Jinju City Council Completes Formation of 9th Term Second Half Leadership Structure

Park Jongkyu Elected as Sole Candidate for Assembly Steering Committee Chair
Choi Sinyong Elected as Ethics Special Committee Chair
Next Session to Review First Supplementary Budget Proposal

The Jinju City Council in Gyeongnam completed the formation of its 9th council's latter half during the 2nd plenary session of the 257th extraordinary meeting and standing committee meetings held on the 9th.

On this day, Park Jongkyu, who ran unopposed, was elected as the chair of the council operation committee with 13 votes in favor, 8 against, and 1 abstention. He will be responsible for overseeing the operation committee meetings and communication with the council secretariat for the next two years.

The 2nd plenary session of the 257th extraordinary meeting of Jinju City Council is in progress.

With this, all key positions for the latter half of the 9th Jinju City Council, including the chair, vice chair, and the four standing committee chairs, have been secured by the People Power Party.

On the same day, Choi Sinyong, who served as vice chair in the first half, was elected as the chair of the Special Ethics Committee by committee members. The Special Ethics Committee has been operating as a standing committee since 2022 due to the full revision of the Local Autonomy Act.

The latter half of the Jinju City Council will officially begin its activities with the 258th extraordinary meeting, scheduled to be held for 12 days from the 18th to the 29th of this month.

During this extraordinary meeting, the first supplementary budget bill for 2024 will be reviewed. Jinju City submitted the supplementary budget proposal on the 8th, totaling 2.0396 trillion KRW, an increase of 10.74% compared to the original budget for this year. The increased budget amounts to 197.8 billion KRW.

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