Cunit calls for the provisional coverage of the Secretary position vacant since November

The Local Governing Board of Cunit approved in an ordinary session on November 2, 2026, the rules and the call to non-permanently fill the position of Secretary, which will become vacant on November 13, 2026, the date on which the current holder will cease their duties. The agreement is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Tarragona on November 5, 2026 (ref. CVE 2026-10348, pp. 1-8) and opens a period of five business days to receive applications. The planned formula is provisional appointment and, if not possible, a service commission or accumulation.

The position is reserved for local administration civil servants with national qualification (FHN), meaning it cannot be filled with the council’s own staff or through an ordinary appointment. The call is framed within article 92 bis 7 of Law 7/1985, of April 2, regulating the bases of the local regime, and in chapter VI of title II of Royal Decree 128/2018, of March 16, which in article 48 allows provisional appointments, accumulations, service commissions, and accidental or interim appointments in these positions. In Catalonia, Decree 195/2008, of October 7, assigns competence in this matter to the Directorate General of Local Administration of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Background of the file

The file starts from the upcoming vacancy and the preliminary procedures detailed in the edict itself:

• Order from the Department of Human Resources of October 8, 2026, which orders the initiation of non-permanent coverage procedures (the precedent identifies it as an intervention position, although the rest of the agreement refers to the Secretariat).
• Favorable report from the Head of General Services and Internal Regime of October 19, 2026.
• Information note from the Directorate General of Local Administration of February 11, 2021, which requires publicizing the need for provision for a minimum of five days and forwarding the offer to the professional association.

The Board’s agreements are four: to approve the rules and the call, to publish the announcement and the full text on the electronic headquarters notice board and in the provincial gazette, to communicate the offer to the College of Secretaries, Auditors and Treasurers of Local Administration of Catalonia (CSITAL) so that it may be disseminated on its website for five business days, and to notify the City Council’s Personnel Board.

An A1 position with 69,615 euros of specific supplement

The rules establish the characteristics of the job position:

• Designation: secretary.
• Access subgroup: A1; destination supplement level: 30.
• Specific supplement: 69,615.92 euros.
• Form of provision: provisional appointment, accumulation, or service commission.
• Duration: the provisional appointment lasts until definitive coverage; the service commission has a maximum of one year, extendable for one more year at the request of the City Council.

To apply, it is necessary to have a valid DNI, be a career civil servant of the local Administration scale with national qualification, secretary sub-scale and entry category or higher, or from the Secretary-Intervention sub-scale; possess Catalan language accreditation level C1 and not fall into the situations provided for in article 36.2, sections a), b) and c), of Royal Decree 128/2018. The requirements must be met by the closing date of the deadline.

Five business days and a technical commission of three members

Applications are submitted to the general registry of the City Council, preferably electronically, by means of a responsible declaration and with a mandatory curriculum vitae. The deadline is five business days from the day after the last publication of the announcement in the Official Gazette of the Province of Tarragona and on the notice board; if there are objections to the rules, the deadline will be reopened.

The evaluation corresponds to a technical commission with a president and two members, one of whom acts as secretary, which may declare the provision void if no candidate seems suitable enough. The scale adds up to a maximum of 30 points:

• Mandatory and eliminatory practical test on urban planning, contracting, and the regime and functioning of local corporations: up to 20 points (can be omitted if only one candidate applies).
• Professional experience in the secretary sub-scale (0.10 points per month) or secretary-intervention (0.05): up to 5 points.
• Specific training and studies from the last ten years, including postgraduate degrees and masters: up to 4 points.
• Other merits, such as providing training or experience as an FHN: up to 1 point.

The proposed person must present the supporting documentation within five days and, once the proposal is approved by the mayor, must take office within one month. The edict is signed by the general secretary, Adolf Barceló Barceló, with an electronic signature date of November 3, 2026.

The Secretary vacancy is one of the most sensitive pieces of a council’s governability, because the position provides public certification and legal advice to all municipal bodies. With the call open, Cunit gains room to avoid being without a holder by November 13, but the solution is transitional: if the position is declared void or no one meets the requirements, the council will have to resort to other non-definitive coverage formulas provided for in the regulations.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Tarragona, issue of November 5, 2026, section I-i, pp. 1-8 (official reference: CVE 2026-10348).