Second Deputy Mayor of Poznań

Jędrzej Solarski

Term of Office: 2024-2029

Contact

Office: 1st Floor, Room 120 (Secretariat)
Phone: +48 61 878 53 23
Email: sekretariat_j.solarski@um.poznan.pl

Second Deputy Mayor of Poznań - Responsibilities

The Second Deputy Mayor of Poznań, Jędrzej Solarski, is responsible for several key areas that directly affect the quality of life of residents. He focuses mainly on education, social support, healthcare, culture, cooperation with civic organizations, and local economic development.

The main areas of his responsibility:

Education and Youth Development

A significant part of the Deputy Mayor's work concerns the education system in Poznań. This includes overseeing the functioning of municipal schools and educational institutions and supporting the development and well-being of children and young people in the City.

Social Assistance and Family Support

The Deputy Mayor supervises policies related to social assistance, including programs that help residents facing financial or social difficulties. His responsibilities also include support for families, foster care systems, and services for children under the age of three, such as nurseries and early childcare programs.

Health Protection and Prevention

Another important area is public health policy. This includes promoting healthy lifestyles, supporting preventive healthcare programs and coordinating initiatives that address issues such as addictions and substance abuse.

Support for Seniors and People with Disabilities

The Deputy Mayor coordinates initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life for seniors and people with disabilities. This includes ensuring accessibility in public spaces, digital services, and communication, as well as implementing equality and inclusion policies.

Cooperation with Non-Governmental Organizations

Poznań works closely with many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that support social, cultural, and community initiatives. The Deputy Mayor oversees cooperation between the City administration and these organizations.

Culture and Cultural Institutions

He is also responsible for the development of cultural life in Poznań, including supervision of municipal cultural institutions such as theaters, museums, and cultural centers, which play an important role in the City's creative and social life.

Financial Benefits for Residents

The Deputy Mayor supervises systems through which the city provides financial benefits and social payments to eligible residents.
Economic Development and Entrepreneurship
Another important area of responsibility is local economic development, particularly the support of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the promotion of entrepreneurship. This also includes matters related to agricultural and forestry activities within the municipal framework.

Consumer Protection

The office also works to protect consumer rights, ensuring that residents receive support and information when dealing with unfair business practices.

Integration of Foreigners and Repatriates

Poznań is an increasingly international City. The Deputy Mayor's responsibilities include supporting policies that help foreign residents and repatriates settle and integrate into the local community.

Strategic City Programs

The Deputy Mayor oversees the implementation of selected City development programs and policies, ensuring that they are carried out in line with the strategic goals of the City of Poznań.

Institutions and Departments Supervised by the Second Deputy Mayor

To effectively carry out his responsibilities, the Second Deputy Mayor of Poznań, Jędrzej Solarski, oversees several City departments and public institutions. Through their work, the City provides a wide range of services to residents in areas such as education, culture, social support, healthcare, and entrepreneurship.
This structure helps ensure that public services are coordinated and accessible, making everyday life in Poznań easier for residents, families, and newcomers to the City.

City Departments Under His Supervision

The Second Deputy Mayor supervises the work of the following departments of the Poznań City Hall:

Municipal Consumer Ombudsman Office - supports residents in protecting their consumer rights.
Department of Economic Activity and Agriculture - supports local businesses, entrepreneurship, and agricultural initiatives.
Department of Culture - responsible for the development of cultural life and cooperation with City cultural institutions.
Department of Education - oversees the functioning of schools and other educational facilities.
Department of Health and Social Affairs - coordinates public health programs and social support policies.
Municipal Family Support Centre (Miejski Ośrodek Pomocy Rodzinie w Poznaniu) - provides assistance to families and individuals in need.

Education and Youth Institutions

Through the Department of Education, the Deputy Mayor supervises the functioning of many educational and youth institutions in the city, including municipal kindergartens and schools, municipal art schools, youth cultural centers, other municipal educational institutions defined by national education law, the Shared Services Centre for Educational Institutions, which supports administrative and financial services for schools.
These institutions help ensure that children and young people in Poznań have access to high-quality education and extracurricular activities.

Health, Social Support, and Family Services

With the support of the Department of Health and Social Affairs, the Deputy Mayor oversees a broad network of services that support residents' well-being. These include:

• municipal social assistance institutions and family support services,
• public healthcare institutions established by the City of Poznań,
• the Poznań Nursery System, which provides care for children under three,
• Poznań Benefits Centre, responsible for the distribution of various social benefits,
• Senior Initiatives Centre, which supports programs and activities for older residents,
• childcare facilities such as nurseries, children's clubs, and day caregivers,
• the city's zoological garden, an important educational and recreational institution in Poznań.

Support for Social Economy

Through the Municipal Family Support Centre, the Deputy Mayor also supervises cooperation with the social cooperative "Poznanianka" which supports employment and social inclusion initiatives.

Cooperation with Municipal Companies

The Deputy Mayor coordinates the work of selected municipal companies that perform public tasks on behalf of the city. These include:

Poznański Fundusz Poręczeń Kredytowych - supporting access to financing for local businesses,
Targowiska sp. z o.o. - responsible for managing municipal marketplaces,
Wielkopolska Gildia Rolno-Ogrodnicza - an important wholesale market for agricultural and horticultural products.

Cooperation with the Labour Office

The Second Deputy Mayor also works closely with the Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Poznaniu (District Labour Office in Poznań) to support employment policies, professional activation programs, and initiatives that help residents find jobs.

Second Deputy Mayor at a Glance

Jędrzej Solarski, the Second Deputy Mayor of Poznań, is a lawyer by profession with extensive experience in public administration.
He was born on 29 April 1973 in Poznań. In 1998, he graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, one of Poland's leading universities.

Career in Public Administration: Mr. Solarski began his professional career in 1998 at the Voivodeship Office in Poznań, where he gained his first experience in government administration.
In 2002, he was appointed Director of the Department of Civil Affairs and Crisis Management at the District Office in Poznań where he was responsible for matters related to public administration services and emergency management.
Since October 2003, he has been working at Poznań City Hall. From the beginning of his tenure, he was involved in the work of the Organisational Department, first serving as Deputy Director until 2011, and later, after a transitional period as acting director, becoming Director of the Department. This role allowed him to gain extensive experience in municipal governance, administrative management, and the coordination of City services.

Academic and Professional Development: Early in his career, Mr. Solarski was also involved in education. Between 1999 and 2000, he served as a lecturer on public administration reform at the People's University in Poznań.
He has also completed postgraduate studies in labour law and has participated in numerous professional training programs covering topics such as public management, crisis management systems, access to public information, internal control in public administration and human resources management.
Some of this training included international programs on crisis management and emergency response in the Hanover region of Germany.

Supervisory and Governance Roles: Since 2019, Mr. Solarski has served on supervisory boards of important municipal companies, including Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie (Poznań International Fair) - where he is a member of the Supervisory Board and Remondis Sanitech Poznań - where he serves as Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board.
These roles involve overseeing the strategic development and management of companies that play an important role in the economic life of the city.

Interests

Mr. Solarski is very active in sport. He has won several local government tennis tournaments, demonstrating a long-standing passion for tennis.