The Benalmádena Town Hall has taken on 12 new informers, raising the staff to 21. The service has extended its hours until 01:00 and has launched a cycling unit between Los Maites and Carvajal.
The Benalmádena Town Hall has formalised the incorporation of 12 new municipal informers, who began work on August 1. With these reinforcements, the team now consists of 21 staff, as confirmed by the Council during an event presided over by the mayor, Juan Antonio Lara.
The main novelty this season is the creation of a Cycling Unit of Municipal Informers, made up of four agents who patrol the coastline daily between the beaches of Los Maites and Carvajal. This stretch of coast, which previously lacked this service, now gains coverage and direct attention for bathers and walkers.
The hours of operation have also been significantly extended. Since August 1, the informers have maintained a continuous presence in public areas from 11:00 to 01:00, whereas before they only provided service in the afternoons. This measure aims to respond to the population increase that the municipality experiences during the summer months.
The mayor highlighted that this expansion “is the result of a process that began with the public offer and the subsequent call for municipal informers, with the aim of continuing to improve the services we provide to both our residents and the thousands of visitors who choose Benalmádena during the summer.”
Juan Antonio Lara emphasised the role of these staff as support for the Local Police: “We continue to strengthen the human resources of the Local Police with a service that has proven to be very useful due to its proximity, prevention capacity, and direct attention to citizens.”
The new informers have received specific training provided by officers of the Benalmádena Local Police. The curriculum has included citizen attention, municipal regulations, incident reporting, conflict resolution, first aid, and knowledge of the municipality, as well as practical exercises to handle the usual situations of their daily work.
Their role is preventive, informative, and supportive to the officers: they guide residents and visitors, inform about municipal resources and regulations, assist in reporting incidents, and provide first aid until the competent services arrive when necessary.
The swearing-in ceremony also served to formalise the incorporation of 19 municipal employees from different categories. As career civil servants, two local police officers, one management/collection technician, and five bricklayer officers have taken possession. As interim civil servants, a civil engineering technician, one mechanical officer, three administrative assistants, one social worker, three janitors, and two driver officers have joined.
With this reinforcement, the Town Hall continues its commitment to closer attention and greater presence in the main tourist areas of the municipality, in a summer when Benalmádena multiplies its population.
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