Hapcheon County Council Opens 2021 2nd Regular Session

31 Items Including 2021 Administrative Affairs Audit and 2022 Initial Budget Plan Scheduled for Review
Participation in the 'Campaign Challenge for Creating a Happy Hapcheon with Respect and Consideration'

The 259th Regular Session, 1st Plenary Meeting,

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Hapcheon County Council in Gyeongnam opened the 259th 2nd regular session on the 15th and began a 36-day session.

During this 2nd regular session, the 2021 administrative audit scheduled to be conducted at the end of the year, the review of the 2021 3rd supplementary budget and the 2022 initial budget, as well as 31 ordinances and various proposals submitted by the county governor, are expected to be deliberated.

On this day, Assemblyman Jang Jin-young, who applied for a 5-minute free speech, advocated for a "request for a survey on environmental changes related to Hapcheon Dam."

Assemblyman Jang said, "Although 31 years have passed since the completion of Hapcheon Dam, there is no systematic and comprehensive basic data on changes in the natural ecosystem caused by the dam construction, damage to the health of Hapcheon residents and crops due to fog, etc.," adding, "Even now, a detailed and extensive survey is needed to analyze environmental changes caused by the dam construction and to prepare countermeasures accordingly."

Chairman Bae Mong-hee said in the opening remarks, "The regular session will handle various agendas including the administrative audit of the county administration throughout this year and the review of the 2022 revenue and expenditure budget, which is the basic framework of next year's county finances," and added, "I hope the executive branch will focus its administrative power on livestock epidemic prevention, winter disaster preparedness, and doing its best to protect residents' health and revitalize the local economy even amid the COVID-19 situation."

Meanwhile, after the plenary session on the same day, the County Council participated in Hapcheon County's "Campaign Challenge for Creating a Happy Hapcheon with Respect and Consideration."

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