Transparency in the activities of València City Council councillors has recently been a subject of debate. In this context, the public agenda of José Marí Olano, responsible for Major Projects and Contracting, reveals minimal institutional activity, with only one event registered so far in 2026. This data has raised questions, especially after Mayor María José Catalá stated that "councillors' agendas are public".

The only event listed on the municipal website, as verified by Valencia Plaza, is a meeting on January 20 with the Federation of Neighbourhood Associations of València, in which he participated alongside Councillor Julia Climent. This meeting, however, took place before the controversial statements made by the councillor about neighbourhood associations. Since then, no other activity by Marí Olano has been included in the public agenda that the council sends daily to journalists and citizens.

The situation is particularly relevant considering that Olano has been involved in several controversies related to a lack of transparency. The councillor, who has a partial dedication to the City Council and continues to practice his profession as a lawyer for various private companies, has not made public the companies for which he works. This opacity has led the Síndic de Greuges (Ombudsman) to repeatedly urge him to provide this information to the opposition to determine if a potential conflict of interest exists.

Until last December, Olano chaired the municipal contracting board, responsible for awarding public contracts. He had to abstain on several occasions when companies that were also his clients were involved. Although Mayor Catalá decided to remove him from the presidency of this board, Olano remains the political head of the Contracting area. This situation has generated numerous criticisms from opposition groups, who have asked the mayor to remove him from this councilorship.