Casillas de Coria begins the municipalization of its municipal funeral parlor

The plenary session of the Casillas de Coria City Council initially approved on November 4, 2026, the municipalization file for the public municipal wake room service, with the objective that the Council resumes providing the service directly. The agreement is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Cáceres no. 0217, dated November 12, 2026 (reference BOP-2026-5306), and opens a period of 30 business days to submit allegations.

The certification of the agreement is signed by the secretary-intervenor, Vidal Márquez Silva, and the announcement is signed by the mayor, Mónica Martín Sánchez, in Casillas de Coria on November 6, 2026. The processed file is 250/2026, corresponding to item 2026/04/05 of the agenda.

Approved by absolute majority and without interventions

The ordinary plenary session of November 4, 2026, was attended by five of the seven members of the Corporation. After the mayor explained the purpose of the file, a turn for interventions was offered, and none occurred. The vote resulted in five votes in favor, a quorum of absolute majority.

Four agreements were adopted:

• To initially approve the municipalization file for the establishment and assumption as a public service of the Municipal Wake Room of Casillas de Coria.
• To initially approve the Justifying Report on the social, legal, technical, and economic aspects of the service.
• To submit the complete file for public information and hearing for interested parties for 30 business days.
• To determine that, if no claims or suggestions are presented, the initial agreement will be automatically understood as final.

Own report and technical support from the Provincial Council

The process began with a provision from the Mayor’s Office on October 23, 2026, which ordered the initiation of the file for the establishment and assumption of the direct management of the wake room service within the municipal district.

The file incorporates two technical pieces: a Justifying Report drafted by the mayor’s office and the secretary-intervenor, which certifies the convenience, necessity, and economic and social viability of the municipalization, and an economic-financial viability study prepared by the local entity assistance service of the Provincial Council of Cáceres.

The chosen modality is direct management through the City Council’s own services. The plenary text states that the purpose is for the management “to be carried out directly again by the City Council,” and concludes that, in view of the documents in the file, “it is considered more efficient to provide the service directly.”

Thirty business days to allege

The public information period will be disseminated through three simultaneous channels: an announcement in the Official Gazette of the Province, on the City Council’s Notice Board, and on the municipal electronic office. During this period, claims, allegations, or suggestions may be submitted.

If none are registered, the agreement will become final without the need for a subsequent express pronouncement by the plenary, according to the fourth of the published agreements.

Open regional debate on the service

The decision by Casillas de Coria adds to a series of municipal movements in the region regarding these facilities. The Acehúche City Council closed the modification of the fiscal ordinance for the wake room fee in September, with rates of 336.27 euros for registered residents, 652.38 euros when the use is paid for by insurance companies, and free of charge for families without resources; in November, it opened a new public information period regarding the regulation. The Pueblonuevo de Miramontes City Council delegated the contracting of the management of the municipal wake room/funeral parlor to its mayor-president on November 4, and the Alagón del Río City Council had delegated the processing of a management contract for its wake room in October.

The relevance for the residents is direct: the plenary decides who provides an essential service at the time of a family member’s death and establishes the channel for residents to question the model before it becomes final. Any resident or interested party from Casillas de Coria has 30 business days from the date of publication to comment on file 250/2026.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Cáceres, no. 0217, November 12, 2026, Section I - Local Administration, pp. 25406-25407 (official reference: BOP-2026-5306).