# João Monlevade municipal council activities > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/joo-monlevade-municipal-council-activities > Updated: 2026-07-31T12:02:49.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2. In early July 2026, the João Monlevade municipal council held a ceremony that honored the local Methodist church and unanimously approved the municipality’s 2024 financial accounts. By the end of the month, the council released a detailed report on parliamentary amendment funds received from various elected officials since 2021, totaling several million reais. It also announced a ten‑day training program for council staff, covering topics such as public procurement, budget management, fiscal responsibility, and project management, with participation from council members and parliamentary agents. These entries illustrate the council’s routine governance functions—financial oversight, acknowledgment of community institutions, transparency about external funding, and investment in staff capacity building—within a single month. ## Timeline ### 2026-07-31: João Monlevade municipal council reports parliamentary amendment funds and launches staff training program João Monlevade officials disclosed multi‑million‑real parliamentary amendment allocations, while the municipal council completed a ten‑course staff training program on governance and public policy. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/joo-monlevade-municipal-council-reports-parliamentary-amendment-funds-and-launches-staff-training-pr ### 2026-07-09: João Monlevade council honors Methodist church and approves 2024 accounts unanimously João Monlevade council honored the Methodist church’s 90‑year service and unanimously approved the 2024 municipal accounts, noting strong FUNDEB spending on education. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/joo-monlevade-council-honors-methodist-church-and-approves-2024-municipal-accounts --- Cite as: João Monlevade municipal council activities. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/joo-monlevade-municipal-council-activities