Market entrance Fee – in lieu of the regular market fees based on the space occupied, a market entrance fee shall be collected from transient vendors at a rate equivalent to ten (10%) percent of the estimated gross sales/receipts.
In case the vendor from whom an entrance fee was collected occupies space with an area in excess of what he paid for, he shall be required to pay the correct amount of fee due thereon less than what he may have already paid as entrance fee.
Sec. 4. Time and Manner of Payment
a. For Stalls – The fee for the rental of market stalls shall be paid to the Municipal Treasurer or his duly authorized representative within the first Twenty (20) days each month. In case of a new lease, the rental due for the month in which the lease starts, shall paid before the occupancy of the stall.
b. For occupancy of market premises – The fee for the occupancy of market premises shall be paid daily, in advance, before any commodity or merchandise is sold within the market premise.
c. For market entrance fee – The fee shall be collected before the transient vendors are allowed to sell their goods inside the market premises.
Sec. 5. Issuance of official receipts and cash tickets. The Municipal Treasurer or his duly authorized representative shall issue an official receipt as evidence of payment of rentals of fixed stalls.
A cash ticket shall be issued to an occupant of the market premises or transient vendor by the market collector whose name shall be written on the back thereof. The cash ticket shall pertain only to a person buying the same and shall be good only for the space of the market premises to which vendor is occupying if he disposes of his merchandise, even if such sale is done in the same place occupied by the previous vendor.
Sec. 6. Surcharge for late payment for non-payment fees.
a. The lessee of a stall, who fails to pay the monthly rental fee within the prescribed period, shall pay a surcharge of Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total rent due. Failure to pay the rental fee for Three (3) consecutive months shall cause automatic cancellation of the contract of lease of stall, without prejudice to suing the lessee for the unpaid rental fee at the expense of the lessee. The stall shall be declared vacant and subject to adjudication.
b. Any person occupying space in the market premises without first paying the fee imposed in this article shall pay three times as much as the regular rate for the space occupied.
c. Any person occupying more than what has paid for shall pay the regular rate of such space.
Sec. 7. Adjudication of Stall.
a. Lease period – The contract of lease for a stall shall be for a period of one (1) year, renewable upon its expiration unless revoked in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
b. Notice of vacancy – A notice of vacant or newly constructed stalls shall be made for a period of thirty (30) days immediately preceding the date fixed for their award to qualified applicants to apprise the public of the fact that such space is occupied and is now available for lease. Such notice shall be posted conspicuously on the unoccupied stall in front of the market/market office.
Sec. 8. Responsibility for Market Administration. The Municipal Treasurer/Market Supervisor shall exercise direct and immediate supervision and control over the Municipal Public Market and personnel thereof, including those whose duties concern the maintenance and upkeep of the market and market premises in accordance with existing ordinances and other pertinent rules and regulations.
Sec. 9. Creation of a Market Committee. There is hereby created a committee composed of the Municipal Treasurer as Chairman, a representative each of the Mayor, the Sangguniang Bayan, the PNP and the UMARVA President to be approved by the SB as Members. The Committee shall conduct the drawing of lots and opening of bids in connection with adjudication of vacant or
