Bill Procedure

홈 Functions of CouncilBill Procedure

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As for the bill procedure in a regular meeting, the bills are first proposed. Then, the proposers explain the bills or the committee completing the preliminary audit presents the audit report. Next, the bills are resolved by voting after the question and answer period and discussion.
In case of any questions, the chairman of the committee executing the relevant bills or the councilor presenting the audit report gives answers. For the proposals, the proposers or councilors who present the proposals give answers. In the discussion, opponents express their opinions first and the supporters express their opinions next. After the discussion is declared finished voting begins.

Voting is the final step in the process of deliberating bills by identifying the pros and cons of the relevant bills. Voting methods include unanimous adoption, standing, secret voting, and open voting. If there is anyobjection, most bills are resolved by a standing vote. If there is no question or discussion for objection, unanimous adoption is applied, confirming no objection.
When voting for a voting method is requested in a regular meeting by the consent of councilors or proposal by the chairman, the voting method is resolved, and that method can be applied. A variety of elections executed in the council shall be approved by a unanimous vote unless otherwise specified.

Except for any specific matters, general bills are resolved by a majority of those present provided that a majority of the number enrolled attends. The chairman also maintains voting rights. In case of a tie, the relevant bills are rejected.
When all agendas of the day are completed, the time for the next meeting is decided and declared, the meeting ends.

Bill Procedure

  • Submission or proposal of bills or motions
  • - Submission by a head of a local authority
    - Proposal by a committee
    -A fifth of the number enrolled
  • Receipt
  • - Check on the requirements, including format requirements for bills or list of signatures of supporters
  • Assignment of Bill No.
  • - The serial number is assigned by general classification regardless of the kind of bill.
  • Report to the chairman
  • - Decision by the relevant standing committee
    - Arbitrary decision by a standing committee as specified in the Ordinances
  • Inducement by the chairman
  • - Agenda officer in case of the proposal by a councilor
    - Committee proposed bills in case of a proposal by the committee
    - Division responsible for submitting the bills when the head of a local authority submits the bills
  • Distribution of Bills and Report in a Regular Meeting
  • - All bills are distributed to each councilor
    - The bills are immediately reported in a regular meeting when it’s the period for a regular meeting. If the city council is not opened, the bills are submitted to the relevant committee and reported on the first day when a regular meeting is held
  • Submission to a standing committee
  • - Submission to a relevant committee
  • Deliberation by a standing committee
  • - Report by a committee
    - Listing the bills on the agenda
    - Presentation on proposals
    - Presentation of the audit report
    - Q&A
    - Discussion on pros and cons
    - Article-by-article discussion
    - Opinions from a head of a local authority
    - Voting
  • Audit report by a committee
  • - A committee submits the audit report to the chairman as an official document
  • Deliberation in a regular meeting
  • - Listing the bills on the agenda
    - Presentation of audit report by a committee
    - Q&A
    - Discussion
    - Voting
  • Submission to the head of a local authority in case of ordinance bills
  • - Budget bills : within 3 days
    - Ordinance bills : within 5 days
    - Other bills are submitted as soon as possible
  • Announcement by the head of a local authority
  • - Announcement by the head of a local authority within 20 days after the receipt of a bill
    - The chairman will announce if the head of the local authority doesn’t announce within 20 days after the receipt of a bill
  • Receipt of the announcement notice(council)
  • Request on re-deliberation
  • - The head of a local authority requests the city council to deliberate the relevant bills again, explaining the reasons for objection within 20 days after the receipt of the bills
  • Receipt
  • Processing in a regular meeting
  • - Listing the bills on the agenda
    (within 10 days except the days when the city council is closed or in recess unless there are otherwise unavoidable reasons)
    - Listening to the reasons of the objection from the head of a local authority
    - Q&A
    - Discussion
    - Voting
  • Submission of bills to the head of a local authority
  • Announcement by the head of a local authority
  • - Announcement by the head of a local authority within 5 days after the receipt of a bill
    - The chairman will announce if the head of a local authority does not announce within 8 days after the receipt of a bill
  • Filing a lawsuit to the Supreme Court
  • - When the head of a local authority determines that the bills resolved again infringe the upon the Acts, he/she files a lawsuit to the Supreme Court within 20 days from when the bills are resolved again