Gwangyang City Council Opens the 292nd Extraordinary Session

Processing 14 Ordinances and General Proposals Over 3 Days Starting from the 14th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] The Gwangyang City Council (Chairman Jin Su-hwa) opened the 292nd extraordinary session for a three-day schedule starting from the 14th.

This extraordinary session began with the 1st plenary session on the 14th, followed by deliberations on ordinances and consent bills in each standing committee, and will conclude with the 2nd plenary session on the 16th.

The city council plans to handle a total of 14 items during this session, including 10 ordinances?8 of which were proposed by council members?and 4 ordinances and general consent bills submitted by the mayor.

Among the ordinances proposed by council members are: Councilor Kim Seong-hee’s "Partial Amendment to the Gwangyang City Goods Management Ordinance," Councilor Moon Yang-o’s "Gwangyang City Consumer Protection Ordinance," Councilor Park Mal-rae’s "Ordinance on Improving Treatment and Status of Long-term Care Workers in Gwangyang City" and "Partial Amendment to the Gwangyang City Ordinance on Creating a Smoke-free Environment and Preventing Secondhand Smoke Damage," Councilor Choi Dae-won’s "Gwangyang City Ordinance on Support for Health and Hygiene Products for Female Adolescents," Councilor Seo Young-bae’s "Gwangyang City Ordinance on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights of Security Guards in Apartment Complexes," and Councilor Lee Hyung-seon’s "Partial Amendment to the Gwangyang City Ordinance on Improving Residential Environment in Apartment Complexes."

The city council is particularly participating actively in social distancing by checking attendees’ temperatures, enforcing mask-wearing and hygiene rules, limiting the number of spectators, and shortening the originally planned five-day schedule to three days to prevent the recent resurgence of COVID-19 infections.

Chairman Jin Su-hwa expressed gratitude, saying, “I thank Mayor Jeong Hyun-bok and related officials for their hard work in preventing the spread of COVID-19 and dealing with the typhoon,” and urged citizens to participate by stating, “The best vaccine is for all citizens to practice personal hygiene and quarantine rules.”

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