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18-475: Gmina Zadzim is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Poddębice County , Łódź Voivodeship , in central Poland . Its seat is the village of Zadzim , which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south-west of Poddębice and 43 km (27 mi) west of the regional capital Łódź . The gmina covers an area of 144.36 square kilometres (55.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population

36-684: A mayor-council government . The legislative and oversight body of each gmina is the elected municipal council ( rada gminy ), in an urban-rural gmina called the town and gmina council ( rada miasta i gminy ), while in an urban gmina it is called the town/city council ( rada miasta ). Any local laws considered non-compliant with the national ones may be invalidated by the respective voivode , whose rulings may be appealed to an administrative court. Decisions in individual cases may in turn be appealed to quasi-judicial bodies named local government boards of appeal  [ pl ] , their ruling subject to appeal to an administrative court. Executive power

54-400: A starosta , while the city council has the powers and duties of a powiat (county) council; both nevertheless being elected under the municipal election rules rather than those applicable to county elections. A recall referendum may be triggered either in respect to the wójt/town mayor/city mayor or to the municipal council through a petition supported by at least 1/10 of eligible voters, but

72-490: A city exercises also powers and duties of a powiat while not belonging to any; nevertheless, it may still be a seat of a regular powiat, albeit without belonging to it administratively (such powiat thus being often "doughnut-shaped"). In such cities, the roles of the powiat organs are fulfilled by the ones of the urban gmina. For a complete listing of all the gminy in Poland, see List of Polish gminas . Polish gminy operate under

90-473: A city mayor ( prezydent miasta ) instead of a town mayor (burmistrz), the status awarded automatically to all urban gminy over 100,000 inhabitants or those with a status of a city with powiat rights, with some others allowed to retain the earlier awarded title due to historical reasons. 66 among the 107 cities (including all voivodeship seats and all cities over 100,000 inhabitants) have the special status of city with powiat rights (miasto na prawach powiatu). Such

108-764: A subordinate administrative role. In rural areas these are called sołectwa , in towns they may be dzielnice or osiedla and in an urban-rural gmina, the town itself may be designated as an auxiliary unit. The only gmina which is statutorily obliged to have auxiliary units is Warsaw , which is divided since 2002 into 18 boroughs exercising some devolved powers, though not considered separate entities. Each gmina carries out two classes of tasks: The tasks can be also divided into another two categories: Own tasks include matters such as spatial harmony, real estate management, environmental protection and nature conservation, water management, country roads, public streets, bridges, squares and traffic systems, water supply systems and source,

126-956: Is 13,074 (out of which the population of Warta amounts to 3,388, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 9,686). Apart from the town of Warta, Gmina Warta contains the villages and settlements of Augustynów , Bartochów , Baszków , Borek Lipiński , Chorążka , Cielce , Czartki , Duszniki , Dzierzązna , Gać Warcka , Głaniszew , Glinno , Gołuchy , Góra , Grabinka , Grzybki , Jakubice , Jeziorsko , Józefka , Józefów-Wiktorów , Kamionacz , Kawęczynek , Klonówek , Krąków , Łabędzie , Lasek , Lipiny , Małków , Maszew , Miedze , Miedźno , Mikołajewice , Mogilno , Nobela , Ostrów Warcki , Pierzchnia Góra , Piotrowice , Proboszczowice , Raczków , Raszelki , Rossoszyca , Rożdżały , Socha , Tądów Dolny , Tądów Górny , Tomisławice , Ustków , Witów , Włyń , Wola Miłkowska , Wola Zadąbrowska , Zadąbrów-Rudunek , Zadąbrów-Wiatraki , Zagajew , Zakrzew , Zaspy and Zielęcin . Gmina Warta

144-1001: Is 5,341. Gmina Zadzim contains the villages and settlements of Adamka , Alfonsów , Annów , Anusin , Babiniec , Bąki , Bogucice , Bratków Dolny , Bratków Górny , Budy Jeżewskie , Charchów Księży , Charchów Pański , Chodaki , Dąbrówka , Dąbrówka D , Dzierzązna Szlachecka , Głogowiec , Górki Zadzimskie , Grabina , Grabinka , Hilarów , Iwonie , Jeżew , Jeżew PGR , Józefów , Kazimierzew , Kłoniszew , Kolonia Chodaki , Kolonia Grabinka , Kolonia Piła , Kolonia Rudunki , Kolonia Rzeczyca , Kraszyn , Leszkomin , Maksymilianów , Małyń , Marcinów , Nowy Świat , Otok , Otok PKP , Pałki , Pietrachy , Piła , Piotrów , Ralewice , Ruda Jeżewska , Rudunki , Rzechta Drużbińska , Rzeczyca , Sikory , Skęczno , Szczawno Rzeczyckie , Urszulin , Walentynów , Wierzchy , Wiorzyska , Wola Dąbska , Wola Flaszczyna , Wola Sipińska , Wola Zaleska , Wyrębów , Zaborów , Zadzim , Zalesie , Zalesie PGR , Zawady , Żerniki and Zygry . Gmina Zadzim

162-457: Is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Sieradz County , Łódź Voivodeship , in central Poland . Its seat is the town of Warta , which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Sieradz and 59 km (37 mi) west of the regional capital Łódź . The gmina covers an area of 252.91 square kilometres (97.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population

180-414: Is bordered by the gminas of Lutomiersk , Pęczniew , Poddębice , Szadek , Warta and Wodzierady . Gmina The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada (cluster). Three or more gminy make up a higher level unit called a powiat , except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights . Each and every powiat has

198-421: Is held in the municipality by a directly elected official, called wójt in rural gminy, a town mayor ( burmistrz ) in urban-rural and most urban gminy which contain towns, or a city mayor ( prezydent miasta ) in the 107 urban gminy containing cities, the status awarded automatically to all urban gminy over 100,000 inhabitants or those with a status of a city with powiat rights, with some others allowed to retain

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216-410: The earlier awarded title due to historical reasons. A town or city mayor may be scrutinized or denied funding for his/her projects by the council, but is not politically responsible to it and does not require its confidence to remain in office; therefore, cohabitation is not uncommon. In a city with powiat rights , the city mayor additionally has the powers and duties of a powiat executive board and

234-507: The seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one. There are three types of gmina: Some rural gminy have their seat in a town which itself is outside of the gmina's territory. For example, the rural Gmina Augustów is administered from the town of Augustów , but does not include the town, as Augustów is an urban type gmina in its own right. One hundred and seven urban gminy constitute cities, distinguished from towns through being governed by

252-480: The self-government initiatives and cooperation within the commune including with non-governmental organizations, interaction with regional communities from other countries, etc. Commissioned tasks cover the remaining public tasks resulting from legitimate needs of the state, commissioned by central government for the units of local government to implement. The tasks are handed over on the basis of statutory by-laws, charters and regulations, or by way of agreements between

270-700: The self-government units and central-government administration. Abbreviations used for voivodeships: LS: Lower Silesian Voivodeship, KP: Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, LBL: Lublin Voivodeship, LBS: Lubusz Voivodeship, ŁD: Łódź Voivodeship, LP: Lesser Poland Voivodeship, MS: Masovian Voivodeship, OP: Opole Voivodeship, SK: Subcarpathian Voivodeship, PD: Podlaskie Voivodeship, PM: Pomeranian Voivodeship, SL: Silesian Voivodeship, ŚWK: Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, WM: Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, GP: Greater Poland Voivodeship, WP: West Pomeranian Voivodeship. Gmina Warta Gmina Warta

288-408: The sewage system, removal of urban waste, water treatment, maintenance of cleanliness and order, sanitary facilities, dumps and council waste, supply of electric and thermal energy and gas, public transport, health care, welfare, care homes, subsidised housing, public education, cultural facilities including public libraries and other cultural institutions, historic monuments conservation and protection,

306-453: The sports facilities and tourism including recreational grounds and devices, marketplaces and covered markets, green spaces and public parks, communal graveyards, public order and safety, fire and flood protection with equipment maintenance and storage, maintaining objects and devices of the public utility and administrative buildings, pro-family policy including social support for pregnant women, medical and legal care, supporting and popularising

324-475: The turnout in the recall referendum must be at least 3/5 of the number of people voting in the original election in order for the referendum to be valid and binding. In addition, elected bodies of any municipality may be suspended by the prime minister of Poland in case of persisting law transgressions or negligence , resulting in such case in the municipality being placed under receivership . A gmina may create auxiliary units ( jednostki pomocnicze ), which play

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