Urząd Miejski w Mogilnie
Gabriela Narutowicza 1, 88-300 Mogilno, Polska
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MW4X+VG Mogilno, Polska
Zgłoszenie lokalizacji
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poniedziałek: 7–15
Wtorek: 7–17
Środa: 7–15
Czwartek: 7–15
Piątek: 7–14
Sobota: Zamknięty
Niedziela: Zamknięty
Wtorek: 7–17
Środa: 7–15
Czwartek: 7–15
Piątek: 7–14
Sobota: Zamknięty
Niedziela: Zamknięty
(Wersja oryginalna)
Indeed the building is pretty. But it was not built by the communists. So no cigar for anyone alive today. It is also true that the personnel are very nice people. That is however where the heartwarming story ends. At our Urzad Miejski the time had stood still for a good while. It seems that the bureaucratic processes and the associated multitude of office functions, stamps and forms have not undergone any efficiency reforms since WWII. Nowhere is there any sense or desire detectable, to streamline or modernize the systems in any way. And so, a massive tax revenue drain goes on, as battalions of people write or type into computers the same details over and over. The only innovation which caught my attention is a scheme for collecting payments for refuse collection. Instead of a timely bill through the letter box, residents get a purposely delayed 'reminder' letter through the post, which allows the council to slap on a late payment fee of 16zl. Everyone gets taken by surprise each time, and consents to paying the late payment fee, forgoing the fact that the 1st bill was never sent to anyone. And the council reaps a harvest of late payments across the board, which must amount to a sumptuous extra income. I wonder who had the penchant for extortion to come up with a neat little scheme like this.