Monday, November 19, 2007 City Hall to monitor delinquent stallholders
THE City Treasurer's Office is now strictly monitoring all stalls in Cagayan de Oro's public markets in order to have an updated inventory of stallholders operating inside the markets.
The action had been made after the Treasurer's Office Task Force Public Market reported to City Treasurer Lino Daral that as of October 15, 20 stallholders inside Cogon Public Market failed to respond to their final demand letter.
The stallholders failed to pay their stall rental and business tax for years.
Daral, however, said that out of the 20 delinquent stallholders, the number trimmed down to 10 after the others settled their delinquencies.
The City Treasurer's office is set to collect P696,740.63 from tax delinquencies.
After a consultation with the City Legal Office, Daral asked Mayor Constantino G. Jaraula to order the closure of four stallholders who owed the city a very big amount of rental fees and business tax.
As a result, Mayor Jaraula issued Executive Order 2007 CGJ 37 ordering the closure of business of the four stallholders after violating provisions of Ordinance 8847-2003 otherwise known as the Cagayan de Oro City Revenue Code of 2003.
Daral said they are presently monitoring all the stallholders to check for delinquencies, non-renewal of business permit, and operating without permit.
Closed stalls will be awarded to diligent and dutiful awardees, he added.
Carmen Public Market is the next subject of their stall inventory. (CIO)
