Chapter 2: Local Road Administration 39 Nevertheless, Section 11 of the Local Government Code has a provision governing the selection and transfer of local government site, offices and facilities. If a local road is defined as a local facility operated and maintained by a local government, then the aforementioned clause can be applied in absence of an operative statute, specifically: “Local government offices and facilities shall not be transferred, relocated, or converted to other uses unless public hearings are first conducted for the purpose and the concurrence of the majority of all the members of the Sanggunian concerned is obtained.” The following conditions are therefore recommended if a certain local road is to be converted from one level of local government to another: a. The functional use of the subject local road should be consistent with the official functional classification of the government as discussed in the previous sections above; b. The width of right-of-way of the converted local road is consistent with the prescribed width for municipal, city or provincial roads as the case may be; c. A public hearing for the affected jurisdiction is conducted on the conversion of local road from one level of local government to another; and d. An ordinance is enacted by both affected Sanggunian concerned (i.e. the transferor and the recipient) for the transfer of the administrative jurisdiction of the subject local road 6. Local Engineering Offices Provinces, cities and municipalities are mandated to have a Local Engineer’s Office, that is, a Provincial Engineer’s Office for Provinces; a City Engineer’s Office for highly urbanized cities and component cities; and a Municipal Engineer’s Office for Municipalities. Section 477 of the Local Government Code provided the qualifications of a local engineer of the provinces, cities and municipalities, namely: