Its organization regime is based on the Law 7/1985, of April 2, regulatory of the Bases of the Local Regime.[1] Integrated by the Mayor and the councillors, the ayuntamiento is charged with the government and administration of the municipality.[1] The Mayor, who holds the highest representation of the city, directs politics government and administration and presides over the whole corporation as well as the plenary.[1] The later is conformed by all the council members and it is tasked with adopting strategic decisions, overseeing the executive bodies and passing by-laws and regulations.[1]
Mayor
The Mayor is elected by the members of the plenary among its members the day the new municipal corporation is formed after the local election, and has a mandate for the 4-year duration of the elected body. Since 13 June 2015 the Mayor is Óscar Puente.[2]
The city hall is located at the Plaza Mayor, 1, in the city centre. Its construction started in 1892. The building, a work of Repullés y Vargas, was inaugurated on 19 September 1908, although by that time the construction was not yet finished.[3][4]
