Amurrio delegates all delegable powers of the Mayor's Office to Estíbaliz Sasiain

The City Council of Amurrio has expressly delegated to the deputy mayor, Estíbaliz Sasiain Furundarena, all functions permitted by legislation, effective from October 14, 2026, until his actual reinstatement. The decision was adopted by the mayor through Decree 2026-253, dated October 7, 2026. The announcement is published in the Official Gazette of the Historical Territory of Álava number 120, dated October 19, 2026, within section II, Local Administration of the Historical Territory of Álava, under the heading “Delegations of powers resolved by the Mayor’s Office.”

Decree data

The published text precisely defines the elements of the delegation, leaving no room for interpretation:

• Resolving body: The Mayor’s Office of the Amurrio City Council.
• Decision norm: Decree 2026-253, of October 7, 2026.
• Delegated person: Estíbaliz Sasiain Furundarena, deputy mayor.
• Scope: all functions permitted by legislation, i.e., those legally delegable.
• Effective date: October 14, 2026.
• End date: the actual reinstatement of the mayor, with no fixed date in the announcement.
• Publicity: announcement signed in Amurrio on October 9, 2026, and disseminated in the gazette on October 19.

Implications for the municipal government

The formula used by the decree is one of express and general delegation: it is not limited to specific matters, but encompasses the set of powers that legislation allows to be transferred. In practice, during the indicated period, the exercise of these functions corresponds to the deputy mayor, who assumes the signing and resolution of matters included within the delegated scope.

The announcement does not detail the reasons for the mayor’s absence nor specifies a return date. The decree links the end of the delegation to an event—the actual reinstatement—and not to a determined period, so the validity extends as long as that situation lasts and is automatically extinguished upon the return of the holder of the Mayor’s Office.

Official publicity and effective date

The City Council of Amurrio resolved to publicize the delegation “for general knowledge,” according to the formula contained in the announcement. The decree was signed on October 7, the text was subscribed in Amurrio on October 9, and the official dissemination arrived with number 120 of the Official Gazette of the Historical Territory of Álava, corresponding to October 19, 2026.

That time lag explains why the effects of the delegation were set for October 14, one day before the publication in the bulletin: the delegation was already operational by the time citizens and municipal services were able to consult it in the province’s official gazette. The announcement appears signed by the mayor, Txerra Molinuevo Laña, and occupies a full page of the bulletin.

Relevance

The delegation affects virtually all of the council’s ordinary activity, from the signing of resolutions to the management of services, in a municipality that is part of the Ayala region and has its own administrative structure. For residents and operators dealing with the Amurrio City Council, the change means that, as of October 14, delegable matters must be addressed and resolved with the deputy mayor, Estíbaliz Sasiain Furundarena, as the competent authority, until the mayor resumes his duties.

Source: Official Gazette of the Historical Territory of Álava, number 120, of October 19, 2026, section II (Local Administration of the Historical Territory of Álava), page 1 (official reference: 2026_120_02907).