Summary of the First Half Legislative Activities of the 8th Iksan City Council with Citizens

Outstanding Achievements in Legislative Activities Including COVID-19 Response

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jae-hee] The Iksan City Council in Jeonbuk announced that it has devoted itself to establishing a council trusted and loved by the public through policy and livelihood-oriented legislative activities during the first half of the 8th term.

On the 24th, the city council stated, "Over the past two years, we have sought regional development through cooperation with the executive branch," adding, "We will continue to carry out field-centered legislative activities and do our best to be a diligent Iksan City Council."

The city council operated sessions a total of 18 times, including 5 regular sessions and 13 extraordinary sessions, from the 209th extraordinary session to the 226th 1st regular session, taking the lead in jointly addressing and solving various municipal issues through cooperation with the executive branch.

During the 8th city council term, a total of 416 legislative agendas, including 263 ordinances, were processed. The council also took the lead in improving citizens' quality of life, welfare enhancement, and resolving livelihood issues by proposing 73 ordinances, such as the "Iksan City Fine Dust Prevention and Reduction Support Ordinance."

Additionally, each standing committee frequently visited 68 major project sites to reflect diverse field opinions in legislative activities and made efforts to communicate with citizens from all walks of life through forums and meetings.

Furthermore, through administrative audits, the council pointed out problems in major policies and issues and suggested alternatives to guide the direction of municipal development.

The city council also adopted nine proposals and resolutions, including the "Proposal to Attract the National Infectious Disease Research Institute to Iksan City" and the "Proposal for Universal Emergency Disaster Relief Payments to All Citizens," actively urging the central government and related agencies to devise measures to resolve regional issues.

Prioritizing communication with citizens, the council made legislative activities transparent to the public through various methods such as producing legislative activity videos and newsletters, allowing citizens to check legislative activities at any time.

Amid the COVID-19 crisis and hardships, the city council is creating hope together with citizens. To this end, it held emergency extraordinary sessions to process supplementary budgets containing emergency support projects and discussed multifaceted support measures to revive the stagnant local economy. It also returned the budget for overseas official trips to share the pain with citizens.

Chairman Jo Gyu-dae said, "I sincerely thank the citizens who have given generous support and encouragement over the past two years," adding, "We will continue to carry out field-centered legislative activities by the citizens' side and do our best to be a more diligent Iksan City Council."

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