In a large WhatsApp group where I spend the most time to delete unread messages Every morning the reader comes up with a new word and meaning from the dictionary. Maybe it’s the only exercise I take a few seconds to try to put into my head an underused word. Coincidentally the word was “mamandurria” this Tuesday and I couldn’t help but think of it. decision mayor of Elche, Pablo Ruz, at the beginning of his term to increase the commitment that thirteen opposition councilors might have for it, to oppose and control him. Any self-respecting government team takes a shortcut to their opponent andWhat better way than to fight over who has a salary?? Who works (for their neighbors) without getting paid?
The discretionary power of salaries in municipal politics has led to a myriad of judgments over quarters, thirds and halves in recent years; tripartite (and four or five) rules about what opposition politicians can collect or distribute in exchange for their sacrifices; to be a fixed payroll for all. The truth is that no one really decides what a politician (or even less of the opposition) gets paid for or how much time it takes to get what he wants. proportion of work done to work done. It can even be said that in order not to lose their salaries, they left the minutes without going to the City Council or the general assembly meetings for months, months. Because resignations do not give the right to unemployment as you know. (and yes, I think you know who I’m thinking). Actually, despite being a over- or underpaid mayor in opposition With honorable exceptions, we almost always find that only the spokespersons are the center of attention, not the rest. Sometimes they are accompanied by vase aedils resembling guards, but most are not seen. weeks go by and months and they only show up in plenary sessions to raise their fingers, with some laziness I would say the opposite of the government team. They’re dumb, blind and deaf… but they get paid.
Let’s get back to the topic. Pablo Ruz decided to make seven dedications of twelve councilors to the PSOE; and one to Compromís with the mayor. These seven dedications of socialists, according to the famous rule of thirds, halves and others that I told you about, six full salaries and two 50%. So eight. But what about the other four socialists left out of the squad? One is simply sent to the County Council (with a better salary than a councillor’s) and the rest are commissioned with stakes in commissions and university bodies that can be charged, if not dedicated, as in this case. Just by showing up charged and in very good condition. I think groups identify their members more because of the need to equalize salaries than for specific capacity in that area. They will think: If you do not know, you will learn. And that’s not a criticism of anyone, it’s the truth.
Ruz defends her decision, even in front of her partner Aurora Rodil (Vox), who warned her at plenary, I don’t know if she was mistaken with an accusatory finger and time will prove it. to him (and I add: if he is in opposition in 2027 I will pay or expect to receive the same money). Council member of course they will be tough After making a promise with the mayor about this – there is the Valverde pact – that they will implement strict management (we’ll talk about the consultants another day) met a member of parliament He did not hesitate to distribute salaries for the sake of “honoring politics”.
Actually, what Ruz is doing makes sense because he is one of those who think that if you don’t give someone the necessary tools (salary to take the time), they can’t demand results whether you’re on the side (management) or the other. another (control) is at the town hall. But glorifying politics may have nothing to do with getting paid or not, because it’s not a profession. Or if?.
On Monday, the socialist group made a brief statement announcing that it would give up 25% of its private payroll, which is €45,552 gross per year, as Carlos González will become a lawyer again. I don’t know if this 25% can be passed on to one of his colleagues. unpaid because it didn’t say so in the note. The former mayor made his remarks on social networks, a comfortable place where he had taken refuge since the PP-Vox deal prevented his election victory and re-election. Elche was the head of the socialist municipal group during these months, measuring how she would distribute her time between work (25%) and public activities (75%), at a time when Ruz had not spoken since her inauguration session and received 100% special dedication from the City Council. . However, the most notable of the events that still took place in the Elche City Council today is that a little over three months ago, he was not in vain a member of the council for which he had held the post for eight years, there were other councilors of his own composition. Nor did they appear in public to explain their work and to beautify Ruz’s words, in short, to give him the reason for the pay-off gesture.”honorable politicsOnly time will tell if Aurora Rodil is successful, but the interesting thing is that the more Ruz is right, the worse off they’ll be because they’re paid the better opposition they’ll get. for that and vice versa.
By the way, the meaning of the word WhatsApp, which is none other than the one who gave the title to this view, is as follows, if you don’t know like me: “Undeserved salary, sinless, constant bargaining“.