Gwangju City Council Prepares Response Measures Following De Facto Level 3 Administrative Order

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] The Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Chairman Kim Yong-jip) has prepared a response plan at the council level regarding the "administrative order equivalent to social distancing level 3 in practice," which was enforced from the 27th.

According to the Gwangju Metropolitan Council on the 28th, if social distancing is actually raised to level 3, the 292nd extraordinary session plenary meeting scheduled for the 2nd of next month will be postponed.

The council is currently reviewing measures for non-face-to-face council meetings.

However, in order to conduct the council plenary and standing committee meetings online, it is necessary to amend related regulations such as the "Gwangju Metropolitan Council Meeting Rules." Therefore, they plan to closely analyze cases in the National Assembly where amendments to the National Assembly Act are being discussed to establish relevant legal grounds.

They plan to strengthen non-face-to-face campaign activities to encourage citizens to comply with quarantine rules.

All 23 council members will conduct a "one-person picket campaign" in their respective constituencies, and will carry out "untact promotional activities" appealing to residents to comply with quarantine rules in cooperation with resident autonomy committees, neighborhood leaders, and apartment management offices.

Additionally, to minimize unnecessary contact, council members and all staff of the council secretariat will participate in staggered lunch breaks and boxed meals, and will carry out practical COVID-19 response activities such as postponing policy forums and minimizing meetings.

Chairman Kim Yong-jip said, "The only solution to overcome the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis is for all citizens to become quarantine agents and strictly follow the quarantine rules," adding, "As faithful representatives of the citizens, the Gwangju Metropolitan Council will also carry out legislative activities with a sense of urgent crisis to protect the lives of citizens from COVID-19."

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