Síndico
The Síndico of a municipality in the Dominican Republic is called indistinctly alcalde or Mayor. The latter name is preferred as to avoid confusing the title with the similarly sounding alcaide. Such person is the governor of the municipality whose township elected him by direct vote for a term of four years. The Sindico's office daily duties are restricted to the local governance, and as such, it is responsible for the coordination of waste collection, upkeep of public spaces. In practice most of it duties are centered in light street repairing, under the direct control of the Central Government. Subcontracting garbage collection and management, overseeing the use of public spaces and arbitring neighborhood land use disputes which is managed by the National Property office is also controlled by the Sindico's office. Water, electrical supply and public transportation coordination are handled by several Central Government's offices, and as such, are not under control of the Sindico.
