Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo wants to simplify requirements in getting a mayor’s permit after receiving reports almost 200 business establishments in the city are operating without mayors permits up to this time, with one week to go before the year 2016 ends.
Aside from the needed revenues, Remollo said it doesn’t look good to the public or to businessmen especially with a lot of investments coming to Dumaguete.
Mayor Remollo said he is not against strict provisions of the fire code or requirements of the city engineers office but when a business establishment continues to operate even without a mayors permit, it would be better to issue them temporary or probational permits for six months.
The local executive is also digging deeper as to why these establishments have the balls to operate without a mayors permits.
Remollo said he wants to eliminate red tape under his administration so processing of the mayors permit can be fast tracked.
Earlier, City Hall announced the local government of Dumaguete City has issued notices of violation to 181 business establishments who have been operating without a mayor’s permit based on the inspections conducted by the Dumaguete City Task Force headed by Eduardo Oira.
In its accomplishment report covering the period June 1 to Dec. 14, the Task Force have conducted 573 inspections, a media release said Monday.
Of the number, 392 were found to have been operating with updated mayor’s permit while 181 have none.
The report was forwarded to the City Treasurer’s Office, which issued notices of violations.
Penalties will be imposed on the business establishments for delayed or failure to apply for mayor’s permit.
Oira said that the City Task Force is an agency vested with police powers to harness, mobilize and marshal selected government employees for the appropriate, rigorous and forceful dispensation and implementation of all regulatory ordinances/directive of the City government of Dumaguete and laws without hesitation. (PNA/JFP/JG)
