Following the report on the implementation of the Bolesławiec County budget for 2015, presented by the local government treasurer Maria Szydłak, County Head Dariusz Kwaśniewski took the floor:
All the economic indicators developed particularly well for us in 2015. It seems to me that, when thinking about the past year, we should remember above all that we managed to increase the County’s revenue by nearly PLN 3.6 million over the course of the year. It is also important that capital expenditure ultimately amounted to more than PLN 11 million, or 15.33%. You know that this is an indicator more typical of municipalities than rural counties. And our revenue structure is what it is—we have less money than municipalities.
He added that the County had adopted this budget while planning 11 investment projects, including six road projects. “Our slogan is: Six municipalities—one heart. The plan was one investment in each municipality,” the County Head said. “We changed this budget frequently; it was very ambitious. We announced tenders quickly and invested the savings in new projects. As every year, we managed to reach agreements with most of the municipalities. I thank the municipal councils and village heads who helped us expand the scope of our investment projects. Ultimately, the 11 projects became 26, including twelve road projects. We spent PLN 6.5 million on this purpose. This is further evidence that we efficiently secured funding.”
“We will also remember 2015 as the year in which we built an athletics stadium,” D. Kwaśniewski continued. “You know perfectly well how lively this sports field is.”
The County Head also spoke about road investments, the purchase of new vehicles for the County Roads Authority and the Rehabilitation Centre in Iwiny, as well as events organised or co-organised by the local government. “We put on these events by drawing on the potential of the residents themselves,” he stressed. “That is why the County Leagues were created: running and cycling.”
Education was also discussed. Bolesławiec’s general secondary schools ranked fifth in Lower Silesia, while the technical schools ranked third. 91% of students at upper-secondary schools pass the matura examination (compared with 82% in Poland and 80% in the voivodeship).
“In 2015, 14 sessions were held,” Dariusz Kwaśniewski summarised. “Not all of our votes were unanimous. But we should remember this budget as a budget of joint projects, because several facilities were created that will remain after us and prove that, by working in the County, one can be an effective local government official. I think we earned this vote of approval.”
The County Council granted the Executive Board a vote of approval by 12 votes in favour. Nine opposition councillors abstained.