PRO management officials to the court detailing the measures undertaken with a view to the elections of June 5, 2011. Representatives of neighborhood organizations and opposition lawmakers say the government
not meet the schedule.
By Eduardo Videla
PRO administration officials yesterday detailed the steps it is taking the executive to the commune election, on June 5 next year, but representatives of neighborhood organizations and expressed opposition lawmakers questioning the consider that the government of Mauricio Macri "is not fulfilling the pre-election activities required by law. " The counterpoint came yesterday at the public hearing convened by the High Court of Justice of the City, not attended by any senior official in city government. "They say there is an awareness campaign, but we are not heard and people are still uninformed," said Horacio Acebedo, legal representative of the neighbors. "They are calling on the Advisory preconsejos in each commune (the embryo of future community meetings), but if you do not define their role, they are looking for wear," questioned Lucio Montenegro, one of the neighbors applicants.
The city government began the process elect community representatives as required by a court, faced with a lawsuit filed by a group of neighbors. The same ruling forced the Legislature to establish a statutory date of June 5, 2011 for the election of community boards.
The Assistant City Attorney, Ramiro Monner Sans, the Director of Elections, Julian Curi, and Deputy Secretary of Citizen Services, Eduardo Macchiavelli, appeared before the Supreme Court to detail the preparatory actions for the commune elections conducted so time. Cchiavelli Ma-mentioned actions and the decentralization of the collection of fines and processing of driver's licenses in the CGP, which was questioned by the opposition because "they are not actions that lead to the formation of the communes but administrative measures," according to Deputy Gabriela Alegre (Meeting People's Victory).
He also gave details of the broadcast made by posters and newspaper advertisements. He said that it is redefining health regions and school districts by bringing together different communities. He noted the call for community consultation Preconsejos-the third meeting in each of the districts was held yesterday, involving on average about 3200 residents, he said.
"What has made the executive is a lie" Silvia said from the public Somenzi, member of the bipartisan commission comprised of legislators and neighbors, which monitors compliance with the law 3233, which calls for the choice of communes. The court's president, Ana Maria Conde, warned him that he could not speak, since the only speakers at the hearing were to be officials and neighbors complainants.
Acebedo, legal representative of the neighbors complained that the Executive will be sent to the audience, "officials are not sufficient for this process hierarchy" and demanded the presence of its own Head of Government, Mauricio Macri, or Chief of Staff Horacio Rodríguez Larreta. BREACH denounced the article 4 of the Act, which requires the implementation of "an intensive program of training and dissemination of the decentralization process. He warned that the government owes to send to the Legislature "a program of devolution" of the central government to the communes. Outside
on Cerrito, about 200 demonstrators had gathered to express their complaint with the unwillingness of macrismo to start the communes. There were banners of Project South, Communard Movement, Libres del Sur, the Labor Party and the Assembly of Pompeii, but also many independent activists.
Lawmaker María José Lubertino Buenos Aires (Meeting People for Victory) announced it will present a draft law setting limits on the Executive to comply with the Communications Act. The chairman of the Committee on Decentralization, Rafael Gentili (South Project), described as "insufficient" the spread made from the Executive. And Gabriela Alegre questioned macrista management slogan of "bringing government closer to the neighbors:" Actually, it should be reversed, neighbors must govern in the neighborhoods and take their complaints to the central power. "
On June 5, 2011 shall be elected governing boards in the 15 communes. Will be comprised of seven members, who will take on 10 December of that year. This board elect-convened advisory councils and neighborhood associations to NGOs, which will replace the current preconsejos.
