Gumi City Council Opens 295th Special Session

The Gumi City Council in North Gyeongsang Province will hold its 295th special session for seven days from April 5 to April 21.

During the five-minute free speech session held prior to the main meeting, Assemblyman Kim Geunhan highlighted the importance of Gumi as a city in the defense industry supply chain, emphasizing that Gumi should be developed not just as a defense industry city but as a “defense industry supply chain hub city.”

Also, at the main meeting, a special personnel hearing committee consisting of seven members was formed to vet the candidate for president of the Gumi Electronics & Information Technology Research Institute, and Assemblyman So Jinhyuk was elected as the committee chair.

Panoramic view of the Gumi City Council plenary session hall
Photo by Lee Hwan Kim

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The main schedule of this special session includes the opening ceremony and the first plenary session on April 15. On April 16, the standing committee will review a total of 24 agenda items, including 16 ordinance bills-of which seven are proposed by members-and other proposals submitted by the executive branch.

The session will conclude at the second plenary meeting on April 21, where the reviewed ordinance bills and other agenda items will be put to a final vote, thereby wrapping up the session's proceedings.

In his opening address, Chairman Park Gyosang stated, “During this special session, we will thoroughly examine issues closely related to citizens’ lives and prepare effective policy alternatives.”

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