Organization of the council

Organization of the council

The 9th Council

The 9th Council is constituted in 23 members including 20 members elected from constituenciesand 3 members of proportional representation in local election on June 1st, 2022 according toGovernment Employee Election Act.

Rights and Obligations of Council Member

The office terms of members are 4 years. Each council member has varied rights like proposal,speaking, voting, suffrage, running for an election, petition, claiming on records and data andconvening.Each member is obliged to work as a representative of constituency and a member of local legislator. Such obligation includes duties of putting public interest in the first place, compliance,attendance at council meeting and focusing on officiating, anti-corruption, no concurrent office,trading prohibition and order keeping.

Chairman and Vice Chairman

The Council elects a chairman and a vice chairman from ordinary members through secret voting.The office terms are 2 years. The chairman represents the council, presides council meeting, keeps order in meeting room and oversees council affairs.

Council Constitution

The issues evaluated by council are called as agendas. The council establishes committees to review the agendas effectively and specially and such agendas are reported to council’s meeting. The committee is categorized into permanent committee and special committee. Gwangju City Council has 5 permanent committees like Council Operation, Administration Autonomy, Environment & Welfare, Industry & Construction and Education & Culture. In addition, a few special committees are placed to deal specific issues during limited terms.