The Festivities Area receives 489,567 euros charged to the electricity supply

The Festivities Area of the Autonomous City of Melilla will have an additional 489,567.22 euros following the final approval of the credit supplement financed by reductions in other credits number 27418/2026. Decree No. 434, dated November 10, 2026, signed by the President of the City and registered under number 2026000434 of the Book of Non-Collegiate Resolutions, orders the publication of the operation in the Official Gazette of the Autonomous City of Melilla (BOME) number 6431, dated November 13, 2026, where it appears as article BOME-A-2026-1268 (pp. 5521-5522).

From the initial agreement of the Plenary to the decree

The credit modification begins with the ordinary resolution session of the Plenary of the Most Excellent Assembly of Melilla on September 3, 2026, which initially approved the proposal of the Councilor of Finance for 489,567.22 euros. The agreement was published in BOME number 6413, dated September 11, 2026, and was open to the public for 15 days for the purpose of claims.

Once that period closed, the file was resolved in the extraordinary urgent session of November 6, 2026, which dismissed the only allegation presented and definitively approved the operation. The decree invokes articles 177.2 and 169 of the Recast Text of the Law Regulating Local Treasuries, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 2/2004, of March 5.

A rejected neighborhood allegation

The written statement, submitted by Mr. Hafid Mohamed Mohamed on September 18, 2026, through the City’s Single Registry with entry number 2026083150, was the only obstacle in the public exhibition process. Prior to its dismissal, the Department of Finance accumulated the following reports:

• October 1, 2026: report from the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Festivities.
• October 2, 2026: report from the General Directorate of Finance and Budgets.
• October 13, 2026: legal report from the Technical Secretariat of Finance and Budgets.
• October 16, 2026: Permanent Control report from the Comptroller’s Office.

The Permanent Finance Commission ruled on the matter on October 22, 2026, with 8 votes in favor (6 from the PP, deputy Amin Mohamed from the Mixed Group, and one non-attached deputy), 2 votes against from Coalición por Melilla (CPM), and 1 abstention from the PSOE. In the Plenary of November 6, the proposal to table the matter was rejected by 14 votes to 7, and the final approval passed with 14 supports (12 from the PP, the spokesperson for the Mixed Group, and one non-attached deputy), 6 votes against (4 from CPM and 2 from the PSOE), and the abstention of Amin Mohamed.

From Festivities to the electricity bill

The supplement is specified in a single increase in expenditure applications:

• 04 33800 22699 — Festivities Area: 489,567.22 euros.
• Total increases: 489,567.22 euros.
• 06 16501 22100 — Electricity Supply C.A. of Melilla: 489,567.22 euros decrease.
• Total decreases: 489,567.22 euros.

The file proves compliance with the requirements of Article 37.2, sections a) and b), of Royal Decree 500/1990, of April 20: the specific and determined nature of the expenditure, the impossibility of delaying it to subsequent financial years, and the insufficiency of credit at the legal binding level.

Appeals against the agreement

The decree warns that the Plenary’s agreement ends the administrative route and that a contentious-administrative appeal may be filed against it before the Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Andalusia, based in Málaga, within two months from the day following the publication of the announcement, in accordance with Articles 8, 10.1, and 46.1 of Law 29/1998, of July 13. The announcement is signed by the acting general secretary of the Assembly, Diego Giner Gutiérrez, on November 11, 2026.

The operation leaves the area that manages the city’s festivities with half a million euros of extra credit without increasing the spending ceiling: the money comes entirely from the item provided for the City’s electricity bill, so that the reinforcement for festivities is paid for with savings in energy supply. Furthermore, the precedent is established in writing, including a nominal vote, for any future credit modifications through the same channel.

Source: Official Gazette of the Autonomous City of Melilla (BOME), no. 6431, November 13, 2026, section I, pp. 5521-5522 (official reference: BOME-A-2026-1268).