The city of Móstoles has published its first specific Citizen Participation Regulation in the Official Gazette of the Community of Madrid (BOCM). This new document, which comes into effect after its final approval on March 26th, replaces the previous regulation from 2005 and seeks to enhance transparency and collaboration between the local administration and citizens.
The regulation incorporates mechanisms for resident participation and defines citizens' rights concerning municipal activities. It received initial approval in the November plenary session, following a favorable opinion from the City Social Council.
“"We are taking a very important step to build an increasingly closer, more transparent, and more participatory Móstoles. Finally, the people of Móstoles have at their disposal a tool, with its own entity, through which they can participate more actively in the city and in which their rights are regulated."
The Mayor of Móstoles, Manuel Bautista, has described the regulation's entry into force as a "milestone" for the city, emphasizing it as a fundamental tool for more active and regulated citizen participation.
Additionally, the municipality features six District Boards, considered the primary bodies for citizen participation and administrative proximity: Central Municipal District Board (San Antonio Street, 2), North-University Municipal District Board (Alcalde de Móstoles Avenue, 34), South-East Municipal District Board (Libertad Street, 34 posterior), West Municipal District Board (Pintor Velázquez Street, 68), Coimbra-Guadarrama Municipal District Board (Cedros Street, 71), and South Municipal District Board (Sol Square, 3).
