Dapitan City Council

Dapitan City Council

Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Dapitan
Dapitan City Council ; Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Dapitan
27th City Council of Dapitan
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Alfredo A. Sy, APP ; since 30 June 2022
Presiding Officer pro tempore	Jezebel A. Balisado, APP ; since 4 July 2022
Floor Leader	Claver A. Pajaren, Nacionalista ; since 4 July 2022
Structure
Seats	12 councilors (including 2 ex officio members); 1 ex officio presiding officer;
Political groups	APP (7) Nacionalista (4) Nonpartisan (2)
Length of term	3 years
Authority	Dapitan City Charter; Local Government Code of the Philippines;
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large voting (10 seats); Indirect elections (2 seats);
Last election	May 9, 2022
Next election	May 12, 2025
Meeting place
	SP Session Hall, New Government Center, National Highway corner Sunset Boulevard, Lawaan, Dawo, Dapitan

The Dapitan City Council (Filipino: Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Dapitan) is Dapitan's Sangguniang Panlungsod or legislative body. The council has 13 members which are composed of ten councilors, one ex officio member elected from the ranks of barangay (neighborhood) chairmen, one ex officio member elected from the ranks of Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) chairmen and one presiding officer. The Vice-mayor of the city is the presiding officer of the council, who is elected citywide.

The council is responsible for creating laws and ordinances under the city's jurisdiction. The mayor can veto proposed bills, but the council can override it with a two-thirds supermajority.

The council meets at the SP Session Hall inside Dapitan Government Center for their regular sessions.