The Daegu City Council opened its 330th regular session Friday, a 43-day sitting running through Dec. 18, to conduct administrative audits and review the 2027 budget proposals for the city and its education office.
The session will take up a total of 35 agenda items, including the 2027 revenue and expenditure budgets for the city and the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education, a third supplementary budget for 2026, eight amendments to fund management plans, 14 ordinance bills, nine consent motions, three planning proposals and one recommendation.
Key ordinance bills include amendments to ordinances supporting the saemaul (New Village Movement) organization and its scholarship program, revisions to rules governing specialized geriatric hospitals, a new bill to support unemployed university graduates entering the workforce, an amendment to an ordinance on preserving and promoting intangible cultural heritage, and a bill to foster and support the food-tech industry.
A bill on guidelines and support for students' use and possession of smart devices, under the jurisdiction of the education office, is also on the agenda.
The council will hold an opening ceremony and its first plenary session Friday, at which it plans to act on a recommendation — introduced by lawmaker Ha Jung-hwan — calling for the enactment of a Local Council Act to complete the framework of local autonomy.
The Daegu mayor and the superintendent of education will also deliver policy addresses in connection with the submission of the 2027 budget proposals.
Administrative audits will then be conducted from Saturday through Nov. 20, covering 67 agencies including city hall departments, education office units and affiliated public institutions.
The council said it will review the city's overall administration for last year and this year, hold officials accountable for any unlawful or improper conduct, and push for improvements to unreasonable practices while encouraging a more citizen-centered approach to city governance.
From Nov. 21 through Nov. 25, standing committees will review the supplementary budget and ordinance bills. From Nov. 26 through Nov. 29, the Budget and Accounts Special Committee will conduct additional review and adjustments to the supplementary budget.
At the second plenary session on Nov. 30, the council will vote on the supplementary budget and ordinance bills, and members will pose policy questions and deliver five-minute open-floor speeches.
Standing committee reviews of the 2027 budget will proceed from Dec. 1 through Dec. 6, followed by a comprehensive review by the Budget and Accounts Special Committee from Dec. 7 through Dec. 13. The third plenary session on Dec. 14 will give final approval to next year's budget and fund management plans.
From Dec. 15, committees will review audit result reports from each standing committee, and the fourth plenary session on Dec. 18 will adopt the audit findings and dispose of remaining agenda items, including ordinance bills, bringing the year's legislative calendar to a close.
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