Geochang County Council Opens the 258th Extraordinary Session

Handling of Military Administration Questions and the 3rd Supplementary Budget Proposal

The 258th Geochang County Council Extraordinary Session Photo by Geochang County Council

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Geochang County Council in Gyeongnam opened the 258th extraordinary session for a period of 9 days from the 2nd to the 10th.

This extraordinary session will handle a total of 33 budget proposals, ordinances, and general agendas, including the 3rd supplementary budget for 2021 and 2 ordinances proposed by council members, and will conduct county administration questions over two days.

On the 3rd, the standing committee will conduct a preliminary review of the 3rd supplementary budget for 2021 and the 2021 fund operation plan amendment, and on the 6th, the Budget and Accounts Special Committee and the plenary session will review and process the supplementary budget proposal. This schedule is to urgently provide the ‘COVID-19 Coexistence National Support Fund’ before Chuseok.

On the 7th, ordinances and general agendas will be reviewed by each standing committee, and on the 8th and 9th, county administration questions will be held over two days. On the 10th, ordinances and general agendas will be processed, concluding the 9-day schedule.

Following the opening ceremony on this day, the 1st plenary session featured 5-minute free speeches by council members Shin Jaehwa and Kwon Sunmo.

In the first 5-minute free speech, Council Member Shin Jaehwa presented a vision for balanced development of the 12 towns and townships under the theme ‘Find the Future Growth Engine of Geochang County,’ urging the establishment of a strategy focused on public astronomy and nature learning experiences around the summit area of Gamaksan Mountain, and advocated for the integration of diverse local content and stories.

Next, Council Member Kwon Sunmo spoke on the theme ‘Urging Improvement of Welfare Efficiency through Issuance of Integrated Welfare Cards for All Residents,’ arguing to reduce the manufacturing costs of one-time plastic cards and paper currency used in various subsidy projects, improve the efficiency of repetitive administrative tasks by using integrated welfare cards, and simultaneously utilize them for statistical data collection.

Chairman Kim Jongdu stated, “I ask fellow council members to thoroughly review the proposals, boldly point out problems through county administration questions, and generously praise what is well done,” and expressed his intention that “the county administration questions will help resolve residents’ concerns about current issues.”

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