Reform of Article 5 of the Law to Optimize Public Administration
Congreso Nacional
- Decree: 266-2013
- Published: September 6, 2014
- Issuing body: Congreso Nacional
- Gazette: 33,525
- Category: Administrative
Summary
This decree extends the deadline for government institutions to restructure their organizations, budgets, and personnel. It gives more time (until August 2014) to ministries and public agencies to implement necessary changes in Public Administration, thereby improving services provided to Honduran citizens.
Considerations
Whereas, in accordance with Article 245 of the Constitution of the Republic, the President of the Republic is responsible for the supreme direction and coordination of the Centralized and Decentralized Public Administration, the general administration of the State, and therefore for directing the general policy of the State and representing it, being able to act by himself in the Council of Ministers.
Whereas, among other attributions of the President of the Republic are to administer the Public Treasury, collect the revenues of the State and regulate their investment in accordance with the Law, and to direct the economic and financial policy of the State.
Whereas, the Executive Branch requires organizational structures that promote the fulfillment of policies and objectives, both general and sectoral, in order to satisfy the real needs of the Honduran people.
Whereas, through Executive Decree PCM-03-2014 of February 3, 2014, published in the Official Gazette "La Gaceta" on February 28, 2014, a term of ninety (90) days from the date of effectiveness was established to carry out all institutional restructurings and transformations established in Article 29 of the Law to Optimize Public Administration, Improve Services to Citizens and Strengthen Transparency in Government.
Whereas, it is an attribution of the President of the Republic to issue decrees in accordance with the Law. THEREFORE: In application of Articles 245 numerals 1 and 11 of the Constitution of the Republic, Articles 6, 11, 12, 14, 22 numeral 3, and 29 of the General Law of Public Administration and its reforms through Decree 266-2013, of December 16, 2013.
Amendments
- Modifies: Modification or Suppression of Organizational and Administrative Public Institutions Included in the Budget (Amendment) — articles 5
Articles
To reform Article 5 of PCM-03-2014 by extending the time established to carry out all institutional restructurings and transformations established in the Law to Optimize Public Administration, Improve Services to Citizens and Strengthen Transparency in Government and its contents in PCM-01-2014, PCM-02-2014, and PCM-03-2014, for which a deadline is set from May 29 to August 29, 2014. The restructuring comprises modifications to the Operational Plans, adjustments in the Budget Structures, and administrative actions that involve the transfer of personnel structure as corresponds.
This Executive Decree is effective immediately and shall be published in the Official Gazette "La Gaceta". Given at the Presidential House, in the city of Tegucigalpa, municipality of the Central District, on the sixteenth (16) day of the month of July of the year two thousand fourteen (2014). LET IT BE KNOWN. JUAN ORLANDO HERNÁNDEZ ALVARADO CONSTITUTIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC JORGE RAMÓN HERNÁNDEZ ALCERRO SECRETARY OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION REINALDO ANTONIO SÁNCHEZ SECRETARY OF THE PRESIDENCY RIGOBERTO CHANG CASTILLO SECRETARY OF HUMAN RIGHTS, JUSTICE, GOVERNANCE, AND DECENTRALIZATION MIREYA DEL CARMEN AGÜERO TREJO SECRETARY OF FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION LISANDRO ROSALES BANEGAS SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION ALDEN RIVERA MONTES SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROBERTO ANTONIO ORDÓÑEZ SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE OFFICE OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SERVICES ALEJANDRA HERNÁNDEZ SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE OFFICE OF SECURITY, BY LAW SAMUEL ARMANDO REYES SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE OFFICE OF DEFENSE EDNA YOLANI BATRES SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE OFFICE OF HEALTH SANDRA MARIBEL SÁNCHEZ SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION, BY LAW CARLOS ALBERTO MADERO ERAZO SECRETARY OF LABOR AND SOCIAL SECURITY JACOBO PAZ BODDEN SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE OFFICE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK ELVIS YOVANNI RODAS SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT, AND MINES, BY LAW WILBERTO LEBRATTI SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE OFFICE OF FINANCE LIC. MARTHA ALICIA GARCÍA JORGE ALBERTO BICO SALINAS Coordinator and Supervisor Colonia Miraflores Telefax: Management: 2230-4856 Administration: 2230-3028 Plant: 2236-5676 GOVERNMENTAL CIVIC CENTER
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