Mayor-Elect 'Mamén' Announces Executive Restructuring, Reducing Secretariats to Eight

Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia – Mayor-elect Carlos Manuel Saavedra, affectionately known as 'Mamén,' is ushering in a new era of municipal governance in Santa Cruz de la Sierra with a decisive plan to restructure the executive branch. In a move signaling a commitment to fiscal responsibility and enhanced efficiency, Saavedra announced the reduction of municipal secretariats from eleven to eight.

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We are going to reduce from 11 to 8 secretariats. We have to shrink the municipal apparatus, reduce current spending, seek administrative efficiency, and economize resources for this city. Santa Cruz de la Sierra must start functioning well and efficiently.

This significant administrative overhaul is designed to streamline operations, curb excessive spending, and eliminate bureaucratic red tape that has long hampered the city's progress. Saavedra articulated his vision clearly: "We have to shrink the municipal apparatus, reduce current spending, seek administrative efficiency, and economize resources for this city. Santa Cruz de la Sierra must start functioning well and efficiently."

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Our city cannot wait another minute and that is what we are going to do. We have already started having meetings to plan for next week.

His priorities are sharply focused on tackling the city's most pressing structural problems. Chief among these are the ailing health system and the neglected state of urban sanitation. Saavedra has pledged to address these issues from 'day one,' emphasizing that the city cannot afford further delays. The transition teams have already been working in eight key areas, laying the groundwork for immediate action upon his assumption of office.

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We are going to reduce current spending, the employment agency ends, we are going to be efficient and, above all, very responsible in the use of the city's resources.

Saavedra's message to the citizens is one of accountability and transparency. He has vowed to put an end to corruption and ensure that taxpayer money is invested wisely. "From day one, the theft ends, the revenue collection system will be secured. Taxes, which are the effort of the people, will be invested properly," he declared. This firm stance against mismanagement and corruption, coupled with a clear plan for administrative and operational improvements, signals a determined effort to restore public trust and propel Santa Cruz de la Sierra towards a more efficient and prosperous future.

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From day one, the theft ends, the revenue collection system will be secured. Taxes, which are the effort of the people, will be invested properly.