The 202nd Yangsan City Council 2nd Regular Session 2nd Plenary Meeting Held

The Yangsan City Council of Gyeongnam (Chairman Gwak Jong-po) held the 2nd plenary session of the 2nd regular meeting of the 202nd Yangsan City Council at 2 p.m. on December 2.

A total of 107 agenda items were submitted and resolved, including 68 ordinances and regulations such as the ‘2024 Extraordinary Shared Property Management Plan,’ ‘2025 Regular Shared Property Management Plan,’ ‘2024 2nd Supplementary Budget Plan,’ ‘2024 Fund Operation Plan Amendment,’ and the ‘Yangsan City Council Integrity Improvement Support Ordinance,’ as well as 28 consent items including the ‘2025 Yangsan Cultural Foundation Contribution Consent.’

The 202nd Yangsan City Council 2nd Regular Session 2nd Plenary Meeting. Provided by Yangsan City

Reviewing the results of the main agenda items examined by each committee, the Special Committee on Budget Settlement and Work Report (Chairman Seong Yong-geun) approved two items including the expansion of the Ulsang Health Center in the ‘2024 Extraordinary Shared Property Management Plan’ and eight items including the creation of the Yangsan Arboretum in the ‘2025 Regular Shared Property Management Plan,’ recognizing the validity of the proposal reasons. The ‘2024 2nd Supplementary Budget Plan’ amounting to a total of 1,745,094,790,000 KRW was approved as originally proposed, acknowledging the necessity of the projects and the appropriateness of their timing.

The Council Operation Committee (Chairman Kim Seok-gyu) reviewed 12 member-initiated ordinances and 2 regulations. The ‘Yangsan City Council Integrity Improvement Support Ordinance,’ enacted to stipulate necessary matters to prevent corruption among public officials within the council and to spread a culture of integrity, was approved as originally proposed due to its valid content and purpose. One ordinance was approved with amendments, and 13 were approved as originally proposed.

The Planning and Administration Committee (Chairman Choi Bok-chun) examined 61 agenda items including 39 ordinances, 18 consent items, and 4 reports. Two items, the ‘Partial Amendment Ordinance on the Creation of a Smoke-Free Environment and Prevention of Secondhand Smoke Damage in Yangsan City,’ were approved as a committee alternative that integrated and supplemented the proposals. The ‘Partial Amendment Ordinance on the Collection and Operation of Hometown Love Donations in Yangsan City’ was approved with amendments to specify the broad provisions regarding donor treatment. Seven items were approved with amendments, and 48 items including the ‘Complete Amendment Ordinance on the Establishment of Administrative Organizations in Yangsan City’ were approved as originally proposed.

The Urban Construction Committee (Chairman Kim Pan-jo) reviewed a total of 29 agenda items including 15 ordinances and 10 consent items. The ‘Partial Amendment Ordinance on the Use and Safety Enhancement of Personal Mobility Devices in Yangsan City’ was approved as originally proposed, agreeing with the intent to minimize citizen inconvenience caused by unauthorized abandonment of personal mobility devices. Two merged ‘Partial Amendment Ordinances on Support for Apartment Complex Management in Yangsan City’ were approved as a committee alternative, recognizing the validity of both amendments.

Additionally, following the announcement by Ulsan City to change bus route No. 1137 to bypass the downtown area of Ulsang and instead pass through the outer 7th national highway bypass, the ‘Resolution to Withdraw the Announcement of the Route Change of Ulsan City Bus No. 1137’ proposed by Councilor Kim Pan-jo was approved as originally proposed.

Before the full agenda processing, Councilor Choi Soon-hee delivered a 5-minute free speech, proposing measures to sustain the village education community project following the recent decision by the Gyeongnam Provincial Council to abolish the ordinance supporting the activation of village education communities, and requested active response at the city level.

After the 2nd plenary session, the committees will conduct field activities on December 3 and 4 to review remaining agenda items, receive the ‘2025 Work Report’ from the executive branch on December 5 and 6, and conduct preliminary reviews of the pending ‘2025 Budget Plan’ and ‘2025 Fund Operation Plan’ from December 9 to 17. These will undergo comprehensive review by the Special Committee on Budget Settlement and Work Report, and be finally approved at the 3rd plenary session on December 18 at 2 p.m.

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