Suncheon City Council, 245th Extraordinary Session Opens

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] The Suncheon City Council (Chairman Heo Yu-in) opened the 245th extraordinary session on the 11th and began seven days of legislative activities until the 17th.

Last month, the Suncheon City Council postponed the scheduled extraordinary session once due to the spread of COVID-19 in the local community, but decided to open the session as they judged that it could no longer be delayed for the citizens suffering economic difficulties due to COVID-19.

In this extraordinary session, a total of 29 agenda items, including 11 member-initiated proposals, ordinances, and general agenda items, will be reviewed and resolved.

Chairman Heo Yu-in stated in his opening remarks, “Since the spread of COVID-19 from the 19th of last month, the local economy has been shrinking and citizens’ lives have become difficult,” and added, “The Suncheon City Council will proactively respond to the post-COVID-19 era by forming the ‘Special Committee for Livelihood Stability Support’ and the ‘Post-COVID-19 Suncheon City Preemptive Response Strategy Research Group’ in this extraordinary session.”

He also urged, “Due to the need for many financial resources caused by the COVID-19 situation, restructuring of expenditure is inevitable,” and requested, “The executive branch should make efforts to ensure smooth financial management in the second half of the year through painful restructuring, excluding only projects essential to the citizens.”

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