Alicia Ramos Jordán was appointed advisor to the fourth tenure, on which the head of Housing, Lucía Martín, also depended.
The committee that prosecutes these matters appreciates “a negative reputational image of the public institution” for the appointment
Alicia Ramos Jordan was appointed advisor to the Fourth Mayor’s Office of the Barcelona City Council with full dedication on September 14, 2020, an appointment that was published by the municipal gazette on September 17. Five days later, on the 22nd, the president of the Ciutadans group, Mari Luz Guilarte, presented a brief before the Ethics Committee of the town hall, considering that this signing violated the municipal code of ethics for being Ramos Jordán sentimental partner of the Councilor for Housing, Lucía Martín, an area that also depends on the Fourth Mayor’s Office.
Guilarte argued in his letter that the decision violated the code of ethics in its points 3.3 and 8.2 b, referring to conflicts of interest in the appointment of personnel and specifically the need for a position to refrain from making decisions that affect people. if it can exist “a family conflict of interest & rdquor ;.
The committee’s recommendation
The committee analyzed the matter and issued a note after meeting and addressing the matter on March 8, 2021. Note that Ciutadans has released this Monday after receiving it on Monday after waiting for it, the group specifies, for months.
The note indicates that the members of the committee unanimously concluded that the code had been violated by appointing Ramos Jordán, a former Podemos deputy in Congress, although not because of the point that Guilarte cited. The committee highlights that no documentation was added to justify her choice, which, given the known data, increases the suspicion of favoritism, but stresses that, since there was no public competition, the person who appointed the advisor was the mayor, Ada Colau, and that since there are no links between Colau and the advisor today, no conflict of interest is appreciated. However, the committee believes that “a negative reputational image of the public institution” was given & rdquor; for “the aforementioned personal affinities & rdquor; between Ramos and Martin.
The committee, which recalls that the new adviser was not only the partner of a councilor but also a member of the same party as her, concludes that there has been “damage to prestige and public image & rdquor; council and recommends avoiding similar actions in the future.
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Municipal sources have commented on the resolution arguing that the Ethics Committee only criticizes the fact that the curriculum of the designated person did not appear in the file, which did appear in the Transparency Portal, and they have indicated data from the trajectory that support the hiring of Ramos, who he no longer works at the town hall.