At the age of 16, Arek was elected to the Youth City Council. At the age of 24, he became a city councillor. He is now serving his second term.
On the City Council, he serves on the Infrastructure, Development and Construction Committee and the Audit Committee. He currently works informally with associations that safeguard civil rights. His first initiative was the campaign for a proper skatepark. In 2012, he organised meetings, collected signatures and worked to ensure that young people had a unique and safe place to have fun.
“I have always been a rebellious child, someone who does not take the easy way out,” says Arek Krzemiński about himself. “I was born in Bolesławiec in 1986. I studied law and economics at the University of Wrocław. I served two terms as a Bolesławiec City Council member and was chair of the Councillors’ Club. I worked on three Bolesławiec City Council committees.
I am an optimist. Today, together with my partner Marta, I am raising little Liwia and running a law firm. This keeps me close to people’s affairs, sometimes the most difficult and very personal ones. For years, I have fought for people in offices and before the courts. I have helped many individuals.
I have practical and substantive preparation for serving people. I am open-minded; I will reach out to people who think like me and to those who think differently.
I most enjoy spending my free time with family and friends. What can I promise? As always, I will be with people and for people. I will use my knowledge and experience to resolve difficult but extremely important matters for our county.
“I want to work for our local community with energy and professionalism, sharing my professional experience and qualifications,” declares the candidate for the County Council.
Central contract register and participatory budget
During his last term as a city councillor, Arkadiusz Krzemiński and his fellow club members took up the issue—downplayed by our officials—of a central contract register: clear information published on the office’s website about what the office spends our money on.
This is an important initiative concerning the transparency of the office, allowing citizens to know when someone receives a specific contract, such as for renovating townhouses or a promotional campaign, why that particular company was chosen and how much it cost taxpayers. Of course, all this would comply with personal data protection law.
Another of Arek’s initiatives is the participatory budget. The councillor wants 1% of the city budget to be allocated to Bolesławiec residents’ own ideas. Residents could enter a competition, say, in four fields: sport, recreation, culture and science (these are only examples), and receive funding for the best projects.
By voting for Arkadiusz Krzemiński (district 1, list 13, position 4), you are voting for a person who is sensitive to others and helps them both out of human concern and professionally.
“We focused on what the city looks like. Revitalisation is under way, and new, attractive buildings, swimming pools and thermal baths are being built...” notes the councillor. “Now we need to focus on ensuring that we live well. There must be jobs, so that beautiful townhouses do not cause frustration. People whose earnings are not increasing may feel their own poverty more acutely when they walk past a beautiful townhouse,” explains Arek Krzemiński.
Funded by the Platforma Samorządowa Committee of Bolesławiec County.