 Białystok , like other major cities in Poland , is a city county ( Polish : Miasto na <unk> <unk> ) . The Legislative power in the city is vested in the unicameral Białystok City Council ( Polish : Rada <unk> ) , which has 28 members . Council members are elected directly every four years , one of whom is the mayor , or President of Białystok ( Polish : <unk> ) . Like most legislative bodies , the City Council divides itself into committees which have the oversight of various functions of the city government . Bills passed by a simple majority are sent to the mayor , who may sign them into law . If the mayor vetoes a bill , the Council has 30 days to override the veto by a two @-@ thirds majority vote . The current President of Białystok , elected for his first term in 2006 , is Tadeusz <unk> won the elections as the Civic Platform 's candidate , however , he has no official connection with the party . In the first round of the elections he received 49 % of the votes ( 42 @,@ 889 votes altogether ) . In the later runoff he defeated his rival candidate Marek Kozlowski from Law and Justice ( Polish : Prawo i <unk> ) , receiving 67 % of the votes cast ( 53 @,@ 018 votes ) . 
