Preparation of 22 Local Autonomy Act-Related Ordinances Ahead of January Implementation Next Year

Review of 4th Supplementary Budget Proposal with 11.3 Billion KRW Increase

Muan County Council opened the 276th extraordinary session on the 14th and began its final legislative activities of the year with a seven-day schedule until the 20th. ⓒ Asia Economy

[Muan＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] The Jeonnam Muan County Council (Chairman Kim Dae-hyun) announced on the 14th that it opened the 276th extraordinary session and began the last legislative activities of the year with a seven-day schedule until the 20th.

During this extraordinary session, county administration questions that were not completed due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19 during the 275th regular session will be conducted. A total of 37 agenda items, including the 4th supplementary budget for 2021 and the "Muan-gun Rural High School Student Commuting Support Ordinance," along with 36 other ordinances and regulations, will be reviewed.

On the day, the county council held the 1st plenary session, resolved matters such as the determination of the session period and the formation of the Budget and Accounts Special Committee (Chairman: Councilor Lee Jung-woon), and then listened to the proposal explanation for the 4th supplementary budget.

In the afternoon, Councilors Kim Kyung-hyun and Lee Jung-woon raised county administration questions, heard the executive branch's measures on current issues such as "Traffic congestion solutions for major entrances and exits in Namak and Oryong districts" and "Livestock epidemic prevention measures," and concluded the first day of the session.

Meanwhile, with the full revision of the Local Autonomy Act taking effect on January 13 next year, the county council plans to revise various regulations necessary to expand resident participation and ensure the independence of personnel authority of the Muan County Council during this session.

Accordingly, 22 related autonomous legal amendments, including the "Muan-gun Residents' Ordinance Proposal Ordinance" and the "Partial Amendment Ordinance on the Establishment of the Muan County Council Secretariat and Staff Quota," will be reviewed by the standing committee and processed at the plenary session scheduled for the 20th.

The main schedule of this extraordinary session includes county administration questions over two days on the 14th and 15th, standing committee activities on the 16th for ordinance review, and on the 17th, the Budget and Accounts Special Committee will hold a comprehensive review of the 4th supplementary budget. On the last day of the session, the 20th, the 3rd plenary session will be held to make final decisions on the agenda items reviewed by the standing committee and the Budget and Accounts Special Committee, concluding the extraordinary session.

Chairman Kim Dae-hyun, in his opening remarks, said, "We are facing a harsh year-end due to the spread of COVID-19 and the outbreak of avian influenza," and urged, "Let us wisely overcome this crisis through the united efforts of all members of the local community."

Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwan-joo ohj1358@asiae.co.kr

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