AMAL – Algarve Intermunicipal Community approved today, Monday, a budget of 7,3 million euros for 2024, at the meeting of the Intermunicipal Council, a body that brings together the 16 mayors of the Algarve, this entity announced
«The contracting of programs and operationalization of new instruments allocated to European funds, mobility, the environment and the social area are some of AMAL's priority sectors for next year», according to AMAL.
The year 2024 «will be marked by the effective beginning of the new European programming period (2021-2027) and the Algarve has never had so many resources available, as it does now, with AMAL responsible for managing around 180 million euros, coming from the Operational Program Regional".
This large amount of money is intended for two programs to be contracted with CCDR Algarve: «ITI CIM (for projects in the areas of waste, water, health, education, digital transformation, combating climate change and urban requalification) and ITI PADRE 2 (for investments in low-density territories)».
«Adding to these programs the measure contracted under the PRR, which currently has a value of around 40 million euros, AMAL will have the responsibility of managing more than 220 million euros from European funds», summarizes the Intermunicipal Community from the Algarve.
Regarding AMAL's responsibilities as a Regional Transport Authority, «the management of the concession of the public road passenger transport service and the increase in local and on-demand transport will be year-round requirements, with the preparation of the new concession of public intercity road passenger transport”.
«AMAL will also be responsible for managing, in the region, the “Incentivar + TP” Program, which replaces and integrates PART and PROTRANSP in public transport, and work will continue with a view to creating the single intermodal pass, as well as a system management platform and ticketing integration».
The Major Options of the Plan, associated with the budget and approved at the same meeting, also include measures that appear in the Intermunicipal Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change (PIAAC).
In this area, «AMAL will also continue to assume responsibilities in the co-management of the Ria Formosa and Sapal de Castro Marim Natural Parks and plans to strengthen the Intermunicipal Forestry Office».
In the social area, «it will work on streamlining the Algarve Social Development Plan, drawn up in partnership with the District Social Security Center of Faro. It will, on the other hand, maintain its focus on Training, continuing to anticipate and respond to the training needs of municipal employees, including those who were recently integrated through the process of decentralization of skills».
AMAL will also have «responsibilities in planning, coordinating and preparing the multi-annual network of dual certification educational provision and will be responsible for implementing the Intermunicipal Plan for the Promotion of School Success in the Algarve».
After being approved at today's meeting of the Intermunicipal Council, the Budget and the Major Plan Options (GOP) for 2024, as well as the Recruitment Plan and the Personnel Map, now go to vote at the Intermunicipal Assembly, in a meeting to be held in December, in Castro Marim.
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