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Today, mayors have become strong political ]esses and anchors for other politicians seeking support from citizens living their municipality. It has also become increasingly common to involve and discuss political matters with the mayors, their assemblies, and the organizations to which they belong to, before implementing ], and ] or ]ing ]s. Both the mayors and the central ], including the ] and the ], have been able to work in unison and ]ally to up bring Puerto Rico and its municipalities. |
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Today, mayors have become strong political ]esses and anchors for other politicians seeking support from citizens living their municipality. It has also become increasingly common to involve and discuss political matters with the mayors, their assemblies, and the organizations to which they belong to, before implementing ], and ] or ]ing ]s. Both the mayors and the central ], including the ] and the ], have been able to work in unison and ]ally to up bring Puerto Rico and its municipalities. |
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==Duties and powers== |
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Mayors in Puerto Rico have the following duties: |
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* Organize, direct, and supervise all the administrative activities of the municipality |
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* Prepare the general budget of the municipality |
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* Administer the budget and handle credit transfers |
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* Hire professional, technical, and consulting services deemed necessary, convenient, or useful |
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* Supervise, administer, and authorize fund disbursements received by the municipality. |
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==Requirements== |
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The law states the following requirements to be a mayor in Puerto Rico. The candidate must:<ref></ref> |
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*Be at least 21 years old. |
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*Know how to read and write. |
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*Be a ] and ]. |
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*Lived in the corresponding municipality for no less than a year before the election, and be a certified voter in it. |
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*Not be convicted of a ] or ] which involves moral deprivation. |
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*Not be destitute of employment for improper conduct. |
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*Not be declared mentally unfit by a court of law. |
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==Removal from office== |
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According to an amend signed in 2006, a mayor in Puerto Rico can be removed from office for the following reasons:<ref></ref> |
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* Being convicted of a ]. |
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* Being convicted of a ] which involves moral deprivation. |
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* Incurring in immoral conduct. |
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* Incurring in illegal acts which imply abandoning detrimental to the public function, inexcusable and unjustifiable negligence or conduct hindering to the best public interests. Such conduct must have affected the interests of the population and the rights of its inhabitants, must be related to the administration of the position of mayor, and must substantial in nature. |
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To determine the latter, any person can present charges against a mayor in front of a committee, which will then evaluate them and submit a verdict. |
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==Election== |
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Like most political positions in Puerto Rico, mayors are elected every four years in a ]. Voters registered as residents of each municipality vote for their respective mayors. As of now, there is no limit in terms for mayors. |
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==Election== |
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Like most political positions in Puerto Rico, mayors are elected every four years in a ]. Voters registered as residents of each municipality vote for their respective mayors. As of now, there is no limit in terms for mayors. |
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===Requirements=== |
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The law states the following requirements to be a mayor in Puerto Rico. The candidate must:<ref></ref> |
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*Be at least 21 years old. |
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*Know how to read and write. |
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*Be a ] and ]. |
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*Lived in the corresponding municipality for no less than a year before the election, and be a certified voter in it. |
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*Not be convicted of a ] or ] which involves moral deprivation. |
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*Not be destitute of employment for improper conduct. |
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*Not be declared mentally unfit by a court of law. |
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==Duties== |
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Mayors in Puerto Rico have the following duties: |
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* Organize, direct, and supervise all the administrative activities of the municipality |
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* Prepare the general budget of the municipality |
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* Administer the budget and handle credit transfers |
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* Hire professional, technical, and consulting services deemed necessary, convenient, or useful |
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* Supervise, administer, and authorize fund disbursements received by the municipality. |
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==Removal from office== |
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According to an amend signed in 2006, a mayor in Puerto Rico can be removed from office for the following reasons:<ref></ref> |
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* Being convicted of a ]. |
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* Being convicted of a ] which involves moral deprivation. |
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* Incurring in immoral conduct. |
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* Incurring in illegal acts which imply abandoning detrimental to the public function, inexcusable and unjustifiable negligence or conduct hindering to the best public interests. Such conduct must have affected the interests of the population and the rights of its inhabitants, must be related to the administration of the position of mayor, and must substantial in nature. |
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To determine the latter, any person can present charges against a mayor in front of a committee, which will then evaluate them and submit a verdict. |
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==References== |
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Historically mayors used to be a minor political figure in the Puerto Rican landscape as the executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico exerted an overarching authority over the municipalities. However, in recent years, the executive branch has adopted a decentralized form of government and started to focus on statewide politics rather than on local or regional ones. These policies have granted a high degree of autonomy to its municipalities and their mayors, and has allowed certain highly populated municipalities with robust local economies —such as Caguas, Mayagüez, Ponce, and San Juan— to prosper and exercise a high degree of autonomy, while leaving others with mild or little population —such as Florida and Moca— with challenges to overcome. Nevertheless, these policies have made mayors highly influential on the local, regional, and statewide economy of Puerto Rico, and its politics and society. An example of this would be the Willie Tax which was implemented independently in Caguas by its former mayor, William Miranda Marín. The tax was subsequently adopted by other municipalities and eventually evolved into the statewide sales tax known as the Puerto Rico Sales and Use Tax (IVU).
The law states the following requirements to be a mayor in Puerto Rico. The candidate must:
According to an amend signed in 2006, a mayor in Puerto Rico can be removed from office for the following reasons:
To determine the latter, any person can present charges against a mayor in front of a committee, which will then evaluate them and submit a verdict.
Like most political positions in Puerto Rico, mayors are elected every four years in a general election. Voters registered as residents of each municipality vote for their respective mayors. As of now, there is no limit in terms for mayors.
