Sejong City: "We Will Seek Supreme Court Ruling on the Effectiveness of Investment and Contribution Institution Ordinances"

Sejong City has decided to seek a ruling from the Supreme Court on the validity of the amendment to the "Ordinance on the Operation of Investment and Contribution Institutions of Sejong City."

On the 3rd, the city announced that it had filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court to confirm the invalidity of the reapproval of the amendment.

The amendment, which mainly introduces provisions regarding the appointment and dismissal of executives of investment and contribution institutions, the Executive Recommendation Committee, and the recommendation of executive candidates, was reapproved by the Sejong City Council on the 13th of last month.

Previously, the amendment was passed at the "80th Sejong City Council Extraordinary Session" held on February 10. However, the city requested the council to reconsider the ordinance, citing concerns that the ordinance might violate the higher-level law, the "Act on the Operation of Investment and Contribution Institutions of Local Governments."

The city's additional explanation was that the ordinance could undermine the autonomy and independence of investment and contribution institutions guaranteed by the higher law.

However, at the subsequent "81st City Council Extraordinary Session," the city council approved the amendment as originally proposed. The problem was that the amendment was passed based on mistakes made by city council members and council office staff during the voting process.

In this regard, Mayor Choi Min-ho of Sejong City maintained the position that the ordinance could not be promulgated due to significant procedural defects during the reapproval process.

He also proposed an alternative plan in which the mayor, city council, and institution's board each equally recommend three members to the Executive Recommendation Committee, suggesting that the recommendation ratio be included in the articles of association rather than the ordinance. He delivered this proposal in writing to the city council chairman.

However, on the 3rd, the city council promulgated the amendment, making it effective, and the city intends to have the Supreme Court determine its validity. This day is the last possible day to file a lawsuit to confirm the invalidity of the amendment.

Mayor Choi said, "I believe that through the invalidity confirmation lawsuit, the content of the amendment and the substantial defects in the reapproval process can be revealed," adding, "Apart from the lawsuit, the city will continue efforts to cooperate with the city council."

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