Deputy Mayor of Government Affairs, Deputy District Chiefs to Be Created…

Will Suwon City establish the position of Deputy Mayor of Government Affairs and create deputy district chief positions at four district offices?

The Council of Mayors of Metropolitan Cities (comprised of 12 cities with populations exceeding 500,000, chaired by Suwon Mayor Kim Yong-seo) has drawn attention to the establishment of the Deputy Mayor of Government Affairs position and related matters as it pushes forward with 89 legal amendments including the Local Autonomy Act to secure special provisions for metropolitan cities.

The Council of Mayors held a breakfast forum on the morning of the 3rd at the Lexington Hotel in Seoul on "Legal Amendment Regarding the Scope of Special Provisions for Metropolitan Cities."

At the gathering, the Council of Mayors prepared 89 amendments to laws including the Local Autonomy Act to minimize economic costs incurred through administrative procedures and approvals, and requested the National Assembly's cooperation in processing these bills.

Suwon City plans to submit to the National Assembly in early next month a legal amendment stipulating that the central government directly delegate authority to mayors of metropolitan cities with populations exceeding 500,000 without going through provincial governors, in the form of legislative proposals sponsored by National Assembly members from the 12 cities.

Through research on the scope of special provisions and case analysis, the Council categorized laws to be amended by the eight standing committees of the National Assembly as follows: ▲Construction and Transportation Committee 27 bills ▲Government Administration and Self-Governance Committee 22 bills ▲Agriculture, Forestry, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Committee 13 bills ▲Environment and Labor Committee 11 bills ▲Industry and Resources Committee 8 bills ▲Health and Welfare Committee 5 bills ▲Culture and Tourism Committee 2 bills ▲Financial and Economic Committee 1 bill.