From 1st January From 1st January 19991999 From 1st January From 1st January three-stages territorial government three-stages territorial government structure exists:structure exists:

•local government,local government,•district government,district government,•voivodeship voivodeship governmengovernmentt

• CieszynCieszyn is, the so-called, is, the so-called, town-district which town-district which carries its tasks out with carries its tasks out with its body such as: its body such as: local local council and a mayor.council and a mayor.

• An organizing unit of An organizing unit of Cieszyn is Cieszyn is City Hall City Hall with with the mayorthe mayor as its as its manager. manager. The mayorThe mayor is is a one-man a one-man executive executive power power of Cieszyn of Cieszyn district. The mayor’s district. The mayor’s term of office lasts 4 term of office lasts 4 years.years.

Cieszyn Town Hall

The Crest of Cieszyn

Depyty Mayor mgr inż. Włodzimierz

Cybulski

Mayor of Cieszyn dr inż. Bogdan

Ficek

Depyty Mayor

mgr inż. Jan Matuszek

Town Secretary mgr Ryszard

Mazur

Town Treasurer

mgr Alicja Dąbrowska

1) 1) Managing of current city businessManaging of current city business

2) Competing for the mayor’s city2) Competing for the mayor’s city

3) General supervising of Town Hall3) General supervising of Town Hall

4) Coordinating activity within a range:4) Coordinating activity within a range:

-a country’s defences and civil defence,-a country’s defences and civil defence,

• counteracting the results of natural disasters and removing their effects,counteracting the results of natural disasters and removing their effects,

• the promotion of city and information,the promotion of city and information,

• foreign cooperation and with the body of territorial government,foreign cooperation and with the body of territorial government,

• registry office records,registry office records,

• control,control,

• industrial safety and fire control,industrial safety and fire control,

• public order control,public order control,

• welfare.welfare.

Cieszyn City Council is an internal supervisory body. Cieszyn City Council is an internal supervisory body. The City Council’s term of office lasts 4 years.The City Council’s term of office lasts 4 years.

The City Council’s tasks are:The City Council’s tasks are:

1)1) enacting the statute of district,enacting the statute of district,

2)2) dismissing and appointing to the position of secretary dismissing and appointing to the position of secretary and treasurer,and treasurer,

3)3) passing district’s bill,passing district’s bill,

4)4) passing local land development plans,passing local land development plans,

5)5) passing economic,passing economic,

6)6) enacting taxes and charges bills,enacting taxes and charges bills,

7)7) enacting district’s property billsenacting district’s property bills

• District Government is the second level of District Government is the second level of territorial government interritorial government inPoland. It has its own internal structure which Poland. It has its own internal structure which consists of: consists of: districtdistrictcouncil and district executive board.council and district executive board.

• PrefectPrefect is the head of a district and is chosen by is the head of a district and is chosen by the districtthe districtcouncil. Prefect and the district executcouncil. Prefect and the district executiive board ve board constitute theconstitute theexecutive power of a district. executive power of a district. There are 379 There are 379 districts in Polanddistricts in Poland

District Executive boardDistrict Executive board::

• the prefectthe prefect

• the vice prefectthe vice prefect

• the treasurerthe treasurer

• the secretarythe secretary

The prefect is a chairman ofThe prefect is a chairman of District Executive board.District Executive board.

He constitues Executive bodyHe constitues Executive body..

• organizing the work of the board organizing the work of the board and Cieszyn districtand Cieszyn district

• supervising current eventssupervising current events

• representing the districtrepresenting the district

• making the plan of operation making the plan of operation against the flood,against the flood,

• presenting to the provincial presenting to the provincial governor the bills concerning governor the bills concerning organization and functioning of the organization and functioning of the districtdistrict

His duties are:His duties are:

District council District council it is the authority which constitutes the it is the authority which constitutes the district government district government

The scope of council action is:The scope of council action is:

• to establish the local law to establish the local law

• to choose and dismiss the District Executive Boardto choose and dismiss the District Executive Board

• to appoint and dismiss the district secretary and to appoint and dismiss the district secretary and collector on the motion of the prefect collector on the motion of the prefect

• to pass the budget to pass the budget

• to constitute about the trends in the District Executive to constitute about the trends in the District Executive Board actions Board actions