Innovations of local authorities

Abstract

The paper analyzes the practice of local authorities in counteracting COVID-19 and in organizing the community space. The purpose of the article is to identify the practices of innovative development of individual territorial communities and local authorities from Poland and the United States in terms of a pandemic. The object of research is public administration and administration at the local and district levels of local self-government. The subject is theoretical and applied aspects of innovative activity of local authorities of territorial communities in terms of counteraction to COVID-19. The research methods include analytical, and descriptive methods of comparative analysis. The results of the research: reorganization of the territorial community space in post-flood conditions can be realized through functional reorganization of social infrastructure objects – libraries as communication hubs, reorganization of abandoned buildings (revitalization) for recreational needs in the format of anticafe, social cafe, etc. The analysis of foreign experience of management and administrative decisions of local authorities to combat the coronavirus pandemic in terms of supporting small and micro businesses has identified the following effects: benefits for the payment of one-time personal income tax; support for critical infrastructure enterprises; special financial incentives for enterprises: compensation of mandatory fees, fees for job creation, etc.; contact and network communications of local authorities with business; preferential discount programs for tenants; promotion of goods and services from local producers.