The Pichilemu City Council ( es, Concejo Municipal de Pichilemu) is the legislative body of the

City of Pichilemu Pichilemu (, ), originally known as Pichilemo, is a beach resort city and commune in central Chile, and capital of Cardenal Caro Province in the O'Higgins Region. The commune comprises an urban centre and twenty-two villages, including Ciruelo ...

. The council meets in

Pichilemu City Hall The Pichilemu City Council ( es, Concejo Municipal de Pichilemu) is the legislative body of the City of Pichilemu. The council meets in Pichilemu City Hall. City Council The City Council consists of seven members, including the Mayor of Pichilemu ...

City Council

The City Council consists of seven members, including the

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. City council members and the Mayor are chosen by elections every 4 years. The city council is presided by the Mayor.

Pichilemu City Hall

The Pichilemu City Hall served as the city's administrative headquarters. It was constructed from 1891 until May 6, 1894. (thesis) The building was located in the

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street, in a terrain of that descends suddenly from the street level. It was conformed by a 2-floors building, a ''zócalo'', a complementary construction () and a yard. The yard serves as car parking for the municipality trucks, has a store and the ''corral municipal''. The building was not constructed for that purpose, and worked as four separate parts rather than one unit. The Pichilemu City Hall was scheduled to be renovated in 2011, by the Government of

O'Higgins Region The Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region ( es, Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, ), often shortened to O'Higgins Region ( es, Región de O'Higgins), is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is subdi ...

. According to the Municipality of

Paredones Paredones is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paredones spans an area of and has 6,695 inhabitants (3,562 men and 3,133 women) ...

, the Pichilemu City Hall "will be completely repaired." Mayor of Pichilemu Roberto Córdova said on a Pichilemu City Council meeting that the new City Hall will be constructed with the earthquake reconstruction funds, and it was expected that by late 2011, the construction work will begin. The ''Municipalidad de Pichilemu'' building was demolished between December 2011 and January 2012. No construction work has begun as of March 2012.

List of councillors

; 2012–2016 * Aldo Polanco Contreras * Andrea Aranda Escudero * Hugo Toro Galaz * Mario Morales Cárceles * Felipe Bustamante Olivares * Marta Urzúa Pua * Roberto Córdova — the mayor ; 2008–2012 * Pedro Aldo Polanco Contreras * Andrea Aranda Escudero * Viviana Parraguez Ulloa * Juan Cornejo Vargas * Marta Urzúa Púa * Patricio Morales Acevedo — since 1 September 2009 * Roberto Córdova Carreño — councillor until 1 September 2009; and mayor since that date * Marcelo Cabrera Martínez — mayor-elect, occupied office between 18 May 2009 until 19 August 2009 until he was removed ; 2004–2008 * Aldo Polanco Contreras * Héctor Cornejo Galarce * Víctor Rojas González — councillor until 2007, elected mayor by the council and then removed from office * Hernán Garrido Salas * Roberto Córdova Carreño * Marcelo Cabrera Martínez — councillor until Rojas' removal as mayor, succeeding him * Jorge Vargas González — mayor until 2007 ; 2000–2004 * Carlos Leyton Labarca * Aldo Polanco Contreras * Víctor Rojas González * Roberto Córdova Carreño *

Washington Saldías González Washington Ramón Saldías González (born August 24, 1949) is a Chilean politician. Saldías is also the executive editor of ''Pichilemu News''. Saldías was elected Councillor of Pichilemu with 870 votes (13.70%) from a total of 6,352 votes in ...

* Jorge Vargas González — mayor ; 1996–2000 * Carlos Leyton Labarca * Aldo Polanco Contreras *

* Mariano Polanco Galarce * Mario Bichón Cáceres * Jorge Vargas González — mayor ; 1992–1996 * Mario Bichón Cáceres * Mariano Polanco Galarce * Aldo Polanco Contreras * Raúl Tobar Pavez * Orlando Cornejo Bustamante — mayor

References

Government of Pichilemu City councils in Chile {{Pichilemu-stub