Gwangju Metropolitan Council Concludes This Year's Legislative Schedule

The 294th 2nd Regular Session Closed... Conducted Administrative Audit and Processed 69 General Agendas

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] The Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Chairman Kim Yong-jip) has concluded the last session of this year, which lasted 40 days.

The Gwangju Metropolitan Council announced on the 11th that it held the 4th plenary session of the 2nd regular meeting of the 294th session.

During this session, administrative audits for 2020 were conducted on Gwangju City, the Office of Education, and affiliated organizations. A total of 69 agenda items were processed, including ▲8 budget bills such as the 2021 general and special account budgets and the 3rd supplementary budget for 2020 ▲42 ordinances ▲1 regulation ▲6 consents ▲2 proposals ▲1 opinion hearing ▲9 reports.

The Council Steering Committee reviewed and resolved two bills: the "Partial Amendment Ordinance on Payment of Council Members' Legislative Activity Expenses of Gwangju Metropolitan Council" and the "Partial Amendment of the Basic Ordinance of Gwangju Metropolitan Council."

The Administrative and Autonomy Committee reviewed and resolved 12 bills, including the "Gwangju Metropolitan City Proposal Cost Estimation Ordinance," "Gwangju Metropolitan City Public Employee Recruitment and Service Operation Ordinance," "Batch Amendment Ordinance for Gwangju Metropolitan City Proposal System Operation for the Maintenance of Higher Laws Citation," "Partial Amendment Ordinance on Payment of Allowances for Local Public Officials of Gwangju Metropolitan City," "Partial Amendment Ordinance on Management of Guarantee Debt of Gwangju Metropolitan City," "Partial Amendment Ordinance on the Formation and Operation of the Safety Management Advisory Group of Gwangju Metropolitan City," "Abolition Ordinance of the Gwangju Metropolitan City Avoidance of Gap-Eul Nomenclature," "Ordinance on the Formation and Operation of the Safety Inspection Dedicated Organization Council of Gwangju Metropolitan City," and "Ordinance on the Installation and Operation of Bitgoeul National Safety Experience Center."

The Environment and Welfare Committee reviewed and resolved five bills, including the "Complete Amendment Ordinance on the Installation of the Gwangju Metropolitan City Veterans Hall," "Partial Amendment Ordinance on Support for Single-Parent Families of Gwangju Metropolitan City," "Partial Amendment Ordinance on the Installation and Operation of the Gwangju Metropolitan City Senior Citizens' Hall," and "Partial Amendment Ordinance on the Operation of the Gwangju Metropolitan City Tap Water Evaluation Committee."

The Industry and Construction Committee reviewed and resolved 15 bills, including the "Gwangju Metropolitan City Building Service Industry Promotion Ordinance," "Gwangju Metropolitan City Building Management Ordinance," "Gwangju Metropolitan City Courier Worker Support Ordinance," "Partial Amendment Ordinance on Basic Housing of Gwangju Metropolitan City," "Partial Amendment Ordinance on Supporting the Quality of Life of Residents in Long-term Public Rental Housing of Gwangju Metropolitan City," "Partial Amendment Ordinance on Promoting the Gwangju-type Job of Gwangju Metropolitan City," "Partial Amendment Ordinance on the Management of Outdoor Advertisements and Promotion of the Outdoor Advertising Industry of Gwangju Metropolitan City," "Partial Amendment Ordinance on Toll Collection and Operation of Paid Roads of Gwangju Metropolitan City," and "Gwangju Metropolitan City Ordinance on Win-Win Development of Local Commercial Districts."

The Education and Culture Committee reviewed and resolved eight bills, including the "Gwangju Metropolitan City Local Cultural Center Establishment and Operation Ordinance," "Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education Diabetes Student Support Ordinance," "Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education Hanbok School Uniform Promotion Support Ordinance," "Partial Amendment Ordinance on the Establishment of Gwangju Metropolitan City Public Schools," "Partial Amendment Ordinance on the Staffing of Local Public Officials under the Superintendent of Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education," "Gwangju Metropolitan City Smart Tourism Promotion Ordinance," "Gwangju Metropolitan City Sports Human Rights Protection and Promotion Ordinance," and "Partial Amendment Ordinance on the Service of Local Public Officials under the Superintendent of Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education."

Additionally, the council approved the "Partial Amendment Rules of the Gwangju Metropolitan Council Meeting Rules," eight budget bills including the "3rd Supplementary Budget for 2020 for General and Other Special Accounts of Gwangju Metropolitan City," six consents including the "(Foundation) Bitgoeul Scholarship Foundation Contribution Consent," two proposals including the "Proposal to Urge the Enactment of a Special Act on the Restoration of Status for Dismissed and Excluded Teachers," and resolved the "Opinion Hearing on the Urban Management Plan (Use District) Decision (Change) (Draft) due to the Expiration of Long-term Unexecuted Urban Planning Facilities." Nine reports, including the "Medium-term Basic Personnel Operation Plan (2021-2025)," were also processed.

This year's administrative audit was conducted from the 3rd to the 16th of last month, targeting 91 institutions including Gwangju City, the Office of Education, and affiliated organizations, resulting in 293 administrative correction requests and 362 proposals.

The total scale of the 2021 Gwangju City main budget approved at this 2nd regular meeting is 6.2831 trillion KRW, an increase of 570.8 billion KRW compared to the previous year, while the Office of Education's budget is 2.2341 trillion KRW, a decrease of 3.1 billion KRW from the previous year.

The 3rd supplementary budget for 2020 for Gwangju City increased by 194.4 billion KRW to 6.9512 trillion KRW, and the Office of Education's 3rd supplementary budget increased by 26.4 billion KRW to 2.3107 trillion KRW.

Chairman Kim Yong-jip said, "I deeply appreciate the dedication and hard work of fellow council members and public officials of the executive branch who did their best for the safety of citizens and the development of Gwangju during this unusually difficult COVID-19 crisis this year," and added, "In the new year of 2021, the Year of the Ox, I hope the council and the executive branch will continue to focus on their original roles while communicating and cooperating more closely."

Meanwhile, during the 4th plenary session, a personnel hearing progress report on the candidate for CEO of the Gwangju Cultural Foundation was conducted.

The 8th Gwangju Metropolitan Council held a total of 10 meetings over 124 days in 2020, processing a total of 432 agenda items including 263 ordinances, 78 consents and approvals, and 21 budget and settlement bills.

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