The budget officer shall take charge of the budget office and shall:

• Prepare forms, orders, and circulars embodying instructions on budgetary and appropriation matters for the signature of the governor or mayor, as the case may be;
• Review and consolidate the budget proposals of different departments and offices of the local government unit;
• Assist the governor or mayor, as the case may be, in the preparation of the budget and during budget hearings;
• Study and evaluate budgetary implications of proposed legislation and submit comments and recommendations thereon;
• Submit periodic budgetary reports to the Department of Budget and Management;
• Coordinate with the treasurer, accountant, and the planning and development coordinator for the purpose of budgeting;
• Assist the sanggunian concerned in reviewing the approved budgets of component local government units;
• Coordinate with the planning and development coordinator in the formulation of the local government unit development plan; and
• Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.