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Member of a council of municipalities in Spain and Latin America
A
regidor
(plural:
regidores
) is a member of a council of municipalities in
Spain
and
Latin America
.
Portugal
also used to have the same office of
regedor
.
Mexico
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In Mexico, an
ayuntamiento
(municipal council) is composed of a
municipal president
(mayor), one or two
sindicos
(attorney general) and several regidores who meet in
cabildo
(council) sessions. A regidor is the community representative (commissioner) before the municipal government.
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The responsibilities of a regidor are:
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- To participate in council session and administer the interests of the municipality
- To exert faculties of inspection and oversee the branches of
public administration
- To obtain information from the municipal president regarding the services offered by the different dependencies
Some activities of a regidor are:
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- Propose or reform of municipal regulations
- Vote on municipal affairs
- To attend a commission assigned to them
- Promote social participation
- Propose measures for municipal development
All
municipalities
of
Aguascalientes
have five regidores and one sindico except for the capital, which has ten regidores and two sindicos.
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