 1991

(h) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as the sangguniang barangay may determine or delegate or as may be prescribed by law or ordinance. SECTION 427. Meetings of the Sangguniang Kabataan. - The sangguniang kabataan shall meet regularly once a month on the date, time, and place to be fixed by the said sanggunian. Special meetings may be called by the sangguniang kabataan chairman or any three (3) of its members by giving written notice to all members of the date, time, place and agenda of the meeting at least one (1) day in advance. Notices of regular or special meetings shall be furnished the punong barangay and the sangguniang barangay. A majority of the members of the sangguniang kabataan shall constitute a quorum. SECTION 428. Qualifications. - An elective official of the sangguniang kabataan must be a Filipino citizen, a qualified voter of the katipunan ng kabataan, a resident of the barangay for at least one (1) year immediately prior to election, at least fifteen (15) years but less than eighteen (18) years of age on the day of the election, able to read and write Filipino, English, or the local dialect, and must not have been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude. SECTION 429. Term of Office. - The sangguniang kabataan chairman and members shall hold office for a period of three (3) years, unless sooner removed for cause as provided by law, permanently incapacitated, die or resign from office. SECTION 430. Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman. - The registered voters of the katipunan ng kabataan shall elect the chairman of the sangguniang kabataan who shall automatically serve as an ex officio member of the sangguniang barangay upon his assumption to office. As such, he shall exercise the same powers, discharge the same duties and functions, and enjoy the same privileges as the regular sangguniang barangay members, and shall be the chairman of the committee on youth and sports development in the said sanggunian. SECTION 431. Powers and Duties of the Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman. - In addition to the duties which may be assigned to him by the sangguniang barangay, the sangguniang kabataan chairman shall: (a) Call and preside over all meetings of the katipunan ng kabataan and the sangguniang kabataan; (b) Implement policies, programs, and projects within his jurisdiction in coordination with the sangguniang barangay; (c) Exercise general supervision over the affairs and activities of the sangguniang kabataan and the official conduct of its members, and such other officers of the sangguniang kabataan within his jurisdiction; (d) With the concurrence of the sangguniang kabataan, appoint from among the members of the sangguniang kabataan, the secretary and treasurer and such other officers as may be deemed necessary; and (e) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance. SECTION 432. Sangguniang Kabataan Secretary. - The sangguniang kabataan secretary shall: (a) Keep all records of the katipunan ng kabataan and sangguniang kabataan; (b) Prepare and keep the minutes of all meetings of the katipunan ng kabataan and sangguniang kabataan; (c) Prepare all forms necessary for the conduct of registrations, elections, initiatives, referenda, or plebiscites, in coordination with the barangay secretary and the COMELEC; and (d) Perform such other duties and discharge such other functions as the chairman of the sangguniang kabataan may prescribe or direct. SECTION 433. Sangguniang Kabataan Treasurer. - The sangguniang kabataan treasurer shall: (a) Take custody of all sangguniang kabataan property and funds not otherwise deposited with the city or municipal treasurer; (b) Collect and receive contributions, monies, materials, and all other resources intended for the sangguniang kabataan and the katipunan ng kabataan; (c) Disburse funds in accordance with an approved budget of the sangguniang kabataan; (d) Certify to the availability of funds whenever necessary; (e) Submit to the sangguniang kabataan and to the sangguniang barangay certified and detailed statements of actual income and expenditures at the end of every month; and (f) Perform such other duties and discharge such other functions as the chairman of the sangguniang kabataan may direct. SECTION 434. Privileges of Sangguniang Kabataan Officials. - The sangguniang kabataan chairman shall have the same privileges enjoyed by other sangguniang barangay officials under this Code subject to such requirements and limitations provided herein. During their incumbency, sangguniang kabataan officials shall be exempt from payment of tuition and matriculation fees while enrolled in public tertiary schools, including state colleges and universities. The National Government shall reimburse said college or university the amount of the tuition and matriculation fees: Provided, That, to qualify for the privilege, the said officials shall enroll in a state college or university within or nearest their area of jurisdiction. SECTION 435. Succession and Filling of Vacancies. - (a) In case a sangguniang kabataan chairman refuses to assume office, fails to qualify, is convicted of a felony, voluntarily resigns, dies, is permanently incapacitated, is removed from office, or has been absent without leave for more than three (3) consecutive months, the sangguniang kabataan member who obtained the next highest number of votes in the election immediately preceding shall assume the office of the chairman for the unexpired portion of the term, and shall discharge the powers and duties, and enjoy the rights and privileges appurtenant to the office. In case the said member refuses to assume the position or fails to qualify, the sangguniang kabataan member obtaining the next highest number of votes shall assume the position of the chairman for the unexpired portion of the term. (b) Where two (2) or more sangguniang kabataan members obtained the same next highest number of votes, the other sangguniang kabataan members shall conduct an election to choose the successor to the chairman from among the said members. (c) After the vacancy shall have been filled, the sangguniang kabataan chairman shall call a special election to complete the membership of said sanggunian. Such sangguniang kabataan member shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of the vacant seat. (d) In case of suspension of the sangguniang kabataan chairman, the successor, as determined in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall assume the position during the period of such suspension. CHAPTER 9. - Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan SECTION 436. Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan. - (a) There shall be an organization of all the pederasyon ng mga sangguniang kabataan to be known as follows: (1) In municipalities, pambayang pederasyon ng mga sangguniang kabataan; (2) In cities, panlungsod na pederasyon ng mga sangguniang kabataan; (3) In provinces, panlalawigang pederasyon ng mga sangguniang kabataan; (4) In special metropolitan political subdivisions, pangmetropolitang pederasyon ng mga sangguniang kabataan; and