ɪt kˈeɪm ˌɪntʊ bˌiːɪŋ ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌvðə pˈoʊlɪʃ lˈoʊkəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmz pˈæst ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998.