Jeong Muchang, Gwangju City Council Member, Elected as Chair of the Council Steering Committee for the Second Half Term

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] The Gwangju Metropolitan Council announced on the 15th that at the 4th plenary session of the 291st extraordinary meeting, Jeong Mu-chang, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea representing Wolgok 1·2, Unnam, Usan, and Sinheung-dong, was elected as the Chairperson of the Council Operations Committee.

Chairperson Jeong Mu-chang stated, "I feel a strong sense of responsibility in taking on this heavy duty, and I will do my best to promote harmony and communication among council members and support their passionate legislative activities." He added, "We will strongly respond together with the councils of all provinces and cities to ensure that the full revision of the Local Autonomy Act, submitted by the government to strengthen the authority and role of local councils, is definitely passed by the National Assembly within this year."

He continued, "To ensure that the diverse opinions of citizens are reflected in legislative and policy activities, we will conduct public opinion surveys and expand the scope of council members' research activities by supporting policy development funds to revitalize research groups."

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