Superior Mayor of Bogota
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Assumed office January 1, 2016. |
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| Preceded by | Gustavo Petro |
The Superior Mayor of Bogotá (Alcalde Mayor de Bogotá) is the highest administrative and police authority of the Special District of Bogotá, and the head of the executive branch of the local government of Bogotá. He heads the district's government alongside the distrital secretaries and the chiefs of the administrative departments.
The mayor is not the highest political authority of Bogota, distinction that belongs to District's City Council which is charged with creating municipal ordinances and overseeing the mayor's duties. The mayor is elected every four years by popular vote and is usually considered by general opinion to be the second most important political post in Colombia second only to the President of the Republic. The Superior Mayor of Bogota's Office oversees twenty local municipalities (localidades) which each have their own local Mayors.
The current mayor is Enrique Peñalosa.
The Superior Mayor of Bogota is primarily tasked with executing the norms stipulated by the constitution, the law, and city ordinances approved by the City Council.
As the highest police authority of The District he is tasked with maintaining public order, being subordinated on this matter only to the President. In this way the District's Mayor Office is different from other municipalities in Colombia where the Mayor's are subordinated on this matter to the governors of the respective departments. The Superior Mayor of Bogota has the same police authorities as all other Colombian mayors and governors within their respective jurisdictions such as elaborating police directives, commanding all police members assigned to the district, soliciting the help of the army during an emergency, ordering the demolition of buildings that pose a threat to public safety, regulating local commerce and the sell and distribution of liquor, amongst others.
As the supreme administrative authority and head of the local executive government he is charged with directing all public works, as well supervising the continuous provision of all essential public services.As the judicial representative of the city, he and his delegates are competent to carry out contracts or agreements which are legally binding for the City itself.
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