by extension cofinancing and conditionality mechanisms could be useful tools to bolster fiscal relations across levels of government finally there are opportunities to give a more strategic role for the existing fora for sharing information good practices and analysis on urban challenges in mexico sedatu could follow up on the outcomes of these discussions modernising the municipal administration and where appropriate developing metropolitan governance arrangements will be central to better urban planning and management measures could include enabling municipal reelection andor longer terms in office for mayors recent federal legislation has already paved the way for this change to be determined at state level in addition to creating incentives for urban planning and introducing city managers professional civil servants to guide the daytoday administration within municipal administrations