City Council members violate law appearing on several state payrolls
Majority of city council members with more than one position are from PLD
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SANTO DOMINGO. An important number of city council members from all over the country are in violation of the Public Service Law that prohibits public servants from carrying out, simultaneously, more than one job in the state. It seem that some are collecting RD$48,000 for being city council members, plus perks, and as much as RD$100,000 from other government posts.
Such is the case of Thania Baez Dorrejo, the spokeswoman for the city council members from the First District of the National District, who earns RD$48,000 a month from her council post, besides RD$101,400 she receives for being the sub-director of the National Housing Institute (INVI), and she is also a consultant to the Administration of National Assets.
According to an investigation released in various segments by journalist Nuria Piera, the city councilwoman Yanmer Maria Abreu Quezada, also has another public post, since she is the person in charge of the Housing Bonds for INVI, and she earns RD$34,170 each month.
In the nation's provinces, the situation is repeated; with the most egregious case that of Maximo del Rosario Melendez who, besides being a city council member, is the mayor of the Municipal District of Guanito Los Bancos.
In Puerto Plata, Evelin Rosanna de la Cruz Burgos has been in charge of the Office of Women, earning RD$29,300 each month, and she was re-elected as a city council member.
In the same province Marcelino Salvador Ramos was also re-elected as a council member, a post he share with his duties as the administrator of the Puerto Plata docks.
In El Seibo, Juana Maria Guzman Diaz earns RD$46,000 as a council member, besides the RD$32,770 that the gets for being the person in charge of Public Health in the province.
In San Juan de la Maguana, the city council member Jose Mateo Alcantara is also the coordinator of a program for the National Institute for Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI) with a salary of RD$32,917.
In Azua, the city councilwoman Mercedes Ligia Perez is also the regional director of the Passport Office, among other cases.
And so?
The Minister of Public Administration, Ramon Ventura Camejo, admits that it is not possible to have more than one post at a time in the public administration. "They cannot be an executive and at the same time a legislator, which is what a city council member really is", he said.
"What this looks like to me is that at times it is not ill-intentioned, what it is really is a lack of knowledge", he added.
It is noteworthy that the Public Administration is working on two laws that will permit them to identify these irregularities. These are the Law on Administrative Procedures, and the Law on Administrative Litigation.
Such is the case of Thania Baez Dorrejo, the spokeswoman for the city council members from the First District of the National District, who earns RD$48,000 a month from her council post, besides RD$101,400 she receives for being the sub-director of the National Housing Institute (INVI), and she is also a consultant to the Administration of National Assets.
According to an investigation released in various segments by journalist Nuria Piera, the city councilwoman Yanmer Maria Abreu Quezada, also has another public post, since she is the person in charge of the Housing Bonds for INVI, and she earns RD$34,170 each month.
In the nation's provinces, the situation is repeated; with the most egregious case that of Maximo del Rosario Melendez who, besides being a city council member, is the mayor of the Municipal District of Guanito Los Bancos.
In Puerto Plata, Evelin Rosanna de la Cruz Burgos has been in charge of the Office of Women, earning RD$29,300 each month, and she was re-elected as a city council member.
In the same province Marcelino Salvador Ramos was also re-elected as a council member, a post he share with his duties as the administrator of the Puerto Plata docks.
In El Seibo, Juana Maria Guzman Diaz earns RD$46,000 as a council member, besides the RD$32,770 that the gets for being the person in charge of Public Health in the province.
In San Juan de la Maguana, the city council member Jose Mateo Alcantara is also the coordinator of a program for the National Institute for Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI) with a salary of RD$32,917.
In Azua, the city councilwoman Mercedes Ligia Perez is also the regional director of the Passport Office, among other cases.
And so?
The Minister of Public Administration, Ramon Ventura Camejo, admits that it is not possible to have more than one post at a time in the public administration. "They cannot be an executive and at the same time a legislator, which is what a city council member really is", he said.
"What this looks like to me is that at times it is not ill-intentioned, what it is really is a lack of knowledge", he added.
It is noteworthy that the Public Administration is working on two laws that will permit them to identify these irregularities. These are the Law on Administrative Procedures, and the Law on Administrative Litigation.
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