2023-10-03 08:00:00
On Thursday of last week, the Cipolletti Deliberator met in the facilities of the municipal building and approved the ordinance to remove the municipal treasurer from office, accused of diverting funds from municipal coffers. The head of the Deliberative Council, Silvana Larralde, He gave details of how the decision was.
In an act that denotes the immediacy of the situation and in response to the urgent request of Mayor Claudio Di Tella, the councilors held the session. The first file that was dealt with was the removal of Maria Laura Illesca from the position of municipal treasurer.
«In principle it came out unanimously, the file was treated on tables because of the speed that it had to be treated,” commented Larralde. And he clarified that “but rather the projects that are worked on in committee and debated with or without offices.”
He believed that the decision should be made quickly, “it seemed to us that it was going to be delayed and there was nothing to discuss. We had to accompany and that is what we want for our people, demonstrate«he assured.
He highlighted the speed with which the municipality acted to carry out the dismissal: “We know that there is a lot of bureaucracy for this type of decision but I put a lot of emphasis on the dismissal of the position of treasurer«.
The investigation process continued, and due diligence was carried out to gather evidence. As a result of this process, the economic damage caused by the official who exceeds 5 million pesos.
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The head of the Deliberative Council described that There was no history of a similar case in the city.
«It never happened before, its the first time, I have occupied different places in the municipality and it had never happened. And well, it was my turn to carry it forward, This Council was the one who approved the mayor’s decision on the position, it was our turn to approve and dismiss him«Larralde explained.
And he thought that It is the most serious institutional fact at the municipal level“because when we talk regarding a public official, and in this case the truth is that those who They should have professional ethics and take care of the coffers, the public treasury. It was a very serious case and I said it in the session, I highlight the figure of the mayor in the decision that he made quickly to act, he did not hesitate to communicate with his legal counsel and when the team with the Secretary of the Treasury saw these irregularities, they were quickly addressed. , he remarked.
Furthermore, he stated that “it might have been hidden that it would be very serious but I remember when the mayor who was working with the team called me, he quickly told me and told me that he was going to act. I still highlight this because it is an act of important greatness in management, of everything that happened to us and this too, we quickly acted as we should«.
Regarding the session, he said that “it was emotional and with many mixed feelings because I was very surprised and mightn’t believe it.. Give the opportunity to employees and people who have a track record like this 20-year-old person, It might have been a political position but the opportunity was given to a municipal employee«.
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