Carmen Yulín Cruz will receive $ 54,364 for settlement

Upon leaving City Hall, the mayor of San Juan, Carmen Yulín Cruz, will receive $ 54,364 corresponding to the settlement of days accrued on both his regular leave (leave) and sick leave and an excess of days accrued on his regular leave. as announced in a message via Twitter.

Cruz accompanied the message with a photo of the document, which is a certification from the Municipality of San Juan of the balance of the licenses to be paid for the separation of the service.

The popular leader said he revealed the value of his settlement before a city official issued “the document as if it were illegal.”

“Those officials who receive the liquidation receive what is due to them by law. No one steals anything, “said the former municipal executive.” You can object to the settlement, but it is the law and no one who receives your settlement commits an illegal act, “he added.

According to the document, the former mayor, who had a monthly salary of $ 10,416, accumulated 60 days for regular leave (vacation that was not taken), which equates to a settlement of $ 32,692.

Likewise, Cruz, who has held this position for the past eight years, has accumulated 30 days of sick leave for which he would have a balance of $ 14,302.

The document also indicates that he has 14 days more than the usual license for which, according to the document, he should pay $ 7,369.

The outgoing mayor resigned on December 31, a few days before the new mayor Miguel Romero took the oath.

Cruz did not aspire to re-election for mayor, but went to the mayors of the Democratic People’s Party (PPD) in an attempt to become his candidate for government. However, Isabela’s mayor Carlos Delgado Altieri won his party’s first elections, although he later lost power in the general election.