Regidor

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A regidor is a member of a council of municipalities in Spain and Latin America.

[edit] Mexico

In Mexico, an ayuntamiento is composed of a municipal president (mayor), one or two síndicos (attorney general) and several regidores who meet in cabildo sessions. A regidor is the community representative before the municipal government^[1].

The responsibilities of a regidor are^[2]:

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^[1]:

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, with the exception of the capital that has ten regidores and two síndicos^[3].