Lleida Provincial Council dismisses Irina Graells, Plenary support coordinator

The Presidency of the Diputació de Lleida (Provincial Council of Lleida) has dismissed Irina Graells Santamaria from the temporary staff position of support coordinator for the Plenary and commissions, with functions channeled through the political groups. The dismissal was ordered via resolution no. 3469, dated October 6, 2026, and has economic and administrative effects from October 2, 2026. The Official Gazette of the Province of Lleida publishes it in issue 196, dated October 14, 2026, with the official reference BOP-2026_0_196_8509.

The publication is made in compliance with article 104.3 of Law 7/1985, regulating the bases of the local regime, and 304.3 of Legislative Decree 2/2003, which approves the revised text of the municipal law and the local regime of Catalonia. These provisions require local corporations to publicize the appointments and dismissals of temporary staff, a regime of free appointment and dismissal that corresponds to the governing bodies. The text appears signed by the president of the corporation, Joan Talarn Gilabert, with an electronic signature date of October 9, 2026, and occupies page 1 of the gazette, within the Local Administration - Diputació de Lleida section.

The content of the resolution

The published resolution consists of a single section, which details the exact terms of the decision:

• Dismissal of Ms. Irina Graells Santamaria from the temporary staff position of support coordinator for the Plenary and commissions.
• Functions associated with the position: support for the Plenary and commissions, channeled through the political groups.
• Economic and administrative effects: October 2, 2026.
• Legal instrument: resolution no. 3469, dated October 6, 2026, from the Presidency of the Diputació de Lleida.

The wording does not specify the reason for the dismissal nor whether the position remains vacant or is filled again, matters that the temporary staff regime leaves to the free decision of the governing body.

A previous interim appointment

The dismissal comes after an interim appointment documented in the same gazette. The list of decrees issued by the president during August 2026 includes Decree 2848, dated August 24, 2026, by which Ms. I.G.S. was appointed to occupy the temporary staff position of support coordinator for the Plenary and commissions, channeled through the political groups, for the duration of the holder’s temporary disability leave. This list was published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Lleida no. 188, dated October 2, 2026, edict 8019, reference BOP-2026_0_188_8019, pages 25-31.

The same list includes Decree 2891, dated August 27, 2026, which nullified Decree 2848, regarding the appointment of a temporary staff position, due to a change in circumstances. The now-published dismissal closes the cycle of this position of trust.

The political groups of the corporation

The functions of the vacated position are channeled through the political groups represented in the corporation, to which the Provincial Council assigns a monthly financial allocation. The allocations approved for the month of August 2026, collected in the aforementioned list of decrees, are as follows:

• ERC: 4,000.00 €.
• Junts Impulsem: 4,500.00 €.
• PP: 2,500.00 €.
• PSC-CP: 2,750.00 €.
• UA: 2,250.00 €.

Altogether, these five allocations total 16,000.00 € per month, a figure that indicates the relative weight of each group in the balance of majorities within the provincial corporation.

Relevance

The termination of a political position of trust is a sensitive indicator of the internal balances of an institution: temporary staff occupy positions of direct support to the governing bodies, and their appointment and removal are discretionary. For readers, publication in the official bulletin allows them to follow, with documentary traceability, the movements of trust personnel of the Diputació de Lleida and verify their effective dates, the bodies that decide them, and the official references of each resolution.

Fuente: Official Bulletin of the Province of Lleida, no. 196, October 14, 2026, Local Administration - Diputació de Lleida, p. 1 (official reference: BOP-2026_0_196_8509).