A Guarda approves the final list for Local Police officer

The City Council of Guarda has approved the final list of persons admitted to the selection process for one position of officer of the Local Police via internal promotion, once the application submission period has ended. The resolution of the Mayor’s Office also designates the qualifying tribunal and sets the dates for the constitution of the body and the first exercise. The agreement was published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Pontevedra (BOPPO) number 219, on Thursday, November 12, 2026, in the Local Administration section, under official reference 2026078388.

Framework of the call

The position derives from the modification of the Public Employment Offer corresponding to 2019, published in the Official Gazette of Galicia number 173, on September 9, 2025. On that basis, the selection process for a single position of officer of the Local Police via internal promotion was called, reserved for civil servant personnel of the Guarda City Council.

The resolution of the Mayor’s Office is issued under the powers conferred by legislation regarding local regime, and the signed text corresponds to Mayor Roberto José Álvarez Carrero. The publication in the BOPPO formally closes the application admission phase and opens the opposition phase.

A single applicant and final list

The first point of the agreement approves the list of admitted persons, which attains final character as no excluded persons were registered. The list is reduced to a single name:

• José Joaquín Goce Ratel, the sole admitted applicant.

The call thus remains with a single candidate for a single position, a common circumstance in internal promotion processes of local scales with a reduced staff.

Composition of the qualifying tribunal

The second point of the resolution appoints the tribunal in charge of qualifying the tests, with titulars and substitutes for each of the three positions:

• Presidency: Rafael Alonso Vicente, officer of the Guarda Local Police, as titular; José Costas Navós, officer of the same body, as substitute.
• Titular members: Isabel Buján Aparici, officer of the Guarda Local Police; Alejandro Misa Valverde, officer of the Baiona Local Police; Alfonso Furelos Martínez, officer of the Caldas de Reis Local Police.
• Substitute members: José Antonio González Burgo, officer of the Tui Local Police; Rocío Domínguez Fernández, officer of the Guarda Local Police; María Luz Otero Nandín, officer of the Gondomar Local Police.
• Secretariat: José Carlos Martínez Crespo, administrative staff of the Guarda City Council, as titular; Julia M.ª Carrasco Glez.-Alegre, secretary of the Guarda City Council, as substitute.

The tribunal combines personnel from the convening council itself with representation from bodies of other municipalities in the province, such as Baiona, Caldas de Reis, Tui, and Gondomar.

Calendar of tests

The third point sets the two immediate dates of the process:

• November 17, 2026, at 09:00 hours: constitution of the tribunal.
• November 18, 2026, at 09:00 hours: first mandatory and eliminatory exercise provided for in the bases.
• Location: Casa do Concello da Guarda, Praza do Reló, 5.
• Requirement: applicants must attend provided with their DNI.

Publication and appeals

The fourth point orders the publication of the resolution in the BOPPO and on the notice board of the electronic headquarters of the Concello da Guarda. An optional appeal for reversal may be filed within one month before the body that issued it or, directly, a contentious-administrative appeal within two months before the contentious-administrative jurisdiction, counted from the day following the publication.

The resolution can be verified using the secure verification code K72JW8BW1TXO9MTJ appearing in the document.

The publication closes the door to claims regarding the admission phase and leaves the process awaiting only the result of the tests, the result of which will decide who occupies the officer position. For the Concello da Guarda, the procedure directly affects the command structure of the Local Police, as internal promotion is the means by which the corps fills the officer scale with its own personnel.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Pontevedra, no. 219, November 12, 2026, Local Administration (official reference: 2026078388).