Editing Rybnik (section)

=== Local politics ===
Since the 1999 administrative reform, Rybnik is a [[consolidated city-county]] (''miasto na prawach powiatu''), with the mayor (''prezydent miasta'') who is the executive branch of local government, and a city council (''rada miasta'') of 25 people, which is the legislative branch. The mayor is elected in a citywide election, while the city council is elected in a proportional elections from four voting districts. Additionally, city charter divides Rybnik into 27 districts with a council each. These district councils have auxiliary status, and their main tasks are: organizing public consultations for decisions such as the zoning plan, social control over city investments in their respective areas, lobbying in the city hall for the district. Rybnik is also the seat of the surrounding suburban [[Rybnik County|Rybnik county]] but is not a part of it.

The current mayor of Rybnik is Piotr Kuczera of the [[Civic Platform]] party - due to term limits, he will not be eligible to be elected again in the next election. In the city council, the Civic Platform-Wspólnie dla Rybnika (''Together for Rybnik'') coalition is in power, with the [[Law and Justice]] party and a local Blok Samorządowy Rybnik (''Self-governing Bloc Rybnik'') in opposition.