The offices of real estate investors and hotel chains that drive the tourism industry along the southern coast of Gran Canaria are cautiously observing the sweeping reorganization of executive powers in the Mogán Town Hall. In a district where building permits and sanctioning proceedings dictate the pace of multi-million euro developments, Onalia Bueno, before formalizing an agreement with the People's Party (PP) for the 2027 elections, has implemented a drastic change of course this week to quell an internal rift within her governing coalition. The maneuver, officially published on July 8, 2026, and signed by the acting mayor, Juan Ernesto Hernández, removes critical factions from the forefront and completely redefines the distribution of the most sensitive management areas within the council. Interestingly, the instruction to the municipal secretary was given "verbally," according to documents obtained by Maspalomas24H.
The reactivation of this new power structure was carried out on July 1st through resolution number 2026/3490, following a report from the Acting General Secretariat that reveals an extraordinary procedural detail: the entire process was activated "at the verbal request of the Mayor." This expedited procedure bypassed the ordinary written channels to expedite the immediate dismissal of Councilor Juana Teresa Vega Jiménez from the Local Governing Board and the prompt appointment of Josué Hernández Delgado as the new member, nipping in the bud any hint of rebellion or paralysis within the municipal organizational chart.
The most critical structural change in the decree lies in removing from the Local Governing Board, as a collective body, the power to resolve sanctioning proceedings related to urban planning and regulated activities. These powers, vital for controlling hotel land and commercial premises in the heart of the southern tourist hub, are now being transferred individually to the councilors of each sector. This maneuver fragments the ability of dissenting councilors to exert pressure and empties the group's forum for debate of its strategic purpose, centralizing land-use enforcement.
Following a swift amendment signed on July 3rd to avoid any legal confusion or appeals, the new political leadership of Mogán is rigidly secured under the absolute presidency of Onalia Bueno. Operational control and delegated authority for the daily management of the town hall rest firmly with the acting mayor, Juan Ernesto Hernández Cruz, flanked by Juan Mencey Navarro, who heads the legal department and internal regulations of the town hall. This core group of unwavering loyalty at the decision-making table is completed by the newly appointed Josué Hernández Delgado, along with councilors Tania del Pino Alonso Pérez, Luis Miguel Becerra André, and Consuelo Díaz León.
The restructuring also establishes meticulous control over the municipality's business sector by specifically delegating all powers related to violations of municipal ordinances to the Councilor for Sanctions, while fines for disobeying the mayor remain in the hands of allied councilors in the relevant departments. This fragmentation of administrative penalties ensures that cases related to tourist land cease to be a tool for internal political pressure. Financial and international operators processing permits for openings along the coast thus receive a clear message: communication channels in Mogán are centralized under a top-down command structure, effectively silencing any internal dissent.
