Within the framework of the Decentralization and Strategic Planning process promoted by the Executive branch, the mayor Francisco Azcué held a working meeting with those who will be in charge of implementing a work method that aims to be the link between each of the neighborhoods and the local administration.
Through a scheme defined with the Secretariat of Urban Development, eleven sections were defined, with representatives for each zone who will have the institutional tools to build ties with the community and coordinate between the municipality and civil society.
In this layout, as the mayor explained, “it will be fundamental to strengthen the role of citizen participation, an axis that will be central to our government. In this context, the section representatives will be the ones to promote joint work with the residents and work in a network with each of the institutions: clubs, churches, schools, and any organization acting in the territory. Our goal is to deeply understand the reality of each neighborhood, and that can only be done by maintaining a presence on-site, which must be permanent,” stated Azcué.
“In this sense, I want to emphasize that I trust each one of you. That is why in this first meeting I want to offer you my support, because I know how valuable it is to have honest, hardworking people who are committed to their community,” he maintained while addressing those present.
In his dialogue with the coordinators, Azcué also remarked that the idea is to work in an articulated manner with the Deliberative Council, the Chief of Cabinet's Office, the Secretariat of Government, the Secretariat of Institutional Development, and also with all other municipal secretariats and areas; establishing a direct relationship that allows for addressing the particularities of each neighborhood. “In this sense, it is important that you all have a clear map of the municipal State, so that you know what services the municipality provides and what tools you have to be able to provide answers to the residents, optimizing communication channels through an efficient work method.”
For his part, the Secretary of Institutional Development, Cristian Federik, described the relevance of the implementation of this process that began today. “This is the starting point of this flagship project of the mayor, which is decentralization. Our idea is to carry it out with the accompaniment of eleven zonal representatives, who were summoned to be able to provide residents with solutions in the most efficient and fastest way, optimizing both human and economic resources. Today we had the first formal presentation, and on Monday we will begin to develop a work agenda with each of them. In this first stage, we will focus on surveying specific situations, prioritizing them, and channeling demands to organize the work of the municipal areas.”
“The important thing is that the residents will have a person to take their concerns and complaints to, and that person will be in charge of activating an internal mechanism to achieve a solution. In this way, what we are looking for is to streamline and organize the processes inherent to the municipal administration,” he concluded.
The meeting was attended by the vice-mayor Magdalena Reta de Urquiza; the Chief of Cabinet, Eduardo Caminal; the Secretary of Government and Treasury, Luciano Dell´Olio; the Secretary of Modernization and Strategic Planning, Cristian Federik; the Secretary of Urban Development, Osvaldo Perez Hatoum; the Undersecretary of Modernization and Strategic Planning, Martín Centurión; the Director of Implementation, Manuel Almada, and the Director of Planning, Nicolás Lessa; members of said portfolio. The eleven section representatives were also part of the meeting.
Through a scheme defined with the Secretariat of Urban Development, eleven sections were defined, with representatives for each zone who will have the institutional tools to build ties with the community and coordinate between the municipality and civil society.
In this layout, as the mayor explained, “it will be fundamental to strengthen the role of citizen participation, an axis that will be central to our government. In this context, the section representatives will be the ones to promote joint work with the residents and work in a network with each of the institutions: clubs, churches, schools, and any organization acting in the territory. Our goal is to deeply understand the reality of each neighborhood, and that can only be done by maintaining a presence on-site, which must be permanent,” stated Azcué.
“In this sense, I want to emphasize that I trust each one of you. That is why in this first meeting I want to offer you my support, because I know how valuable it is to have honest, hardworking people who are committed to their community,” he maintained while addressing those present.
In his dialogue with the coordinators, Azcué also remarked that the idea is to work in an articulated manner with the Deliberative Council, the Chief of Cabinet's Office, the Secretariat of Government, the Secretariat of Institutional Development, and also with all other municipal secretariats and areas; establishing a direct relationship that allows for addressing the particularities of each neighborhood. “In this sense, it is important that you all have a clear map of the municipal State, so that you know what services the municipality provides and what tools you have to be able to provide answers to the residents, optimizing communication channels through an efficient work method.”
For his part, the Secretary of Institutional Development, Cristian Federik, described the relevance of the implementation of this process that began today. “This is the starting point of this flagship project of the mayor, which is decentralization. Our idea is to carry it out with the accompaniment of eleven zonal representatives, who were summoned to be able to provide residents with solutions in the most efficient and fastest way, optimizing both human and economic resources. Today we had the first formal presentation, and on Monday we will begin to develop a work agenda with each of them. In this first stage, we will focus on surveying specific situations, prioritizing them, and channeling demands to organize the work of the municipal areas.”
“The important thing is that the residents will have a person to take their concerns and complaints to, and that person will be in charge of activating an internal mechanism to achieve a solution. In this way, what we are looking for is to streamline and organize the processes inherent to the municipal administration,” he concluded.
The meeting was attended by the vice-mayor Magdalena Reta de Urquiza; the Chief of Cabinet, Eduardo Caminal; the Secretary of Government and Treasury, Luciano Dell´Olio; the Secretary of Modernization and Strategic Planning, Cristian Federik; the Secretary of Urban Development, Osvaldo Perez Hatoum; the Undersecretary of Modernization and Strategic Planning, Martín Centurión; the Director of Implementation, Manuel Almada, and the Director of Planning, Nicolás Lessa; members of said portfolio. The eleven section representatives were also part of the meeting.