[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6412, October 04, 1971 ]
AN ACT STANDARDIZING THE SALARIES OF THE CITY CLERK OF COURT AND OTHER PERSONNEL OF THE CITY COURT OF MANILA, CREATING NEW POSITIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled;
Section 1
Any existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, the standardized salaries for the Clerk of Court and other personnel of the City Court of Manila are hereby fixed as follows:
The Clerk of Court and other complementary personnel as herein provided shall receive the salary at the rates provided for in this Act, which shall be paid by the City of Manila. Unless the City Charter or any special law provides higher salaries, the salary rates provided for in this section shall not be deemed to be fixed or permanent in that the City Council is not inhibited from increasing said rates from time to time as the situation so warrants:Provided,That under no circumstance shall any particular constituent or constituents of an item be given increases in salary through the Budget or otherwise unless all the other constituents of the said item are also extended the same benefit and no items may be increased beyond a higher item fixed in this Act.
The Executive Judge of the City Court of Manila may effect from time to time such changes in the allocation of duties and personnel in the organization of complementary personnel as the exigencies of the service may demand and may request the City Council, which is empowered under this Act, to effect changes in designation of any constituent in the afore-cited complementary personnel. The number of the complementary personnel in this Act is likewise deemed not to be fixed or permanent in that the City Council, upon representation of the Executive Judge and with the conformity of the Secretary of Justice, is hereby empowered to increase the aggregate total of said complementary personnel from time to time whenever the need arises:Provided,That any changes in designations or increases in personnel called for in this paragraph shall not seriously impair the proportional distribution of different classes of positions in the organizational set-up.
Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding and with the exception of the Clerk of Court, the appointment of any and all other complementary personnel shall be vested in the Secretary of Justice, subject to existing Civil Service rules and regulations:Provided, finally,That no official or employee of the City Court of Manila at the time of the approval of this Act shall, as a consequence of the operation of this Act, be removed or separated from the service except for cause as provided by law.
Section 2
The provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Secretary of Justice, upon recommendation of the Executive Judge, shall, with the exception of the Clerk of Court, determine and establish the respective positions, ranks and salaries of all the other incumbent members of the complementary personnel:Provided,That the incumbent Clerk of Court and all other incumbent complementary personnel shall receive their salary adjustments at the rates provided for in this Act without the need of new appointments except for those who, by operation of this Act, shall necessitate the extension of new appointments appropriate for their designations but in which case shall likewise be entitled to their salary adjustments at the rates provided effective upon approval of this Act.
Section 3
This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, October 4, 1971.
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