Namyangju City Council Holds Current Issues Report Meeting and Full Council Members' Discussion

by Lee jonggu

Published 23 Jan.2025 15:41(KST)

Updated 23 Jan.2025 16:08(KST)

The Namyangju City Council in Gyeonggi Province (Chairman Jo Seong-dae) held a briefing session on current issues and a general meeting with all council members on the 23rd in the Namyangju City Council small conference room to discuss major city administration issues and council operations.

Namyangju City Council held a briefing session on current issues and a meeting with all council members on the 23rd in the Namyangju City Council small conference room to discuss major city administration issues and council operations. Photo by Namyangju City Council

At the briefing session on current issues, Chairman Jo Seong-dae and the city council members received sequential reports from senior officials such as department heads on the major current issues and ordinance amendments currently being pursued by the executive branch.

The major current issues included 23 items reported, such as those under the Planning and Finance Office △2024 deemed budget compilation report, under the Finance and Economy Bureau △partial amendment ordinance of the Namyangju City Local Government Officials Travel Expenses Ordinance, under the Welfare Bureau △consent proposal for private consignment of the women's startup platform 'Kkummaru' and three other items, under the Culture and Education Bureau △ordinance to enhance the brand value of Dasan Jeong Yak-yong and two other items, as well as the pre-budget compilation of the special adjustment grants from Gyeonggi Province distributed last year.

In particular, the council members urged the executive branch to thoroughly verify the pros and cons of direct operation versus private operation and the effectiveness of operation regarding the four private consignment consent proposals reported that day, and to comply with the council consultation procedures.

Following the briefing on current issues, the general meeting with all council members exchanged various opinions on the legislative direction for the second half of the 9th Namyangju City Council, the 2025 Namyangju City Council session operation plan, and the operation plans for each committee. The meeting concluded with a report on the main work plans of the council secretariat by the operations specialist.

Meanwhile, the Namyangju City Council plans to hold the 309th extraordinary session for eight days starting February 4 as the first session schedule of this year to receive a report on the city administration work plan from the executive branch.