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Good morning everyone and thanks for coming to this call.
You know the reason I brought this morning to you, is none other than the account of the withdrawal by the Mayor Councillor John Romero to the Spokesperson of the Municipal People's Party in the city of Alhama and the Department of Culture and Heritage.
But first, if I may I will start this press conference in which I believe is the most important chapter, at least for me: the acknowledgments.
I want first to thank our Mayor Juan Romero showing confidence in me at the beginning of this term when I delegated such important areas in the life of a city such as the Culture and Heritage, Sport and New Technologies Units and municipal facilities.
Secondly, and this has nothing to do with the importance of order acknowledgments, I want to thank all the messages and calls of support during these days I have had to encourage me and tuck me in these difficult times.
Third, each and every one of the people during these two and half years have helped me in getting our citizens all activities from the Department with such enthusiasm and dedication have prepared.
Heartfelt thanks for your involvement in this project.
Finally, I express my gratitude to all the cultural associations and Alhama.
The culture in our town is not a question of a person, not even a team of people, the culture in the town is made by and for each of the citizens as part of this town.
The amount of effort and teamwork has enabled us to show everyone that Alhama de Murcia is a town where culture is lived intensely.
Last Friday we were invited by our Mayor John Romero the council of the Municipal People at a meeting in the Consistory and the truth is that I was surprised because this call was the first time as a popular local group have met in two years and far this term means.
But beyond this sad story is more surprised than me when the first words of City Councilman were to say that on January 19 would hold an extraordinary plenary session and I was going to remove the Spokesperson of the Municipal People's Party delegation the Department of Culture and Heritage.
The reason we gave for this was that now that the Planning Department all the work was actually going to have much free time and wanted to take the Department of Culture and Heritage.
Before I comment on the merits of this issue I talk about how.
As the Mayor has the power to grant and withdraw powers when and as he sees fit, this is so.
But honestly does not seem quite right that has not had the courtesy to communicate this decision in good time and not being able to express my opinion as someone who has been working as head of the Department of Culture and Heritage for two years and a half, I would liked to have had that detail with me, but for him the matter was now closed.
Needless to say, this is not the first time it happens and the remodeling of the teams of government occurs in the municipalities as normal, but clearly this is not the case.
There is no remodeling of the government team is simply removing a delegation for a mere whim and more when you are only days to stop being mayor, this is not serious and certainly not given to such decisions a good public image.
Regarding the withdrawal of the Spokesman, I have little to say and more so considering that I have not exercised in the whole legislature.
I do not know if the change will mean spokesman now she will get to know the opinion of the Municipal People's Party on issues affecting municipal life, I am convinced that our party members if they would like.
As for his words about the reasons which led to this decision speaks of the little work that will have on the Planning Department with a General Urban Plan completed.
Speaking in these terms that city councilman shows a lack of knowledge about the functioning of this Council and the degree of qualification to be taken to develop it properly.
On the other hand, such a statement makes it a disservice not only to the current Town Planning but all that once the workers were already the same.
The Planning Department is not only a General Urban Plan and I am convinced that when the take and know all the secrets that will have realized his mistake.
And of course, if the argument for retiring the Department of Culture is only the lack of work and time to spare in the day, I do not know any other, has a much easier solution and reasonable and in no way affect the current operation of the City Government team.
This solution is not having a dedicated, assuming the Planning Department with a part-time and given the current economic crisis we are experiencing fits their salaries we charge the rest of council that we have, I think our citizens would see much more correct.
We all remember those times the previous term ended with the withdrawal of the delegations and the march of seven council members of the then government team and the negative effects that despite all the efforts of City staff brought us.
When we assume the councils took months lost time and set the groundwork to enable us to function properly to people who had not had the responsibility of government but on the basis of hope, hard work and desire to do things for our people get honestly think .
The Department is running a lot more than appear in front of it carries an inner work with all due respect Mayor unknown.
I would also make it very clear that I am not angry as our Mayor says, I'm disappointed because I started my journey in this legislature with the hope and the hope of being part of a great political project and arbitrary decisions like this does nothing to help the smooth running of the institution and if it meets this goal, the end who really are affected will be our neighbors.
We should think more of our citizens and focus on solving problems and not to satisfy our political aspirations.
I have a commitment to my neighbors and under it as it can not be otherwise want you to know if it will continue to work harder and hope for the rest of Councillors that I have yet assigned.
He asked me to thinking but the fact is that I did not leave much time for it, only that middle ground between the meeting we had and the subsequent press conference he gave, namely, three hours.
I also thought I ask and I suggest you leave the departments in the hands of people that currently has delegated the other hand, is the agreement that once came with the Socialist Party, and to focus all efforts to be a good Town Planning Councillor, I am convinced that our citizens will be grateful.
Jesus Mendez Basauri
Source: Jesus Basauri Mendez
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