As the inhabitants' representative
The council has the authority as the inhabitants' representative organ to deliberate and determine the important proposals from the local government. In the indirect participating politics where the people indirectly participate in the administration by electing their representatives, instead of direct participation.
As the legislative organ
The council also has the authority as the legislative organ to finally determine the agenda from the local government for important matters.
The council deliberates the general policies about the people's imposition, ordinance enactment and group operation and finally determines them.
As the self-governing legislative organ
The council has the authority as the self-governing legislative organ to undertake the ordinance enactment, which is the statute of the local governments.
Executing the self-governing legislative right is the very basic function of the council
Position of the administration supervising organ
The council also has the authority as the administrative supervision organ to supervise whether the local government executes their administration.
For legislation
※ When using mobile devices you can check the contents by moving the table laterally.
For legislation
| Right |
Content |
Right to enact, revise and
abolish the ordinance |
- Proposal: The head of local government, members of the council
(more than 1/5 of attending members or 1/5 of registered members)
- Vote: Majority attendance of the registered members and majority of the attending members
- Transfer: Transfer it to the head within 5 days after the date of vote
- Proclamation: The head should proclaim the ordinance within 20 days and the ordinance shall be effective in 20 days after the proclamation
|
For Finances
※ When using mobile devices you can check the contents by moving the table laterally.
For Finances
| Right |
Content |
Right to deliberate and confirm
the budget plans |
- Submission: The head, 40 days before a financial year commences
- Time limit of vote: 10 days before a financial year commences
- Procedures of deliberation: submission-> the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts
evaluation -> Main meeting deliberation -> transfer to the executives -> proclamation
- Limits: It is not possible to increase budget accounts or install new accounts without consent of the executives
|
| Right to evaluate the settlement |
- Submission: The executives, within 80 days after the accounting is closed (submitted until May 19 every year)
- Procedures of deliberation: submission -> settlement inspection (20 days) -> The Special Committee of Budget and Account deliberation -> Main meeting deliberation and vote -> transfer to the executives
|
Right to legislate
the financial affairs |
- Impose and collect of fees, shares, local tax, entrance fees within laws
|
| Others |
- Right to devote the continuing expense
- Right to approve the expenditure of reserve fund
|
For general matters of the local government
※ When using mobile devices you can check the contents by moving the table laterally.
For general matters of the local government
| Right |
Content |
Right to investigate the
administrative affairs inspection |
- The administrative affairs inspection
- Subject: General affairs of the local government
- Main agent: The administrative affairs inspection special committee
- Implementation: Implemented by the vote of main meeting during the twice regular sessions
|
- The administrative affairs investigation
- Subject: Special affairs of the local government
- Main agent: The administrative affairs investigation special committee
- Implementation: It requires the request from more than 1/3 of the registered members and follows the plan of investigation approved by the main meeting.
|
| Others |
- Right to express opinion: Suggesting the opinions to the government for people
- Right to process petition: Relieving the damages owing to the business of the local government and receiving the proposals to revise the statutes
- Right to require reports and documents: Requiring the reports and documents to audit the local government's administration
- Others: Autonomous right to voluntarily submit the operations of the chairman, vice chairman and the council
|
