The Municipal Mayor as the Chief Executive of the Municipal Government shall be responsible for the general supervision and control over all programs, projects, services and activities of the municipality and in connection he shall:
Determine the guidelines of municipal policies and be responsible to the Sangguniang Bayan for the program of the government;
- Direct the formulation of the municipal development plan
- Appoint all officials and employees whose salaries and wages are wholly or mainly paid out of municipal funds
- Represent the municipality in all business transactions and sign on its behalf all bonds, contracts, and obligations upon authorization of the Sangguniang Bayan;
- Carry out such emergency measures as maybe necessary during and in the aftermath of man made and natural disasters and calamities;
- Allocate and assign office space to municipal and other employees entitled to such space in the hall or building owned or leased by the municipality
- Furnish copies of executive orders issued by him to the governor within 72 hours after its issuance;
- Visit barangays in the municipality
- Act on leave applications of officials and employees appointed by him
- Authorize official trips outside the municipality of municipal officials and employees for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days
- Solemnize marriage
Enforce all laws and ordinances relative to the governance of the municipality
Initiate and maximize the generation of resources and revenues and apply the same to the implementation of development plans, programs objectives and priorities particularly those resources and revenues programmed for agricultural development and countryside growth and progress
Ensure the delivery of basic services and the provision of adequate facilities
Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as maybe prescribed by law and ordinance.
This town proved true to its name "Molave", which refers to the hard, strong and resilient trees abounding in the place during the 1950s. It was created through the efforts of Congressman Alano, as a daughter municipality of Aurora by Republic Act No. 296 on June 16, 1948. Molave is located in the eastern part of the province of Zamboanga del Sur. It has a total land area of 21,685 hectares.
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