on december 8, 2013 he was elected el hatillo municipality's mayor for the period 2014-2018. in october, 2014 the municipal development plan (mdp) was unveiled after consultation processes using a participative budget, tours and meetings with the different communities; the purpose of the municipal development plan is to guide management so that there's no room for improvisation, not only sets out the main goals, but also how they should be fulfilled (referring to transparency, participation and use of modern technology) and how to get to them (human capital and financial sustainability).