The first session of the new City Council was held today (May 7) at the City Hall The city of Ełk. In accordance with the procedure, the meeting was opened by Senior Councillor Mirosław Sawczyński. Then, the Chairwoman of the Municipal Electoral Commission in Ełk, Jolanta Wilczyńska officially handed over certificates of election to 23 councillors.

The next item on the agenda was the presentation of a solemn vows with the following wording:

"Faithful to the Constitution and the law of the Republic of Poland, I solemnly swear perform the duties of a councillor with dignity, reliability and honesty, taking into account the good of the of my municipality and its inhabitants."

Councillors, read out by name and surname, said: "I vow".

Most of the councillors added the words: "So help me God".

In the next part of the meeting, the office of the Mayor of the City was taken over Ełk in the 2024-2029 term. Taking a solemn oath Tomasz Andrukiewicz He began his fifth presidential term:

"Taking over the office of the Mayor of the City, I solemnly swear that I will keep the fidelity to the law, and I will exercise the office entrusted to me only for the good of and the well-being of the inhabitants of the city. So help me God."

After taking the oath of office, the President of Ełk gave a speech:

"I would like to thank you for your trust, which you have bestowed upon me as Elks once again. I would like to thank you for The trust you have placed in the councillors who have just taken up their seats. I stand before you as your president, the president of all the inhabitants of Ełk. (…)

I declare wise cooperation with everyone a club of councillors that recognises the needs of our city, residents, aspirations, but also real opportunities for development. I'm convinced that the best ahead of us, and it will be best if we get to work together using our knowledge, experience, values that guide us, giving respect. (…) We know that there may be times when you need to make difficult decisions. May we never lack prudence in these moments, because we have be effective. (…) Let's use our common experience to be full of energy, with a heart for Ełk to meet the challenges posed by the current Times. To meet the expectations and dreams of the Elks (...)".

In the local elections, which took place on 7 April, Tomasz Andrukiewicz won the first round with 59.52% of the vote. For 26 years he has been active involved in local government. From 1998 to 2006 he was a councillor of the Council Ełk County. From 2002 to 2006 he worked at the District Office in Ełk as a full-time member of the District Board, and in the period 2005 – 2006 he held the position of the Starost of Ełk. Since 6 December 2006, he has been in office Mayor of the City of Ełk.

During the first session of the Ełk City Council, the Chairman of the Council was elected The city of Ełk, which was the councillor of the Common Good club Michał Zdzisław Tyszkiewicz. Three vice-presidents of the Ełk City Council were also elected: Krzysztof Zbigniew Wiloch (the club "Connects us Ełk"), Andrzej Orzechowski (Coalition Obywatelska) and Rafał Karaś (Law and Justice).

During the session, councillors appointed seven standing committees of the Ełk City Council.

Composition of the Ełk City Council for the 2024-2029 term:

Common Good (8 councillors):

1.      Surinth Andrew

2.      Kemicer Nicodemus Wenceslas

3.      Twig-Sheida Alexandra

4.      Free Aneta

5.      Sheyda Alexandra Barbara

6.      Tyszkiewicz Michał Zdzisław

7.      Ewa Awramik

8.      Mirosław Sawczyński

"We are united by Ełk" (5 councillors):

1.      Dzienisiewicz Irenaeus

2.      Wiloch Christopher Zbigniew

3.      Klimowicz Robert

4.      Dracewicz Dariusz Caesars

5.      Wszeborowska Agnes

Law and Justice (5 councillors):

1.      Crucian carp Raphael

2.      Vasilevsky Darius

3.      Building block Luke

4.      Kopiczko Stanislaus

5.      Bania Christopher Zbigniew

Civic Coalition (5 councillors):

1.      Orzechowski Andrew

2.      Szelążek Volodymyr

3.      Banasiuk-Gerasimiuk Jolanta Maryla

4.      Hasulak Andrew Marek

5.      Sobolewski Paul