The successor of Pablo Caram in the intendency of Artigas, Elita Volpiis in charge of putting things in order after the controversy over the overtime case that led to the resignation of the former mayor after he was convicted and the accusation against the mayor for her participation in an alleged multi-million dollar scam.
Among the statements she began to make this week, the new departmental head assured that she is innocent of the accusations of having participated in a multi-million dollar scam. “Those who want to believe, even if the Justice system decides, will believe that I am a scoundrel,” she said.
In this regard, she explained the situation she was involved in. “A session on hereditary rights was held. I advised the person who was voluntarily giving them away to make a separate agreement to protect her and it was done. At that time, another notary signed it because it was December 29 and I had run out of protocol due to an administrative issue, I had run out of papers, nothing more,” she explained.
“I was present at the signing with the other notary and the two people. They were fully aware of what they were doing. They fought among themselves and the easiest thing in every sense is to say that they do not know what they signed,” she clarified. In 2020, the victim filed a complaint against Volpi for a fraud of 20 million dollars that was finally filed in 2022 under the conclusion that the professional had acted correctly.
“I am a strong woman, people know me, I have been in the business for 30 years. Those who know me know that it is a lie, that it was a great injustice,” the mayor stressed.
Clear rules regarding overtime
On the other hand, the mayor announced this Wednesday that the municipality will begin to set certain rules for the approval of overtime. “Yesterday I issued a resolution where overtime was completely eliminated. As of yesterday, only essential services will be allowed overtime until August 1st. They cannot stop because it will stop the department,” she said.
He also commented that as of August 10, the director has to make a note “stating how many extra hours he needs, what he will need them for and always respecting the rules of the ILO”, which must be substantiated and authorized.
In turn, the Court of Auditors verified the irregularities with overtime in the mayor’s office that cost four officials their jobs. Artigas: to the former mayor, Pablo Caramto his cousin and former general secretary,Rodolfo Caram, to the former secretary’s partner, Stefany Severo the former deputy already Valentina Dos Santos.
In this regard, the court established that it will notify the Power of attorney, to the Parliament Yet the Departmental Council of Artigas. They also said that if Caram or Dos Santos request a subsidy, it will have to be evaluated by the Court of Accounts, and the situation of the former mayor’s cousin and his wife will also be analyzed.
Source: Ambito
