2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 6 - Autonomous Municipalities (§§ 4001 — 4990-4990j) › Chapter 205 - Executive Power; Mayor (§§ 4101 — 4112) › § 4110 - Obligations regarding the Municipal Legislature

In addition to any others provided in this or other laws, the mayor shall have the following obligations with regard to the municipal legislature:
(a) Present to the legislature the drafts of ordinances and resolutions which by provision of law, should be submitted for its consideration and approval.
(b) Notify any state of emergency that is promulgated, with a copy of the executive order to such effects, or the proclamation of the Governor of Puerto Rico, as soon as possible, and no later than two (2) days following the end of the state of emergency.
(c) Approve, or return unsigned, with his/her objections, in the terms and as provided in this subtitle, the drafts of the ordinances and resolutions approved by the legislature.
(d) Submit the municipality’s personnel administration system which shall be adopted [sic] to this subtitle, for approval.
(e) Submit for the confirmation of the legislature the appointments of officials designated as directors of administrative units and those other appointments by law or by ordinances, which the legislature shall confirm, or return them to it without his/her signature, with his/her objections, within the term provided in this subtitle.
(f) Call a special session for the legislature to consider the matters expressly included in the summons to such effects.
(g) Submit the draft resolution of the General Budget of operating expenses of the municipality for each fiscal year, on the date, and according to what is provided by this subtitle.
(h) Render the Budget Resolution on the Municipal Budget to the municipal legislature not later than May 31st of each year. To appear, in his/her discretion, before the municipal legislature to present his/her budget address not later than May 31st of each year at a special session of the municipal legislature especially held for that purpose.
(i) Submit the quadrennial investment plan to the legislature.
(j) Submit, not later than October 15th of each year, a full report on the finances and administrative activities of the municipality at the closing of operations as of June 30 of the preceding fiscal year. The mayor shall, in his/her discretion, present said report during a public hearing at the City Hall Assembly Room. Said report shall be filed with the secretary of the municipal legislature with sufficient copies for every municipal legislator, and shall be available to the public from its date of presentation.
If before the deadline for submitting the report required by this subsection, the municipality were to be declared a disaster area by the Governor of Puerto Rico, the mayor shall have sixty (60) additional days, from October 15th, to submit the full report on the finances and administrative activities of the municipality.
(k) Submit the transfers to other credit items of the budget appropriation for the payment of personal services, for its consideration and approval. Remit a copy of every resolution approved by the mayor for other transfers between items in the general budget, no later than five (5) days after their approval.
(l) Submit any recommendations that are deemed convenient, useful and opportune in benefit of the municipality.
(m) Provide administrative services with regard to the performance of responsibilities, and particularly with regard to the administration and disbursement of the expense budget authorized by the municipal legislature, if it so requests it.
(n) Notify the municipal legislature of the official designated to substitute for him/her during any absence due to vacation or sick leave, trips outside of Puerto Rico, or any other reason that will prevent him/her from provisionally performing his/her duties. The designation may be for each occasion, or for the duration of the mayor’s term of office, unless he/she provides otherwise. For said designation to be valid, it shall be in writing and filed before the Secretary of the municipal legislature.
History —Aug. 30, 1991, No. 81, § 3.010; Oct. 29, 1992, No. 84, § 11; Apr. 13, 1995, No. 36, § 6; Aug. 21, 2000, No. 181, § 1; Nov. 22, 2009, No. 156, § 1.