Municipality of Córdoba: a colossal megastructure under Passerini's administration

In times of fiscal austerity, increased control over public spending, and adjustments to the administrations' accounts, some officials still seem not to have understood these new guidelines.

This is the case of the mayor of Córdoba, the pro-Kirchnerist Daniel Passerini, former deputy mayor of the country's largest city during the Llaryora administration. His worrying addiction to excessive public spending is evident in the promotion (and subsequent approval) of a municipal mega-structure.

The City Council approved a new scheme for the municipality, which is unnecessarily oversized: it will have 10 secretariats; 1 Legal Advisory Office with the rank of secretariat; 1 General Administration of Administrative Justice with the same rank; 43 sub-secretariats; 247 directorates; 92 sub-directorates; 2 senior offices and 1 institute.

"Do we really normalize that Córdoba needs 388 political officials to function? One official for every 25 employees?" asked the Radical councilor Elisa Caffaratti. In this regard, Caffaratti was clearly against this new scheme.

In this same regard, the councilor expressed her opposition to Passerini: "He talks about 399 officials, but he doesn't count those who are hidden in municipal entities and companies. Only in BioCórdoba and the Control and Oversight Agency are there 76 political officials."

List of municipal positions

Through the municipal transparency website, it is possible to verify the colossal structure (positions plus officials) that currently makes up the municipality of Córdoba.

The list of officials, updated as of May 2025, consists of the exorbitant figure of 400 different municipal authorities. They are responsible for carrying out various tasks according to their area, along with all their respective subordinates.

These are absurd positions, meaningless or with any real practical value that contributes to improving the lives of Córdoba's citizens in any real way.

In this regard, and just to cite a few examples of municipal offices with no practical use, Palacio 6 de Julio has:

• A Directorate of Learning and Professional Development
• A Directorate of Educational Parks (one for each area of the city)
• A Directorate of Socio-Educational Strengthening
• A Sub-secretariat of Neighborhood Policies
• A Sub-secretariat of Community Engagement
• A General Directorate of Development of Cultural, Creative, and Innovation Industries
• A Sub-secretariat of Smart City
• A Directorate of Gender Violence, Planning, and Coordination
• A Directorate of Genders and Diversities
• - A Sub-directorate of Diversities

And a long etcetera that would embarrass anyone who doesn't intend to live off others' pockets. Unnecessary expenses that highlight Passerini's lack of protection for taxpayers' money.

In many cases, the list of officials shows the repetition and overlap of positions, posts, and functions among the different areas of the municipal government.

This demonstrates Passerini's lack of responsibility in making efficient use of public spending. It also reflects the total carelessness with which the mayor defrauds Córdoba's citizens by duplicating positions that already exist in the municipal administration.

Until last year, Passerini maintained that Javier Milei "doesn't have an economic or development plan." However, reality itself has proven this premise wrong.

Perhaps it is time for the pro-Kirchnerist mayor to start considering changing his spendthrift model before Córdoba's electorate puts an end to his political career.