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Agenda Process

홈으로 Functions of the Council Agenda Process

Objection of Agenda

Every agenda to be processed by a local council is called 'agenda'. Among them, the agendum submitted in a specified form by the member or the head(mayor) of local government is called 'bill'. In general, types of bill are classified into 'Ordinance', 'Consent', 'Suggestion', 'Resolution and 'Rule'.

Type of Bill

Ordinance
Ordinance is a regulation defined by a local council regarding the affairs belonging to the authority of local body. A matter specified by ordinance is related with imposition of rights and obligation of citizen, internal organzation and operation of a local body. Ordinance may be valid if it undergoes the resolution and proclamation of a local council. In case of the enactment/revision of ordinance, it has the form of 'OOO Ordinance' or 'Revised OOO Ordinance', which is proposed by a local council member or submitted by the head of local government and resolved by local council's meeting.
Consent
It refers to the agenda submitted by a local government to execute any administrative matter with the consent of the local council. It is intended to check the local government bodies by the Local Government Act and its Ordinance and to secure the participation of local council; it has the form that a local government seeks for a consent from the local council.
  • Consent of Municipal Bond Issue
  • Consent of Public Property Management Plan
  • Consent of Public Facility Installation and others
Approval(agenda of approval)
Agenda of approval refers to an agenda submitted by a local government so that an administrative affair done by the government obtains the post approval according to the Local Goverment Act and its Ordinance. It is ordinarily expressed in the form of 'agenda of approval'.

For the examples, there are 'settlement approval', 'approval of reserve fund', 'approval for the preceding disposal by the head of local government'
Suggestion
Agenda of suggestion is aimed to give suggestions by a local council for the matters belonging to the authority of local government or outside organs. Like general agendum, it means a bill proposed by one fifth or 10 ore more members or suggested by a committee. Agenda of suggestion is submitted in the form of 'Suggestion for OOO', which is transferred to the pertinent local government, competent institutions, the National Assembly or the central government office after it is resolved at a council's general meeting. It does not have any obligation but may be processed upon the consideration of the body and notified of the results processed.
Resolution
A local council may receive a bill by a local council member or the head of local government in the forms of ordinance, budget, settlement and/or suggestion and except for them, an agenda submitted to gain the resolution from a committee within a local council is so called 'resolution'.
  • Resolution agenda to organize a special committee
  • Agenda of time to audit administrative affairs and its period
  • Agenda to request the head of local government and its competent officials to attend the council
Rule
Rule means the regulation enacting the affairs within the authority of local council empowered by the regulation or ordinance of the head of local government and the regulation defined by a local council according to the legislation or ordinance relating to the operation of local council. The rule enacted/revised by a local council is submitted in the form of 'OOO regulation' and 'OOO revision of regulation', which should undergo the review and resolution of the committee and general meeting.
Budget plan(revised supplementary budget) and settlement(reserve fund)
Budget plan
Budget is a financial plan of income/expense companied relating to the projects/activities of local administration in a given financial year while the submission to the council for the review/confirmation is called 'budget plan'.
Budget is normally planned and submitted by the head of local government; si(city)/do(province) should submit it 50 days prior to the opening of a new financial year, and si/gun/gu should submit it 40 days prior to it. Then, the council should resolve it at least 10 days prior to beginning of a new financial year(December, 21st).
Revised supplementary budget plan
Revised supplementary budget plan is submitted to increase, decrease, remove or add a budget due to new factors after reviewing and confirming the above budget plan. In short, the plan is submitted to be reviewed and confirmed when adding or modifying the main budget item.
Settlement
Settlement is a concept corresponding to budget and indicates the results of income/expense for a given financial year in indicators. It is validated for its appropriateness by the approval of local council. The head of local government should prepare the settlement statement and evident documents within 80 days after closing the bookkeeping, append the opinion statement of the audit member appointed by a local council and get the approval of a local council.