Mayor Luis Alberto Villarreal Resignation
Date: Tuesday, March 14
Topic: News
After 29 months in office and a record of bringing millions of pesos in funding to the city, Mayor Luis Alberto Villarreal leaves office to contend for a senate seat. During a closed city council session on February 28, people voted to accept Villarreal's resignation.
They also elected Juan Antonio Jaramillo, director of SAPASMA (Water and Sewer System Department of San Miguel), to be acting mayor.
Jaramillo, a member of the PAN (National Action Party), takes office, Friday, March 10, for a period of seven months until the newly elected mayor takes office on October 10, 2006. Seven people voted in favor of Jaramillo as Villarreal's replacement, and three people from the PRD (Democratic Revolution Party) abstained.
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