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 In Mexico, an ayuntamiento (municipal council) is composed of a municipal president (mayor), one or two síndicos (attorney general) and several regidores who meet in cabildo (council) sessions. A regidor is the community representative (commissioner) before the municipal government.
The responsibilities of a regidor are: 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: 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 síndico except for the capital, which has ten regidores and two síndicos.
See also Corregidor Corregimiento Alcalde Alcalde ordinario Sargento mayor Cabildo (council) Síndico Ayuntamiento Teniente a guerra Santa Hermandad
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