There will be more staff cuts in municipal presidency
In the new budget adjustment announced, a committee of aldermen and consider a further cut in staff at the Mayor of Matamoros. This second adjustment announced by the federal and state authorities, declined to 4.8 million annual budget shares.
According to Jaime Hernandez Rivera, City Treasurer, in the absence of resources already suspended most of the social support programs, in addition to taking measures to save on spending like Call Barring some telephone lines and reduction in liters of gasoline attached to the departments and officials.
“We are not working to support social programs that were, for example, no longer support the chapels with repairs and remodeling of buildings and works are not in the squares of the ejidos that consisted of building walkers, “said municipal official.
Earlier this year took out a cut in personnel where 18 people were written off and is expected in the coming days is to get the list of the new low.
The above was cut after it was announced the first adjustment in the budget to say that Hernandez Rivera, stood at 4.7 million pesos, that is, 10 percent of the shares that had been approved Matamoros City Council for the year 2009.
Current fortnight Matamoros spend 300 million pesos, just for payroll, which is comprised of just over 500 employees.
This number could be reduced in the coming days after a council committee assigned to identify areas to be further reduced its staff.
The City Treasurer stated that works to increase municipal revenues and reduce spending, since the number of shares that remained after the second adjustment to the budget, not enough to cover the payroll and the contribution that must be done to the convention hand in hand.
WAITING FOR APPROVAL OF CREDIT TO CONTINUE PUBLIC WORKS
Banobras a credit of 56 million pesos was requested last year by the Cabildo de Matamoros and expect that it is adopted in order to continue with the work published. Before the next election may not be promoting the works, but may continue to work.
Rafael Hernandez Salazar, Public Works Director Municipal de Matamoros said that they expect will soon be allowed to loan, which was asked only for public works. Indicated that the entire amount approved above, the same could not be used as some resources for the treatment plant had already been achieved through the State.
The official said that was from last year when it was still in the Municipal President Raul Onofre, when the Town approved the loan request, but the date has yet to reply. Faced with budget cuts and said the municipalities would be requesting resources.
“There were 16 municipalities that were seeking a loan, but now with the settings, and are certainly more common borrow. For now still works, only that can not be promoted before the beginning of the electoral process, that was the instruction of the mayor, “he said.
Hernandez Salazar added that Matamoros is one of the few to continue with the agreement with Mano Mano, as most by the lack of resources had to be suspended. ”
Although not precisely what works, the Director said that the work being undertaken in various sectors of the municipality will continue as usual.
Through a trade, the Ministry of Town and the office of Mayor matamorense warned all heads of department that from August 13, could no longer be reporting on progress or completion of works, that to avoid sanctions.
