First Appointments After Personnel Authority Independence... Gyeongnam Provincial Council Holds Appointment Ceremony for 11 Including Policy Support Officers

Chairman Kim Ha-yong (6th from the left) and newly hired fixed-term public officials are holding their appointment certificates and shouting "Fighting."

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Council conducted its first occasional personnel appointment this year, the inaugural year of independent personnel authority for local councils, on the 8th, and held an appointment ceremony for 11 fixed-term public officials.

The council announced that it newly hired fixed-term public officials at the grade 5 administrative officer level for the previously vacant research and policy positions.

With the enforcement of the Local Autonomy Act amendment, policy support officers can be appointed up to half of the total number of local council members. This year, 9 personnel needed for reinforcement were newly hired as grade 6 fixed-term public officials and appointed as policy support officers within the Legislative Affairs Office.

Policy support officers collect, investigate, and analyze materials necessary for legislative activities, support administrative and audit investigations, and perform various support tasks related to the review and resolution of ordinances and budget proposals.

A council official stated, “Policy support officers are the core of the most prominent organizational change following the independence of personnel authority in local councils,” adding, “They will greatly contribute to enhancing the autonomy and expertise of local councils in line with the strengthening of local autonomy.”

Chairman Kim Hayong said, “The greatest role of local councils is to reflect the opinions of residents through checks and supervision of the executive branch, actively inducing changes in their lives,” and added, “As opportunities for talented individuals to participate in legislative activities have expanded, we expect significant improvements in the efficiency of legislative activities and policy diversity.”

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