The implementation of the Bolesławiec municipal budget plan in the first half of the year was assessed by the Municipal Council on 30 August of this year. Resolutions of the Municipal Council provided for the adoption of the semi-annual report on the implementation of budget revenues and expenditures, as well as changes to the plan resulting from higher-than-planned revenues.
The Regional Chamber of Audit in Wrocław gave a positive opinion on the implementation of the municipal budget in the first half of the year. The implementation of the municipality’s revenues and expenditures, particularly investments and renovations, was deemed correct and compliant with budget law.
This year’s budget, like those of previous years, is based mainly on own revenues collected by the Municipal Office and the Tax Chamber. The Chamber also collects state revenues, which constitute a percentage share of the municipal budget. During the period under review, revenues reached 64 percent of the annual plan, while in some tax categories the planned receipts were significantly exceeded (property tax, personal income tax, stamp duty, operating fee, and interest on bank accounts).
Budget expenditures were planned with consideration for individual economic sectors. The main directions for spending were proposed on the basis of identified essential social needs of village residents. Among the tasks planned for the current year, a substantial amount of investment and renovation work was completed, while the scope of tasks scheduled for completion by the end of this year was also expanded. This was possible thanks to the proper collection of tax revenues and effective efforts to obtain additional funds for the budget. These included, among other things:
-securing targeted funds from the budget of the Jelenia Góra Voivode;
-participation by businesses operating in the municipality under reciprocal contractual obligations;
-negotiating favorable rates at tenders for the implementation of tasks in order to reduce their costs.
Thanks to these measures, the following investments and renovations were completed, significantly and tangibly improving living conditions for the rural community:
-construction of rural water supply systems for the villages of Suszki, Chościszowice, Siara Oleszna-Kozłów, comprising a total of 17.5 km of transmission network and 115 connections with a combined length of 3.5 km (at present, only one of the municipality’s 29 existing sołectwa remains without a water supply system);
-asphalting of 4 km of municipal roads, construction of stone and gravel surfaces on 1 km of roads, grading of unpaved, gravel, and cinder roads with the municipal grader over a total length of approximately 30 km, and construction of 7 new bus bays along national roads to improve road safety;
-conclusion of an agreement defining the conditions for implementing the financing arrangements for an investment involving the construction of a concrete bridge over the Bóbr River along the voivodeship road in the village of Dąbrowa, as well as completion of preparations related to the construction of a pavement and bus bay along the national road in Kruszyn;
-launch, jointly with PKS Bolesławiec, of two bus routes as part of the so-called “municipal transport” system, and an increase in the number of PKS services on some existing routes;
-commencement of work on the construction of a sewage system in the village of Nowe Jaroszowice and development of a concept for individual wastewater treatment systems based on biological household treatment plants;
-development of a master plan for the comprehensive gasification of the municipality and commencement of gasification in the village of Dobra;
-purchase of a developed property intended for organizing a municipal equipment depot in Kruszyn;
-renovation of two municipal multi-family residential buildings;
-completion of the first stage of the modernization and renovation of the former Russian school in Trzebień and commissioning of the facility;
-continuation of work on the construction of a gymnasium for the Primary School in Ocice and preparation of technical documentation for the construction of halls at schools in Kraśnik Dolny and Kruszyn;
-commencement of renovation of the Primary School in Łaziska;
-renovation of cultural institutions and preparation of documentation for the construction of a village hall in Otok for the villages of Otok, Bożejowice, and Rakowice;
-financing the purchase of materials for the construction of sports changing rooms in Brzeźnik as part of the continuing community initiative;
-purchase of materials for fencing part of the cemetery in the village of Łaziska as part of a community initiative by residents.
The completed investment and renovation tasks were carried out with significant participation and commitment from village councils, village self-governments, and interested workplaces and institutions, and also included:
-maintenance and reconstruction of water and sewage facilities;
-installation of several additional streetlights in dangerous locations for road traffic and maintenance of road-lighting equipment, together with payment for electricity consumption; organization of Village Waste Collection Points;
-co-financing of MZK transport;
-current maintenance of municipal buildings;
-financing the ongoing operations of preschool departments in accordance with the law;
-financing, through a targeted grant, the operation of Village Health Centers and Medical Points.
The Municipal Culture and Sports Center conducted mainly cultural and educational as well as sports and recreational activities for schoolchildren and young people, and co-organized summer holidays for 300 children from the municipality in seaside locations and by a lake.
The Municipal Social Welfare Center provided assistance to beneficiaries facing difficult material circumstances, including the payment of housing allowances.
The budget plan after changes at the end of the first half of the year amounted to PLN 4,914,489;
revenue implementation – 64%,
expenditure implementation – 41.5%.