The Popular Party supports these measures and the decreasing number of full-time council members, opposed by the PSOE and IU abstaining.
The Plenum also initiates the dissolution of the autonomous bodies of the City, some measures under the Municipal Savings Plan announced by the Mayor, Francisco Jodar.
The Full Council of Lorca has approved the first steps of the new municipal austerity plan and control spending announced by the Mayor, Francisco Jodar, and had to go through this body, because there are others that have already been implemented directly by the Hall or have been agreed at the Local Government Board.
Specifically, this morning, the Corporation has approved with the votes of the council of the PP against the PSOE and IU abstention to apply for the salary of the mayor and council members agreed to reduce by the Federation of Municipalities and Provinces ie, 9% to the mayor, 7% to full-time mayors and 5% part-time.
This measure is added to the freezing of their salaries over the past two years.
Similarly, the House has approved the reduction of three exclusive dedication of council as well as reduced financial allocations to local groups.
Similarly, it has agreed to cut a square template Administrative Assistant / Administrative popular local group and one in the socialist municipal group.
These measures have also been approved solely for the support of the Selectmen's Party, with the opposition Socialists and the abstention of the United Left.
In the same line of savings and expenditure control has been adopted initially opposed by the PSOE and IU and votes for the PP, the dissolution of the autonomous bodies of the Municipal Council for Culture and Celebrations, Municipal Council of Social Services , Municipal Council of Women, Planning Department, Municipal Institute of Sports and Games (IMJUDE), Instituto de la Juventud (Youth Institute), as well as the liquidation and dissolution of commercial SUVILORSA.
Austerity Plan
Municipal Austerity Plan This is in addition to being executed from the beginning of the legislature, which has cut the deficit for the third consecutive year, from 31 million to just 2.5, down from 28.5 million euros.
Among the new measures to be implemented include reducing the Mayor's staff, the press office, the number of fleet cars as well as the elimination of all municipal councils, the liquidation of the company Suvilor and will be released only spokespersons of opposition groups.
Mayor's expenses are reduced by 55% over 2007.
This is a new set of 40 measures of saving, Control and Management, which will allow the City to save more than 20 million euros in the next 4 years.
"Thinning" the structure of the Consistory to the removal of all municipal councils.
Investment for social spending and job creation policies remain unchanged.
Jódar Francisco and announced that "it is an exercise of responsibility change for the better", noting that "since the beginning of the government team has had as a fundamental principle of austerity in spending. We were denounced disproportionate spending was done with Previously, it was unsustainable. "
Lorca Mayor stated "that the measures would help focus efforts and centralize economic decision making. The reality is that in these times of crisis the organizational system that we are in the City was not served. We know that citizens have voted for us make decisions, and do, but we guarantee there will still be instruments of citizen participation, which also allow to broaden the scope of contribution from the neighboring areas that had hitherto not organs of this type, as has been done with the Commission Local Agenda 21 for sustainable development of the municipality. "
A new commission appreciates the need for spending
One of the first steps are already in operation was the creation of the "Committee on Expenditure Management and Control", which will be responsible for approving the expenses claimed by the various councils.
The frequency of meetings will be weekly and consists of the Mayor, Councillor of Finance, Internal Regime and the Municipal Auditor and Treasurer.
Some of the measures included in this battery:
- SALARY REDUCTION COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SENIOR.
- REDUCTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE GROUPS AND MUNICIPAL PP PSOE - PRESS OFFICE STAFF REDUCTION
- RELEASE OF ALDERMEN: BE RELEASED FROM THE OPPOSITION SPOKESPERSONS
- GROUP POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION REDUCTION IN A 8% (35% ADDITIONAL AGREED IN FEBRUARY 2009)
- KILLING TIPS CULTURE, SOCIAL SERVICES, WOMEN, URBAN MANAGEMENT, INJUDE E INJUVE.
- RESTRUCTURING AUTONOMOUS BODIES
- Clearance SUVILOR
- REDUCTION OF MUNICIPAL FLEET
- SET IN THE CONTRIBUTION TO PARTY
- REDUCTION OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTING
- FREEZING FURNITURE AND FIXTURES
- FIXING RATES FOR TECHNICIANS, CONSULTANTS AND LAWYERS
- REDUCTION IN ELECTRIC BILL BY 30%
- ADJUSTMENT OF GRANTS
- SUPPRESSION "EXTENSION CONFERENCE" LOCAL POLICE
- REDUCTION IN A PRIVATE SECURITY 50%
- DISPOSAL OF OVERTIME
- RESTRUCTURING COSTS DEPOSIT PRISON
- PROTOCOL REDUCE COSTS 35% (Plus another 30% before)
- REDUCTION DIETS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION 35%
- OFFICIAL VEHICLE SUPPRESSION
- MOBILE PHONE SPENDING LESS 10%
- ADVERTISING COSTS LESS 20%
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca