Barcelona City Council's Ethics Committee has accused Mayor Ada Colau of doing "damage to the prestige and public image of the institution" by authorising in September 2020 the hiring of Alicia Ramos as a municipal advisor. Ramos was the partner of Housing councillor Lucia Martin and, moreover, was hired to work for the Housing department. Ciudadanos councillor María Luz Guilarte reported this appointment and the Committee has agreed with her. In the recommendations section, the Committee does not ask for Ramos's contract to be terminated –in fact, she no longer works for the City Council– but it does ask that "in the future, damage to the prestige and public image of the Barcelona City Council derived from or associated with cases of real or potential conflict of interest in the appointment of temporary positions should be avoided".