Muan County Council Opens the 268th Regular Session

Next Year's Budget Proposal of 529.1 Billion Won, Review of 37 Agenda Items Including Ordinance Bills

Among 22 Ordinance Bills Reviewed, 10 Initiated by Assembly Members, the Highest Number in a Single Session Ever

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] The Muan County Council (Chairman Kim Dae-hyun) announced on the 10th that it has opened the 268th 2nd regular session and entered a 24-day session schedule until the 3rd of next month.

During this regular session, the council plans to listen to the 2021 county administration report, conduct questions on county administration, and deliberate on a total of 37 agenda items including the 2021 budget proposal and submitted ordinances.

At the 1st plenary session on the day, agenda items such as the decision on the regular session period and the request for attendance of related officials including the county governor were approved, and the council listened to the administrative speech by Kim San, the governor of Muan County, following the submission of the 2021 budget proposal.

Subsequently, after adopting the “Resolution to Urge the Establishment of High Schools in Namak and Oryong Districts” proposed by Representative Lee Jung-woon, the council recessed to review agenda items by standing committees including ordinances.

The main schedule of this regular session includes standing committee activities on the 11th and 12th to review ordinances and other agenda items, and a 7-day county administration report scheduled from the 13th to the 19th for 2021.

Following that, from the 20th to the 26th, standing committee activities will be conducted for the preliminary review of the 2021 budget proposal, and from the 27th for 4 days, a special budget and settlement committee will be held to conduct the main review and comprehensive numerical adjustments on the budget proposals preliminarily reviewed by each standing committee.

Additionally, questions on major county administration policies and current issues, which review and propose new alternatives, will be held on the 1st and 2nd of next month.

On the last day of the session, the 3rd of next month, the 9th plenary session will be held to make the final decisions on agenda items reviewed and reported by the standing committees and the special budget and settlement committee, concluding this regular session.

Chairman Kim Dae-hyun said in his opening remarks, “I thank all the residents who are doing their best in their respective positions despite various difficulties such as the economic downturn caused by COVID-19 and typhoons throughout this year,” and added, “We will continue to join forces with the executive branch to overcome COVID-19 and restore the local economy, ensuring the stability of people’s livelihoods.”

Meanwhile, this regular session plans to process a total of 10 ordinances proposed by council members, the highest number for a single session since the opening of the Muan County Council.

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