The city of Torrelavega in the northern Spanish region of Cantabria has published its staffing plan for 2026, comprising a total of 50 posts. Of these, 35 are for external recruitment, eight for internal promotion and seven for replacement contracts linked to partial retirement Partial retirement. The seven posts mentioned last require state approval.
The plan was published on 13 November in the Official Gazette of Cantabria. It is based on a mayoral resolution dated 3 November. Publication does not yet open application periods for the individual posts. The selection procedures must be announced separately; their requirements and deadlines are set out in the relevant calls for applications.
The 35 posts for external recruitment include nine for administrative assistants, seven other administrative posts, seven in the Municipal Police and three in the fire brigade. Other posts include, among others, positions in social work, transport services and technical services. One of the seven police posts is reserved for a selection procedure for transfers from another police force. Of the 35 posts, 33 are for civil servants and two for employees under employment contracts.
According to the published resolution, 19 of these 35 posts originate from previous staffing plans whose validity period had expired. Five of the eight posts for internal promotion also come from such earlier plans. Selection procedures for posts from expired plans are to be given priority. The total number therefore cannot be taken to indicate a corresponding increase in the municipal workforce.
The eight posts for internal promotion concern general administration, occupational safety, the Municipal Police and the fire service. The seven replacement contracts linked to partial retirement are intended for work in administration and municipal services. The town applied for the required special approval on 15 April to the State Secretariat for Public Service. If approval is refused in whole or in part, the affected posts will be removed from the plan.
The resolution also restricts temporary recruitment and provisional appointments of civil servants in 2026 to exceptional cases involving urgent, unavoidable needs. Approval from the full council is required. Information on the individual procedures is to be published on the electronic portal of the city council and in the official publications required in each case.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).