Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991, R.A. 7160, the City Treasurer shall take charge of the Office of the City Treasurer and shall act as Chief Financial Officer of the City and shall exercise the following functions:

Advice the City Mayor, the Sangguniang Panlungsod, other City Officials and National Offices concerned with the disposition of property of the City Government;

Collect taxes throughout the City, including national, provincial and municipal taxes and other revenues authorized by law;

Take custody of and exercise supervision over all city funds and property, including building and grounds and subject to the approval of the City Mayor, assign rooms to city officials and other public officials who by law are entitled to office space in the city buildings;

Make annual reports of all income, disbursements and acquisition and disposition of all assets of the City Government during the period of the City Mayor, the Sangguniang Panlungsod and to other city department heads;

Take charge of the disbursement of all city and other funds, the custody of which may be entrusted to him by law or other competent authority;

Upon designation by the Secretary of Finance, act as treasury fiscal examiner in the City under the administrative authority of the Treasurer of the Philippines in accordance with pertinent rules and regulations;

Inspect, under the authority of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, the operation of public utilities belonging to, leased or operated by the City Government, such as telegraph and telephone, water transportation, waterworks, electricity light plants, irrigation systems, bonded warehouses, ferries, slaughterhouses and other commercial and industrial enterprises of the City and all private commercial and industrial establishments within the city in relation to city tax ordinances; and

Perform such other duties as may be required by law or ordinances.