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The mayor proposes to the 67 presidents of the Municipal Boards Code of Good Governance to promote ethical attitude of public offices and local officers City Council delivered to the headman of a reference manual with specific information on the procedure to be followed and the municipal services, designed to optimize and enhance local management

The Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, inaugurated this afternoon I Training day Presidents of Municipal Councils, a working session designed to optimize management in districts and attended almost all of the 67 presidents of the Municipal Boards and other representatives of the Municipal Corporation.

This is a new initiative sponsored by the Government, aimed at making more agile, direct and effective work taking place in neighborhoods and districts Murcia, serving neighbors.

During his speech, José Ballesta stressed that "from the Corporation want vindictive, active and participatory districts, with more power management to give each neighbor a direct service and committed to their everyday needs.

You form part of a structure of about 600 members, people dunks with his people, and from the City Council want to visualize and recognize his work and that of the Municipal Boards as bodies of coexistence, union and neighborhood participation ".

"Faced with the credibility crisis that affects our institutions, our duty to vindicate the political activity honesty and good sense, as a guarantee of a democratic and free society.

It is therefore time responsibility, commitment and consensus.

We must redouble efforts to counter that perception of the activity we develop and do it together, from maximum efficiency and effectiveness, "said the mayor.

He also noted that "62% of the municipality's population makes its life and shaping its future in the area of ​​the districts" and recalled that "management districts is a self and cross-sectional area of ​​the City Council, composed of more than twenty officials exclusively to service and meet your requests and needs. "

In fact, the 2016 municipal budget allocated 32% more direct management of the districts.

For current spending also they have a 42% and 22% for investment materials.

"This increase is a historic rise, a bet by the direct management of resources, an approach to nearby decisions and direct needs of Murcia," said José Ballesta.

Code of Good Governance

During his speech, the mayor also proposed the presidents of the Municipal Boards Code of Good Governance, based on strategic lines of local governance to promote transparency and ethical behavior of public officials and local executives.

"This is a common text that protects us all without distinction, and adjusts the management of public interests and the development of participatory democracy to the effective realization of open government and principles of transparency, participation and neighborhood partnership" said José Ballesta.

Reference Manual

The City Council delivered to the headman of a reference manual with information concerning the delegated powers of the various Councils, concessionaires, timetables and a telephone directory of the various municipal services, among other issues of interest.

The aim is to facilitate the work developed by the different municipal boards, to optimize management with the support of the City Council, so they know the channels to be followed to transmit any suggestion or action to be performed locally.

open management

From the Department of Administration Modernization, Urban Quality and Participation is working on the application of new technological tools that significantly facilitate the transparent work of the municipal boards.

Specifically, it is the implementation of the Platform for Open Management formed by a public exchange of approved suppliers, which provide e-procurement in a transparent manner, ensuring the public interest.

Also they are developing management applications as CLARA, fruit of the collaboration agreement between the City and the University of Murcia, for the management of works, services and supplies under municipal boards.

It is an innovative information system that will facilitate the contractor selection and streamline the management of applications according to the principles of publicity, competition and transparency.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia