The future of local governance in Vila Nova de Famalicão begins in this new municipal term with a clear commitment to improving the qualifications and technical knowledge of its key players. The City Council has launched a training plan, already underway, designed to provide local elected officials with the tools they need for more efficient and rigorous management of the territory. This investment in the training of local authorities is a structured strategy that will continue throughout the year, with the first practical sessions already having taken place in the areas of civil protection and public procurement.
For Mário Passos, Mayor of the City Council, this commitment is an essential pillar for the cohesion of the municipality. "The success of this mandate depends on our ability to work as a network. By equipping local elected officials with advanced technical tools, we are ensuring that each parish has a leadership prepared to make rigorous decisions and protect citizens with the effectiveness that only proximity allows," emphasises the Famalicense mayor.
In the field of civil protection, the sessions focused on community safety and resilience, empowering elected officials to identify and assess risks in their territories, as well as to flag people who are ill or have special needs. In the area of public procurement, the focus was on strengthening good practices and the principles of legality and administrative transparency.
This set of actions is particularly valued by those who are now taking on the leadership of local destinations, such as Ricardo Pinto. The president of the Union of Parishes of Arnoso (Santa Maria and Santa Eulália) and Sezures, serving his first term, highlights the strategic importance of this initiative for the modernisation of the parishes. ‘In these first months in office, these sessions are the support we need to move from political will to rigorous technical execution. It allows us to strengthen the confidence of the population and ensure the safe and transparent development of the territory,’ he says.
It should also be noted that the training cycles promoted by the Municipality are not limited to these areas, with new actions already planned that will cover other areas essential to local government, such as the delegation of powers and traffic regulations. The aim is to consolidate a model of local administration in which the technical knowledge of elected officials translates into a higher quality public service, keeping the municipality at the forefront of efficiency and direct support to the population.
