As reported by the PAP local-government service, the Small Towns Committee of the Association of Polish Cities has proposed introducing “at the statutory level regulations guaranteeing the right to an early retirement pension amounting to at least 85 percent of the maximum statutory gross remuneration in a given local government for local-government officials elected after the age of 40 who held office for two consecutive terms.”
The statement by the committee noted:
Commune heads, mayors and city presidents are representatives of society who perform key functions in local government, working for local communities and making important decisions that affect residents’ lives.
It also added:
(…) the current legal regulations mean that after completing two terms in office, especially later in their professional lives, after the age of 50, they are left without guaranteed financial security, which may be a source of concern and uncertainty about their future. It is worth noting that people holding public office in local government are required to make difficult decisions that often involve the risk of losing popularity and, consequently, their mandate.
The committee appealed to the prime minister to introduce such regulations.
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