officer is guilty of official misconduct conduct involving criminal or civil liability of such character as to ma ke advisable the institution of judicial proceedings, the provincial governor shall direct the provincial fiscal to institute such proceedings according to law. [83-7; 1416-2.] SECTION  2140 . President as Chief Executive of Municipality . — The president shall be the chief executive officer of the municipal government. As such it shall be his duty to exercise, in conformity with law, a general supervision over local administrative  affairs in the municipality and to see that the laws and municipal ordinances are faithfully executed therein. He shall have the following duties: ( a ) He shall supervise the discharge of official duties by all subordinates. ( b ) He shall lend his assistance and give support to the provincial treasurer and his deputies in the collection of taxes and shall cooperate with the health authorities in the enforcement of sanitary laws and regulations in force in the municipality. ( c ) He shall issue orders relating to the police or to public safety, and orders for the purpose of avoiding conflagrations, floods and the effects of storms or other public calamities. ( d ) He shall preside at the meetings of the municipal council and shall recommend to said body from time to time such measures connected with the public health, cleanliness, or ornament of the municipality or the improvement of its finances as he shall deem  expedient. ( e ) He shall attend such conventions of municipal presidents as may be lawfully called by the provincial board. [82-18.] [1772-1.] SECTION  2141 . Temporary Disability of President. —  Upon the occasion of the absence, suspension, or other temporary disability of the municipal president, his duties shall be discharged by the vice-president, or if there be no Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 627 ARTICLE  V Municipal President