HOMECouncil OverviewDuty
The Metropolitan Council established a foundation of democracy during local self-government age, which was revived in 30 years in accordance with the pan-national demands of the times. It has been performing its duties as a spokesman for Busan citizens in reality as well as in name, being a main organization of the citizen, by the citizen and for the citizen and a body of legislation, administration, inspection and arbitration.
Main Duties
The Council has three duties approximately First, citizen representation duty to request the inspection, investigation, consent, approval and report on the administrative affairs for executive organization and the presence of competent official;Second, self-governing legislation duty; and Third, administrative supervisory duty.
Citizen Representation Duty
The Council shall investigate and decide all matters related to damage relief, punishment of the illegal officers, opening and closing of acts, operation of public facilities and other organization of local self-government among petitions from the citizen. ( Petitioner shall write the purpose and reason of his petition in detail after signing his name and address and present it together with a letter of opinion of one and more council members ). However, it shall not deal with the matters that intervene with judgement, insult national institutions and violate laws, or submitted by more than one institution, or more than 2 items by the same institution.
Self-Governing Legislation Duty
As the Self-Govering Legislation Duty, the Council shall have the voting rights on the establishment, revision and cancellation of the regulations, the discussion and decision of the budget and the approval of settlement of accounts. Also it has the voting rights on all matters for imposition and collection of public utilities charges, commission, share of expenses, local tax or entrance fee, also matters for use of fund, acquirement and disposal of main properties, and management and disposal of public facilities.
Administrative Inspection Duty
The Council shall audit and investigate the affairs of local autonomous entity. If necessary, it shall do on-the-spot inspection and have a right to request a document, witness or statement of competent local autonomous entity or subsidiary body. The administrative affairs inspection shall be performed once a year within 10 days ( During session of regular meeting), which shall be proposed under the joint signature of one-third of Council membership for legal affairs inspection and specific plan throughout local autonomous entity's affairs.