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Manglona wants LB director position advertised
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Posted on Feb 26 2005
Senate Committee on Rules and Procedures chairman Sen. Paul M. Manglona recommends putting out of an advertisement to announce the vacancies and the hiring for a Legislative Bureau director and deputy director.
He said this is necessary to give qualified local residents “a fair and equitable opportunity to apply.”
This, however, is a departure from the usual procedures. Under the Constitution, the director shall be “appointed by the joint leadership of the Legislature consisting of the presiding officers, vice presiding officers, floor leaders, and chairmen of standing committees.”
“As chairman of the Committee on Rules and Procedures, I would strongly recommend that a job vacancy announcement be placed in the local newspapers for the vacant positions,” said Manglona in a Feb. 24 letter to Senate President Joaquin G. Adriano.
He said that once the top three candidates have been identified, both Houses should hold a conference committee to decide on the final choice.
In his letter, Manglona also asked the Senate legal counsel to draft legislation mandating the LB director to publicly announce any future employment vacancies for LB staff positions.
The bureau is temporarily headed by House legal counsel Jose Bermudez. This came following the non-renewal of the employment contract of former LB director Walter Macaranas and the recent death of deputy director Plasido Tagabuel.
Sources said Macaranas is working now as director for the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs.
