Barcelona City Council
Javier de Benito Langa has extensive experience in the field of veterinary medicine and public health. Since June 1996, Javier has served as an Académico de número at the Academia de Ciencias Veterinarias de Catalunya, specializing in Public Veterinary Health. Concurrently, since December 1983, Javier has held the position of Técnico Superior Veterinario at Ajuntament de Barcelona, focusing on food safety and official inspection. Additionally, Javier has been a certified teacher at the Escuela de Organización Industrial since March 2017, covering areas related to industry quality and business management. Javier was also an Associate Professor at UAB - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona from 1991 to 2020, teaching veterinary subjects. Earlier roles include veterinary services for the Urban Guard of Barcelona and as a clinical veterinarian. Javier earned a DVM from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and holds several degrees, including a Veterinary Medicine degree from Universidad de Zaragoza.
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Barcelona City Council
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Barcelona is governed by a city council formed by 41 city councillors, elected for a four-year term by universal suffrage. As one of the two biggest cities in Spain, Barcelona is subject to a special law articulated through the Carta Municipal (Municipal Law). A first version of this law was passed in 1960 and amended later, but the current version was approved in March 2006. According to this law, Barcelona's city council is organized in two levels: a political one, with elected city councillors, and one executive, which administrates the programs and executes the decisions taken on the political level. This law also gives the local government a special relationship with the Spanish government and it also gives the mayor wider prerogatives by the means of municipal executive commissions. It expands the powers of the city council in areas like telecommunications, city traffic, road safety and public safety. It also gives a special economic regime to the city's treasury and it gives the council a veto in matters that will be decided by the central government, but that will need a favourable report from the council.