Authority of the Council

AUTHORITY OF COUNCIL
We will become a Council that does its utmost to establish Geumcheon-gu filled with hope in the future.

Voting right

  • Enactment, commencement and bolition of ordinance, deliberation and confirmation of budget, and approval of settlement of account
  • Imposition and collection of charges for usage, fees, shared expenses, regional taxes and subscription fees with the exclusion of those stipulated by the law
  • Establishment and operation of funds
  • Acquisition and disposition of material asset stipulated by the Presidential order
  • Installation and disposition of public facilities stipulated by the residential order
  • Waiver of obligatory burden or rights other than the budget stipulated in law and rdinances
  • Acceptance and processing of petition
  • Issues related to exchange cooperation with regional autonomous organizations in overseas country
  • Issues that belongs to the authority given under other laws and egulations

Right to audit administrative affairs

  • Carry out audit through resolution of the Council on issues including scope, schedule and method of audit
  • When necessary, demand site verification, submission of documents, testimony and declaration of opinion through attendance by the Mayor or relevant civil servants of the Municipality
  • Audit on administrative affairs will be carried out once a year and completed within the period of 9 days for affairs of regional autonomous government (Geumcheon-gu will carry out the audit during the 1st regularly scheduled session)

Right to investigate administrative affairs

  • Investigate specific issue among the municipal affairs with motion by more than 1/3 of registered council members and resolution of plenary session
  • When necessary, demand site verification, submission of documents, testimony and declaration of opinion through attendance by the Mayor or relevant civil servants of the Municipality
  • Execute administrative monitoring function by instructing the Mayor of the Municipality for rectification or processing if deemed necessary from the outcome of investigation

Right to process petitions

  • Resident: Submission of petition through introduction of Council member
  • Council : Reception of petition -> Deliberation by the Council -> Selection for plenary session
  • If needed, demand processing by the Mayor of the Municipality
  • The mayor will report the outcome of the processing

Autonomous authority

  • Autonomous authority on deliberations and internal issues within the limit of non-infringement of constitutional law and general law
  • Authority to determine assembly and adjournment of the meeting, and terms of the session
  • Authority on guarding the Council, maintenance of orderliness at the meeting, and internal operation of the Council