Goryeong-gun council opens 316th extraordinary session

The Goryeong-gun Council in North Gyeongsang Province opened the first plenary session of its 316th extraordinary session on Thursday, kicking off an eight-day legislative schedule that runs through Saturday.

The council will deliberate on 15 agenda items during the session, including six ordinance and rule proposals initiated by council members and nine items submitted by the county administration.

Lawmakers have shown active legislative engagement. Council member Son Hyeong-sun sponsored a proposed ordinance on preventing and supporting safety-related accidents in agricultural work, while council member Kim Jin-su submitted two amendments — one to the code of conduct and one to personnel regulations.

Council members Kim Gwang-ho, Kim Sang-nam and Seong Won-hwan also put forward proposals covering a range of policy areas, including amendments to commendation, council activity allowance and mental health promotion ordinances, respectively.

The county administration submitted five ordinance proposals — among them a draft ordinance on carbon neutrality and green growth in response to the climate crisis — along with four other pending items, including a proposal to approve a contribution to the Goryeong Culture and Tourism Foundation.

The council also plans to hear major business reports for 2027 from various county offices and the Goryeong Culture and Tourism Foundation. It aims to closely examine the feasibility and effectiveness of next year's key projects and lay the groundwork for the upcoming budget review.

Council Speaker Na Yeong-wan said in his opening remarks that the council would "place the voices of county residents at the center of its legislative activities and carefully attend to local issues," adding that he hoped for "in-depth discussions so that the feasibility of major projects is thoroughly examined and translated into policies that residents can truly feel."