Sekretarz jednostki samorządu terytorialnego/en

SECRETARY OF A LOCAL-GOVERNMENT UNIT – obligatorily created position at the municipality office, county starost office and marshal’s office. The position of the s. of the municipality/city, county and voivodship is, next to the → treasurer’s position, one of the two most important local government administration posts – these are the closest professional associates of the executive body. S. is a → local government employee employed under a contract of employment. Recruitment of candidates for vacant posts is carried out no later than three months after the dismissal. The position of a s. cannot be filled by entrusting the duties. A person with at least four years of work experience as an official in local-government administration units, including at least two years on senior managerial position in these units, or a person with at least four years’ work experience on administrative positions in local-government administration units and at least two years of work experience on a managerial position in other units of the public finance sector may be employed for this position. The head of the office may authorize the s. to carry out tasks on his/her behalf, in particular in the field of ensuring proper organisation of the office’s work and pursuing the policy of human resources management. The basic tasks of the s. most often include the management of the office and its coordination, supervision over the proper legislative technique, care for staff development and employee training. The s. has no right to form political parties or belong to them [ P. Antkowiak ].

Literature: B. Dolnicki, Samorząd terytorialny, Warszawa 2016.