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Although the MEEDO is a special body, fees, charges, and rentals
are determined in compliance with local ordinance. Implementation can
only be done when the following processes have been met:
a. After notice, public hearing and publication in at least three
conspicuous places in the locality for a period of 15 days; and
b. If no appeal is made to the office of the sangguniang bayan on the
fees, charges, and rentals within one month after the 15-day publication,
the same is deemed approved with finality.
Ensuring Sustainability
To ensure sustainability in the expansion and development of the
municipal economic enterprises, a separate office was created by the
local government. The Project Development Committee (PDC) is
composed of the Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator,
Municipal Treasurer, Municipal Budget Officer, Personnel Officer,
Municipal Accountant, and Municipal Engineer.
The PDC is tasked to prepare project feasibility studies and
proposals, and to perform other functions that may be required by the
MEED board for the development of economic enterprises of the local
government. Without the PDC, MEEDO would have difficulty advancing
the development of economic enterprises considering the limited
capacity and number of MEEDO personnel.
The creation of the MEEDO was an offshoot of the revenue
generation capability-building assistance extended by the Philippine-
Canada Local Government Support Program (LGSP) with the following
activities: (a) participation of the local chief executive in consensus
building workshop; (b) formation of technical working groups; (c) conduct
of a public economic enterprise diagnostic audit; (d) creation of the
MEEDO with defined organizational structure through an ordinance; (e)
legislative, legal and institutional support; (f) budgetary appropriation
and appointment of personnel; (g) capacity building trainings through
LGSP assistance; (h) launching and operationalization of the MEEDO;
and (i) project monitoring and evaluation.
The entire process of establishing the MEEDO covered a period of
seven months. The creation of MEEDO can easily be replicated by other
low income municipalities as some personnel from the municipal
treasurer’s office and municipal engineer’s office can be pooled together
and established into a separate office.
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