ILOILO City – More city government job hires may not be able to renew their contracts.
City Administrator Hernando Galvez is eyeing to abolish city government task forces that are no longer functioning.
The Office of the City Administrator has been tasked to conduct a performance review of job hires.
Mayor Jose Espinosa III denied that the recent nonrenewal of job hires’ contracts was politically motivated and dismissed such talks as “speculations.”
Last month, the contracts of some 40 job hires for the city government’s beautification program and 32 more under the Special Service Unit and Task Force Anti-Squatting and Illegal Structures of the Public Safety and Transportation Management Office were not renewed.
“The city administrator has been tasked to streamline the day-to-day-operations of the city,” said Espinosa, “for efficiency.”
Nonrenewal of job contracts was always a possibility and job hires must understand that aspect of their employment, added the mayor, “basta it is based on efficiency.”
Espinosa ordered a review of the performance of all city government job hires in April.
His goal was “streamlining” and “proper accounting” of city government personnel.
“Ang redundancy tan-awon gid,” he stressed.
The review would be fair, said Espinosa, and the job hires’ political leanings won’t factor in the assessment.
Even his executive assistants were covered by the review, said the mayor.
“They should be worth the people’s money…gusto ta may gina obra ang mga tawo,” the city mayor emphasized.
Working in government is a privilege, said Espinosa, thus, “We want to see to it that government money is not wasted on (nonperforming job hires).”/PN
