Administrative audit and 2027 budget review on agenda; final vote set for Dec. 17
The Gangnam-gu Council will hold its 339th second regular session from Monday through Dec. 17 — a 32-day period — to conduct an administrative audit of this year's district government operations and review the 2027 budget proposal.
The council's steering committee met Wednesday to finalize the session's agenda.
The session opens Monday with the first plenary meeting and a budget and settlement special committee session. From Tuesday through Nov. 24, the council will conduct a 2026 administrative audit of the executive branch, examining the implementation of key policies and projects as well as the appropriateness of budget execution.
Standing committees will then review the 2027 budget proposal, ordinance bills and other agenda items from Nov. 25 through Dec. 1. After the second plenary meeting processes those items on Dec. 2, the budget and settlement special committee will conduct an intensive review of next year's budget proposal and fund management plan from Dec. 3 through Dec. 16.
The third and final plenary meeting on Dec. 17, the last day of the session, will take a final vote on the budget and other measures.
A total of 30 items are on the agenda. The three main lawmaker-initiated bills are an amendment to the ordinance governing council members' legislative activity allowances, a resolution to form a special committee on ordinance and regulation reform, and an ordinance on support for the Gangnam World Youth Festival. The 2027 budget proposal and fund management plan submitted by the executive branch are also included.
"This regular session is the most important of the year — it combines a comprehensive administrative audit of the district's work with a review of the 2027 budget that will shape Gangnam's future," council Speaker Lee Jae-jin said. "We will scrutinize every item carefully to ensure that residents' tax money is spent as intended, where it is truly needed for people's livelihoods."
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