Palamós appoints Joan Torras Roca as municipal Ombudsman

The Palamós City Council has appointed Joan Torras Roca as the municipal Ombudsman. The appointment was formalized through Mayoral decree 2026/2960, dated September 23, 2026, and was made public in the Official Gazette of the Province of Girona no. 192, dated October 6, 2026, with edict number 8464 and official reference BOP-2026_0_192_8464. The swearing-in ceremony will take place before the ordinary Plenary session of the corporation.

An appointment supported by municipal ordinance

The municipal edict recalls that the designation is made “in compliance with the provisions of article 9 of the Regulatory Ordinance of the institution of the municipal ombudsman.” This provision is what supports the appointment and establishes the procedure followed by the council to fill the position.

The published text specifies that the swearing-in will be carried out “taking an oath or promise to faithfully perform their duties,” and that this act will take place before the ordinary Plenary of the Palamós City Council, “according to the aforementioned provision of the ordinance.” The central elements of the decision are as follows:

• Issuing body: Palamós City Council.
• Applied regulation: article 9 of the Regulatory Ordinance of the institution of the municipal ombudsman.
• Appointment instrument: Mayoral decree 2026/2960, dated September 23, 2026.
• Appointed person: Joan Torras Roca.
• Planned act: swearing-in with an oath or promise before the ordinary Plenary.

Official publication and signature of the edict

The announcement is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Girona no. 192, corresponding to October 6, 2026, on page 1. The official reference of the document is BOP-2026_0_192_8464, with edict number 8464, and can be consulted on the gazette portal at the address https://ddgi.cat/bop.

The document appears signed by the Mayor of Palamós, Maria Puig Ferrer, dated September 24, 2026, the day after the appointment decree. The publication in the provincial gazette is the mechanism that provides validity and public dissemination to the designation agreed upon by the Mayor’s Office.

The role of the local ombudsman

The municipal ombudsman is the figure who watches over the rights of residents before the local administration. Their task focuses on attending to and processing complaints and claims from the citizenry regarding the functioning of services and municipal actions.

With this appointment, Palamós fills the leadership of a neighborhood defense institution regulated by its own ordinance, which establishes the conditions for designation and the procedure for taking office. The appointment was processed by Mayoral decree and communicated publicly via edict.

The appointment of Joan Torras Roca provides continuity to the institution of the municipal ombudsman in Palamós and offers residents a formal channel to address their complaints to the City Council. The appointment, already published in the provincial bulletin, is the preliminary step before the swearing-in before the Plenary, from which point the position will become fully operational.

Source: Official Bulletin of the Province of Girona, no. 192, October 6, 2026, Local Administration - City Councils, p. 1 (official reference: BOP-2026_0_192_8464).