Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca
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The Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca is the department assembly
of the Colombia
n Department
of Valle del Cauca
. The assembly is part of the Colombian legislative branch of government
at a Provincial level and its main function is to debate, approve or change the local ordinance
s.
.
on April 12, 2002 members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
(FARC) stormed the Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca and kidnapped 12 Deputies of the Valle del Cauca Department
to pressure a prisoner exchange between them and the government and to negotiate the demilitarization of the municipalities
of Florida
and Pradera
to initiate peace dialogues.
to analyze certain projects specifically. The deputies are in charge of analyzing for approval or disapproval of ordinances after three discussion debates that once approved are then sanctioned and signed by the Governor of Valle del Cauca.
Deliberative assembly
A deliberative assembly is an organization comprising members who use parliamentary procedure to make decisions. In a speech to the electorate at Bristol in 1774, Edmund Burke described the English Parliament as a "deliberative assembly," and the expression became the basic term for a body of...
of the Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n Department
Departments of Colombia
Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...
of Valle del Cauca
Valle del Cauca Department
Valle del Cauca is a department of Colombia. It is in the western side of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean, and it is considered one of the most important departments in the Republic of Colombia. Its capital is Santiago de Cali...
. The assembly is part of the Colombian legislative branch of government
Legislative Branch of Colombia
The Legislative Branch of Government in Colombia is one of the three branches of the government of Colombia under the Constitutional provision of separation of powers. The legislative branch of government is represented by the Congress of Colombia, which is formed by the Senate of Colombia and the...
at a Provincial level and its main function is to debate, approve or change the local ordinance
Local ordinance
A local ordinance is a law usually found in a municipal code.-United States:In the United States, these laws are enforced locally in addition to state law and federal law.-Japan:...
s.
History
The history of the Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca has its roots in the creation of the Valle del Cauca DepartmentValle del Cauca Department
Valle del Cauca is a department of Colombia. It is in the western side of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean, and it is considered one of the most important departments in the Republic of Colombia. Its capital is Santiago de Cali...
.
Hostage crisis
As part of the Colombian armed conflictColombian Armed Conflict
The Colombian armed conflict or Colombian Civil War are terms that are employed to refer to the current asymmetric low-intensity armed conflict in Colombia that has existed since approximately 1964 or 1966, between the Colombian government and peasant guerrillas such as the Revolutionary Armed...
on April 12, 2002 members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army is a Marxist–Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization based in Colombia which is involved in the ongoing Colombian armed conflict, currently involved in drug dealing and crimes against the civilians..FARC-EP is a peasant army which...
(FARC) stormed the Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca and kidnapped 12 Deputies of the Valle del Cauca Department
Valle del Cauca Department
Valle del Cauca is a department of Colombia. It is in the western side of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean, and it is considered one of the most important departments in the Republic of Colombia. Its capital is Santiago de Cali...
to pressure a prisoner exchange between them and the government and to negotiate the demilitarization of the municipalities
Municipalities of Colombia
The Municipalities of Colombia are decentralized subdivisions of the Republic of Colombia. Municipalities make up most of the departments of Colombia with 1,119 municipalities...
of Florida
Florida, Valle del Cauca
Florida is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.Its first inhabitants: indigenous peoples, mestizos, afro-Latinos and mulattos, established a new and vibrant home to a mix of the many cultures existent in the South-Eastern region of Valle del Cauca...
and Pradera
Pradera
Pradera is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.The FARC requested this municipality together with Florida, Valle del Cauca as free areas for them to operate in order to start the negotiation to exchange 44 hostages they had, at the time of their request,...
to initiate peace dialogues.
Functions
The Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca sessions regularly in ordinary sessions during six months in three periods of two months and can be prolonged for up to ten days. Extraordinary sessions can be called up by the Governor of Valle del CaucaGovernor of Valle del Cauca Department
The Governor of Valle del Cauca is the maximum administrative and political authority in the Colombian department of Valle del Cauca. This political official is elected by popular vote by means of a simple majority system and for a period of four years...
to analyze certain projects specifically. The deputies are in charge of analyzing for approval or disapproval of ordinances after three discussion debates that once approved are then sanctioned and signed by the Governor of Valle del Cauca.
Organization
The Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca is headed by the Mesa Directiva (literally "Directorate Table") which is integrated by the President of the Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca, First Vice President, Second Vice President and General Secretary.See also
- Governor of Valle del Cauca DepartmentGovernor of Valle del Cauca DepartmentThe Governor of Valle del Cauca is the maximum administrative and political authority in the Colombian department of Valle del Cauca. This political official is elected by popular vote by means of a simple majority system and for a period of four years...
- List of Colombian Department Assemblies
- Legislative Branch of ColombiaLegislative Branch of ColombiaThe Legislative Branch of Government in Colombia is one of the three branches of the government of Colombia under the Constitutional provision of separation of powers. The legislative branch of government is represented by the Congress of Colombia, which is formed by the Senate of Colombia and the...