Geochang County Council Holds First Temporary Session of the New Year... Handles Ordinance Proposals and More

Geochang County Council Extraordinary Session.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Geochang County Council in Gyeongnam held the 261st extraordinary session on the 18th, marking the first session of 2022.

This extraordinary session is scheduled to hear reports on the main administrative work plans for 2022 and handle five ordinance proposals and general agenda items.

The session began on the 18th, with reports on the main administrative work plans for 2022 scheduled to be heard over three days starting from the 19th. On the 24th, the standing committees will process ordinance proposals and general agenda items, followed by approval at the 2nd plenary session on the 25th, concluding the eight-day schedule.

Following the opening ceremony on the day, during the 1st plenary session, council members Pyo Ju-suk and Kwon Jae-kyung delivered five-minute free speeches.

The first speaker, Council Member Pyo Ju-suk, addressed the topic "Local Governments Must Take the Lead in Resolving Overcrowding in Elementary School Districts," pointing out the phenomenon of student concentration in certain elementary schools in Geochang-eup, which has caused under-enrollment and overcrowding in specific schools. She urged Geochang County to take a leading role in fundamentally resolving the long-standing school concentration issue.

Following her, Council Member Kwon Jae-kyung spoke on the topic "Urging Active Measures to Resolve Parking Difficulties at the County Office Parking Lot," highlighting the severe parking shortage at the current county office. He called for fundamental solutions rather than temporary measures, such as actively purchasing residential areas behind the county office.

Chairman Kim Jong-du of the County Council stated, "I ask the council members to thoroughly review whether measures to support vulnerable groups and small business owners, who are struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, are well prepared, and to actively propose alternatives." He added, "I request the executive branch to cooperate with sincere responses so that the extraordinary session can be smoothly conducted."

He continued, "With the enforcement of the revised Local Autonomy Act on the 13th, we have taken a historic first step toward realizing true parliamentary democracy that properly reflects public opinion." He said, "Based on the conditions established this time, we will listen carefully to the voices of the county residents and strive to ensure that their voices are well reflected in the county’s policy decision-making process, so that the council can be reborn as a true hall of public opinion."

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