The activities of a local government entity during pandemic conditions using Zabrze as an example

Purpose: The presentation of measures taken within the Polish city with poviat rights, which is Zabrze, to mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, secure the functioning of local administration structures and ensure the work of institutions and companies subordinate to local government in the light of the pandemic in 2020. Methodology: The process of involvement of municipal entities in the activities of government anti-crisis services, the specificity of performing tasks for the benefit of the local community and taking initiatives to mitigate the effects of the pandemic in particular segments of the inhabitants' life activity was shown. Findings: The implemented management procedures for the planning and coordination of measures to reduce the negative social and economic effects caused by coronavirus were presented. Practical implications: The record and analysis of the measures taken by the local government administration together with its subordinate entities in the event of a crisis may serve to optimise planning activities in case of a similar threat. Exceptionality: The activity of individual entities, institutions and services was a reaction to an exceptional epidemic situation, which affected all spheres of social and economic life, and therefore required a conscious crisis management.