The City Council of Valladolid (Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Valladolid) is the top-tier administrative and governing body (ayuntamiento) of the municipality of Valladolid, Spain.
Ayuntamiento de Valladolid | |
 | |
| Type | Ayuntamiento |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Casa consistorial, Plaza Mayor 1, Valladolid, Spain |
Region | Valladolid |
Mayor | Jesús Julio Carnero (since 2023) |
Organization edit
Its organization regime is based on the Law 7/1985, of April 2, regulatory of the Bases of the Local Regime.[1] Integrated by the Mayor and the councillors, the ayuntamiento is charged with the government and administration of the municipality.[1] The Mayor, who holds the highest representation of the city, directs politics government and administration and presides over the whole corporation as well as the plenary.[1] The later is conformed by all the council members and it is tasked with adopting strategic decisions, overseeing the executive bodies and passing by-laws and regulations.[1]
- Mayor
The Mayor is elected by the members of the plenary among its members the day the new municipal corporation is formed after the local election, and has a mandate for the 4-year duration of the elected body. Since 13 June 2015 the Mayor is Óscar Puente.[2]
City hall edit
The city hall is located at the Plaza Mayor, 1, in the city centre. Its construction started in 1892. The building, a work of Repullés y Vargas, was inaugurated on 19 September 1908, although by that time the construction was not yet finished.[3][4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Reglamento Orgánico del Ayuntamiento de Valladolid" (PDF). Boletín Oficial de la Provincia de Valladolid. Diputación Provincial de Valladolid. 13 December 2004.
- ^ "Óscar Puente, un alcalde "del, por y para el pueblo"". Europa Press.
- ^ "Día grande en el centenario del ayuntamiento". El Norte de Castilla. 19 September 2008.
- ^ Quintana, Sonia (2 May 2016). "El edificio que sopla 108 velas". El Norte de Castilla.