Mayors Empowered with Approving Authority

(a)Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, individual Mayors are granted authority to sponsor and to approve concessions, festivals, fiestas, or other village events associated with the promotion of the Chamorro culture, tradition, heritage and tourism, and officially sponsored by their mayoral office, or by the Mayors’ Council of Guam, to be held within village property under the jurisdiction and control of the Mayor or Municipal Planning Council of that village. The names of the events shall be at the discretion of the Mayor. The net proceeds of such concessionary activity shall be given to the Municipal Planning Council of the Village in which the activity is held.

(b)The Village Mayor or Vice Mayor will provide a report of the amount of the proceeds that is transmitted to the Municipal Planning Council not more than thirty

(30)days from the last day of such event to the Department of Revenue and Taxation, I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan, the Speaker of I Liheslatura, and the Office of Public Accountability.

(c)This special authority granted to Mayors does not negate any other governmental requirement from being met, including, but not limited to, health and sanitary permits if such concessionary activities involve the handling of consumables, or the approval and permitting for gambling and cockfighting activities, or other permit or licensing requirements. A Certificate of Approval affixed with the approving Mayor’s signature shall constitute the official authorization for a concessionary activity not to exceed a period of thirty

(30)days. Such document shall indicate the nature of the activity and the activity’s duration, which shall not exceed sixty

(60)days from issuance of approval. A copy of the certificate shall be transmitted to the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan. The funds and activities generated in this Section shall be subject to annual audit by the Office of Public Accountability.