It is a citizen participation body regulated by the regulations approved by the Consistory.
It will be chaired by the Mayor and will hold meetings quarterly.
It has representatives of entities and groups linked to sport.
The Councilors of Sports and Citizen Participation in the City of Lorca, Juan Francisco Martinez and Maria del Carmen Ruiz, have reported that the Sectoral Council of Physical Activity and Sport has been launched.
This is a participation body chaired by the Mayor who will hold meetings with quarterly periodicity in which are represented different entities and groups linked to the sport of Lorca, such as Municipal Groups, Technical Consistory and representatives of clubs and sports associations, centers Primary and secondary education, Physical Education and Sports Forum of Lorca, along with youth associations, women of Neighborhood Associations and Ursula Ruiz as born member, as an Olympic athlete.
The first meeting of the Sectorial Council gave an account of the management of the Council in 2016, anticipating the intention to launch multiple working groups.
Its operation is very similar to the Social Council, contributing, mainly, advice to the Department in the subjects and initiatives that are the object of action, favoring its progress.
This work session also served to encourage participants to formalize proposals to integrate the groups at the next meeting of 2017. The Municipal Sectorial Council of Physical Activity and Sport of Lorca will be composed of a total of 26 members, such And as follows:
A) The President, who will be the Mayor of His Excellency.
City of Lorca.
Francisco Jódar.
B) The Vice President, who will be the Councilman responsible for Sports of His Excellency.
City council of Lorca, Juan Francisco Martínez Carrasco.
C) 6 councilors, appointed by the municipal groups that are members of the Corporation, who will be appointed in proportion to their representation in the same.
(3 PP, 1 PSOE, 1 IU, 1 CS).
D) 4 representatives of the Sports Clubs of Lorca, who will be those designated in the Social Council of the city: Senderista Association La Carrasca, Club Triathlon Lorca, AD Eliocroca, and Lorca Base Football.
E) A representative of primary education schools: José Miñarro.
F) A representative of secondary education centers: Miguel Franco.
G) A representative of FORUM, Forum of Physical Education and Sport: Juan Ortuño.
H) A representative of the Youth Associations: Ricardo Trapero.
I) A representative of the Federation of Neighborhood Associations: AA VV San José.
J) A representative of the Federation of Women's Organizations: Pilar Fernández.
K) The Technical Director of the Department of Sports: José Luís Lozano.
L) 2 representatives of the Department of Sports appointed at the proposal of the Delegate Councilor: Miguel Martinez and Antonio Muñoz.
M) The Director of the Office of Local Government or Officer in whom he delegates, with voice but without vote.
N) It ​​will be a born member of this council Úrsula Ruiz Pérez, the first sportsman of Lorca to participate in an Olympic Games.
O) The Board may request, if it deems appropriate, the advice of individuals or institutions specialized in Physical Activity and Sport, which will be incorporated into the sessions with voice, but without voting.
The Municipal Consistory has anticipated that the following are functions of the Municipal Sectoral Council of Physical Activity and Sport of Lorca:
1. Evacuate reports, consultations, plans, projects, reports, both for the Sports Facilities Area, and for the Programs, Activities and Events Area, in addition to studies on physical activity and sports are requested by the City of Lorca , Which in no case shall be binding for municipal government bodies.
2. Advise the City Council and collaborate with it on the promotion of Physical Activity and Sport in the Municipal Term of Lorca, always bearing in mind the criterion of territorial balance in the design of programs and actions in the field of sports.
3. Establish relationships with all types of Entities or persons, whenever it deems necessary for a better attainment of its purposes.
4. Collaborate and propose to the different Commissions or Delegations of the City Council the programs that relate to the Department of Sports Promotion of Sport.
5. Propose the publication of newsletters, magazines, brochures, etc.
6. To inform the proposal of modification of the present Regulation of the Municipal Sectoral Council of the Physical Activity and the Sport
7. Obtain the advice of qualified persons in the local sports field for the achievement of the objectives of the Department of Sports Promotion of Sport.
The Council may establish working commissions within it for the examination or study of specific and specific topics and for the preparation of papers submitted for its consideration.
The agreement to set up such committees will determine its composition, duration, object and rapporteur or coordinator of the work to be carried out.
It should be recalled that by agreement of the Plenum of this City Council, in Ordinary Session held on May 30, 2016, it was approved to create the Sectorial Council for Physical Activity and Sport as a body for the participation of Citizens and their Associations in Municipal Affairs Of Sports and the internal regulation of the operation of the sectoral council of the physical activity and the sport was approved initially.
Said text was open to the incorporation of proposals, in accordance with article 49 of Law 7/1985, of April 2, within a period of public information and hearing for the interested parties.
Within the same the interested parties could present their claims and suggestions.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca