7th Yeosu City Council First Half, 101 Ordinance Proposals... Three Times the 6th Council Level

224 Days of Session Management, 92 Ten-Minute Speeches, 22 Proposals and Resolutions
Significant Increase in Legislative Indicators Compared to the First Half of the 6th Term, Outstanding Research Activities

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] The 7th Yeosu City Council has been actively engaged in legislative activities, proposing 101 ordinances during the first two years, which is three times the number proposed in the first two years of the 6th council.

According to Yeosu City Council (Chairman Jeon Chang-gon), the 7th council operated a total of 17 sessions over 224 days from July 2018 to June this year, during which it proposed 101 ordinances.

Compared to the first two years of the 6th council, the number of sessions increased by 2 sessions and 44 days, and the number of proposed ordinances increased by 67.

There were also 92 instances of 10-minute free speeches, an increase of 50 from 42 in the 6th council, and 22 proposals and resolutions, up by 13 from 9 in the 6th council. However, due to shortened sessions in the first half of this year caused by COVID-19, the number of administrative inquiries decreased by 9 compared to the 6th council, totaling 58.

The council handled a total of 445 agenda items, with ordinances being the most numerous at 193, followed by 12 proposals, 22 resolutions, 52 consents, 8 approvals, 8 budgets, 3 settlements, 6 rules, 31 shared property management plans, 11 opinions, and 99 other agenda items.

Based on these legislative achievements, the council analyzed that the members were also actively engaged in research activities. In fact, during the first half of the 7th council, various research activities such as chairman meetings, full member briefings, debates, and research group activities were conducted.

Chairman meetings and full member briefings, where major policy progress reports were received from the city government and opinions shared, were held 19 times in total, and debates, seminars, and briefings were held 26 times.

Member research groups also conducted 50 sessions including expert invitation briefings and benchmarking. These research groups, autonomously formed by members since 2018, selected topics such as rural complex convergence, sustainable growth, traditional food, local relics, barrier-free city, marine tourism, slow food, local history and culture, and island resources for study.

The 7th council also gained attention by forming and operating special committees to respond to various issues.

The Special Committee on the Actual Condition of Yeosu Industrial Complex, formed in October 2018 to respond to accidents occurring in the Yeosu Industrial Complex, was active until January this year, and the Special Committee on the Actual Condition of Ungcheon Residential Development Project was active from December 2018 to May this year.

The Special Committee for the Enactment of a Special Act on the Truth Investigation and Honor Restoration of Victims of the Yeosu-Suncheon 10·19 Incident was formed in October 2018 and is scheduled to operate until October next year.

Yeosu City Council was also popular as a "local autonomy education venue." Over the first two years, 408 people from 25 institutions including local councils from other regions visited the council, and especially last year, 160 elementary, middle, and high school students visited to directly experience and study the role of local councils.

In addition, during the first half of the 7th council, Yeosu City Council received a total of 47 petitions, forwarded them to the relevant departments, and notified the petitioners of the results, taking the lead in resolving residents' complaints.

During the 2018 administrative audit, 112 cases were identified, and during last year's audit, 116 cases were identified, contributing to institutional improvements.

Jeon Chang-gon, Chairman of Yeosu City Council, stated, "The first half of the 7th Yeosu City Council has actively carried out legislative activities for citizen happiness more diligently than any previous council," and evaluated, "These achievements are the result of members performing their duties sincerely without losing their initial resolve."

He added, "In the second half, we will do our best to become a 'council that empowers citizens' and an 'open council that communicates with citizens.'"

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