The prepared document, published in the list of legislative works of the Council of Ministers, announces changes in the regulations regarding the remuneration of local government employees. According to the project, the maximum limits of basic salary rates and functional allowances are to be raised. As emphasized, the goal is adaptation of local government salaries to current economic realitieswhile ensuring that none of the benefits exceed the limit set in the regulations.
As explained in the project documentation, remuneration, including special allowances, They will not be able to exceed the threshold of 21 thousand. PLN 43 57 gr. The limit was determined on the basis of the Act on local government employees, which provides that the total amount may not be higher than 11.2 times the base amount set out in the state budget, amounting to 1,000 in 2025. 878 PLN 89 gr.
The deputies will also benefit
The proposed changes will include also employees employed on the basis of a vocation. This group will include Treasures of local government units and deputy mayors and mayors. For them, as for other officials covered by the regulations, the increase in maximum rates is to amount to about 5 percent.
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The ministry also decided to create new subgroup of positions in marshal offices for voivodships with over three million inhabitants. In this group they will be found Marshals, deputy marshals, members of the board and treasury of these regionswhich is to take into account the scale of their responsibility in managing extremely large administrative areas.
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According to the announcement, the planned regulation is to be adopted by the Council of Ministers in the third quarter of this year. Will enter into force in July 2025.
The project is a response to pressure reported by local government. As reminded in the document, the earlier amendments to the Regulation included raising only minimum remuneration rates. At that time, it covered about 867 thousand. people employed in local government units.
Meanwhile, as local government officials appealed, the maximum rates for people holding managerial positions were also needed. Organizations such as the Association of Polish Poviats, the Association of Municipalities and Poviats of Greater Poland or the National Council of Treasurer forums indicated that this requires another amendment to the regulations.
