Seocho District Council Holds First Regular Session... 22 Days of Settlement and Supplementary Budget Review

Session Runs Until September 21
Supplementary Budget Proposal of 1.0408 Trillion Won Submitted

On September 2, the Seocho District Council in Seoul announced that it convened the 352nd first regular session on August 31, launching a 22-day session that runs until September 21. This marks the first regular session since the launch of the 10th council, during which reviews of the 2025 fiscal year settlement, district administration questions, and deliberations on the second supplementary budget proposal for 2026 will take place.

The 352nd regular session. Provided by Seocho District Council.

The council will first begin reviewing the settlement proposal. Each standing committee will examine the settlement details of their respective departments by September 3, after which the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts will conduct a comprehensive review. On September 4, the second plenary session will be held for district administration questions, with responses from the executive delivered during the third plenary session on September 10. Subsequently, from September 11, each standing committee will deliberate on the supplementary budget proposal, and from September 16 to 18, the special committee will conduct a final examination. All agenda items are scheduled to be finalized and resolved at the fourth plenary session on September 21.

At the first plenary session on August 31, the council passed the appointment proposal for the special committee members responsible for the settlement review. Assemblywoman Kim Ansook was elected as chair, and Assemblywoman Jo Huiok as vice chair. Assembly members Kim Haebareun, Oh Jihwan, Ha Seoyoung, Lee Eunkyung, Jeong Sunyong, Lee Seulgi, and Jeong Minwoo have been appointed as members. Chair Kim Ansook stated, "We will focus on ensuring the appropriateness and legality of budget execution to enhance the integrity of future budget formation."

On the same day, Seocho District Mayor Jeon Sungsoo delivered an administrative address and proposed an explanation of the supplementary budget plan. The submitted supplementary budget amounts to approximately 1.0408 trillion won, about 35.7 billion won (3.55%) more than the original budget.

In his opening remarks, Chair Yu Jiwoong said, "Let us use this regular session to carefully re-examine whether there are ongoing livelihood issues that we need to inspect, and check if there are any inconveniences or welfare blind spots among our residents that may have gone overlooked. By working together with the executive branch and pooling our wisdom, we will make responsible legislative efforts so that today’s work leads to even better outcomes for the lives of our residents."

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