Summary of the June 2025 plenary session

 

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The ordinary plenary session of June approved a credit modification with funding for the purchase of walkie-talkies and generators to be prepared for situations such as the blackout of April 28th.

The one thing that became clear from the great national blackout that happened last April 28th is the need for municipalities to be prepared to deal with extreme situations like this one. After this event, which was concluded at El Poble Nou de Benitatxell without notable incidents, the government immediately started working on improving its protocols and plans of action in case of emergencies of different types.

Thus, after having recently approved the Municipal Territorial Emergency Plan, the Municipal Plan of Action against Seismic Risk and the Municipal Plan of Action against the risk of wildfires, and being working on the Evacuation Plan of the Moraig cove, is going to take a step further in this regard. The ordinary plenary session of June, which was held last Friday, approved a credit amendment to provide funding for the purchase of two generators and 15 walkie-talkies.

In addition to the reinforcement of technical resources, the Councillorship for Citizens’ Security, headed by María José Ivars, is working on an awareness campaign, through which informative talks will be held with the different areas and urbanisations of the municipality and information leaflets will be distributed on how to act and where to go in the event of an emergency situation.

This credit amendment, financed by the remaining liquid assets, provides:

• 290.500 euros for this improvement in security and other investments
• 26.500 euros have been set aside for the purchase of walkie-talkies and generators
• 240.000 euros have also been earmarked for the possible purchase of some land for public use
• 15.000 euros for the remodelling of a stone wall at Pous de l’Abiar
• 9.000 euros for collaboration with different local associations. 

The change of credit was approved with the six votes in favour of the Més Benitatxell government team and the three abstentions of the REDcv group.

The ordinary plenary session also approved the liquidation of the 2024 General Budget with the following result:

• Recognised net rights (income received and rights to income): 10,804,874.62 €
• Net recognised obligations (expenditure): 10,112,057.66 €.
• Adjusted budget result for the year (surplus): 1.103.175,27 €.
• Adjusted cash surplus for general expenses (accumulated savings): 2.179.788,64 €.

Other items approved at the plenary session were:

• the modification of the municipal ordinance regulating the public price of sports schools and activities 
• the adhesion to the Ecoembes framework agreement
• the appointment of the new Justice of the Peace and the substitute Justice of the Peace renaming José Antonio Vallés Llopis and Josep Vicent Colomer Martínez, respectively
• the approval of the II Local Plan for Children and Adolescense and the candidacy for the renewal of the recognition of Child Friendly City
• the agreement between the General Directorate of the Civil Guard and the Council of El Poble Nou de Benitatxell in security matters 
• local holidays in 2026: July the 22nd, Santa María Magdalena, and July the 24th, San Cristóbal, as the usual holiday of San Jaime, July the 25th, falls on a Saturday.

Source: Town Hall