Carlos Molina (politician)
Carlos Molina Rodríguez (born August 27, 1974) is a Puerto Rican politician and the former mayor of Arecibo. Molina is affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP) and served as mayor from 2013 until 2021.[1][2] Previously, He studied primary and higher in the public schools of the town of Arecibo. While he worked as official in custody of the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, he started and completed his degree of Bachelor in Criminal Justice at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, where he was President of the Student Council prime of the institution. Molina served as Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 2009 to 2011, under Governor Luis Fortuño.[3]
Carlos Molina | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Arecibo | |
| In office January 14, 2013 – January 13, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Lemuel Soto |
| Succeeded by | Carlos “Tito” Ramírez Irizarry |
| Secretary of Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation | |
| In office January 2, 2009 – August 11, 2011 | |
| Governor | Luis Fortuño |
| Preceded by | Miguel Pereira Castillo |
| Succeeded by | Jesús González |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 27, 1974 Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | New Progressive Party (PNP) & Republican |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (BCJ) |
Carlos Molina was the president of Puerto Rico Mayors Federation from 2017-2020 after succeeding Hector O'Neill.[4][5]
Tenure edit
On November 3, 2020 Molina lost the re election for Mayor of Arecibo against Carlos “Tito” Ramírez Irizarry who will be the next Mayor after January 2021. At the end of the mayor's term the municipality remained with a deficit of around 85 million.[6] Before the end of his tenure the mayor announced that the municipality had begun to pay off debt to the Puerto Rico Department of Treasury.[7] During the mayor's eight year term he duplicated the municipal debt and did not carry out property inventories.[8] As part of the end of his term the mayor was entitled to take $69,000 worth of vacation days.[9][10] In 2017 the mayor's salary was raised to $96,000.[11][12]
After completing his term Molina created a company which has made contracts as advisors with the municipalities of Quebradillas, Cabo Rojo and the CRIM agency.[13]
References edit
- ^ . CEEPUR. December 29, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23.
- ^ "Fin de semana de tomas de posesión en la Isla" [End of inaugurations on the island]. El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 2013-01-11. from the original on 2016-04-11.
- ^ "Perfil de alcalde Carlos Molina Rodríguez" [Profile of mayor Carlos Molina Rodríguez]. Puerto Rico Decide 2016 - ENData (in Spanish). from the original on 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Irizarry Álvarez, Femmy (2017-02-01). "Carlos Molina es el nuevo presidente de la Federación de Alcaldes" [Carlos Molina is the new president of the Federation of Mayors]. Primera Hora (Puerto Rico) (in Spanish). from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ "Ángel Pérez es electo como nuevo presidente de la Federación de Alcaldes" [Ángel Pérez is elected as the new president of the Federation of Mayors]. El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 2020-11-24. from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ NotiUno.com. "Revelan alcalde de Arecibo recibe $69 mil de liquidación de vacaciones" [They reveal mayor of Arecibo received $69 thousand of vacation days]. UNO Radio Group. from the original on 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ NotiCel. "Carlos Molina alega que Arecibo se acogió a un plan de pago para saldar su deuda con Hacienda". www.noticel.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "Carlos Molina duplicó el déficit del ayuntamiento mientras fue alcalde de Arecibo" [Carlos Molina duplicated the deficit while he was mayor of Arecibo]. El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "Alcalde de Arecibo se llevará $69,000 por liquidación de vacaciones" [Mayor of Arecibo will take $69,000 for liquidation of vacation days]. Jay Fonseca (in Spanish). 2020-12-09. from the original on 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "Denuncian que Carlos Molina dejará la alcaldía de Arecibo con una liquidación de $69,000 por concepto de vacaciones" [They denounce that Carlos Molina will leave the municipality of Arecibo with $69,000 due to vacation days]. El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). from the original on 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "Carlos Molina defiende su aumento de sueldo" [Carlos Molina defends his increase of salary]. Noticias Telemundo (TV program) (in Spanish). June 16, 2017. from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ Noticentro.TV. "Alcalde de Arecibo tiene aumento en su salario" [Mayor of Arecibo has increase in his salary]. www.wapa.tv (in Spanish). from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "Exalcalde de Arecibo Carlos Molina obtiene contrato de asesoría en el CRIM" [Ex-mayor of Arecibo Carlos Molina obtains contract of advisory in the CRIM]. El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-05-05.