8. Busan Metropolitan City Ordinance on Academic Service Deliberation Committee
- Article 1 (Purpose)
- The purpose of this Ordinance is to prescribe the necessary matters to establish and operate the Academic Service Deliberation Committee of Busan Metropolitan City in order to render a sound operation of its finances by preventing wasteful expenditure of budget upon deliberating in advance the necessity and appropriateness of academic service assignments within the affairs of Busan Metropolitan City.
- Article 2 (Definitions)
- The definition of terms used in this Ordinance shall be as follows:
- 1."Academic service" means research services concerning the development, improvement of administrative duties or administrative systems, and services for academic examination, research projects, etc.;
- 2. "Competent department" means office, section, team and division of the main office of the Busan Metropolitan City and organs under its direct control and business station.
- Article 3 (Functions)
- The Academic Service Deliberation Committee of Busan Metropolitan City
(hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") shall deliberate the matters as prescribed in the
following subparagraphs:
- 1. Matters concerning the necessity, appropriateness, etc. of academic service;
- 2. Matters concerning the reasonableness of business plan, period of performance, service expenses, etc. of academic service;
- 3. Other matters which the Chairman of the Committee submits in relation to academic service.
- Article 4 (Subject Under Deliberation)
- An academic service subject to deliberation shall be an academic service of more than two thousand won, promoted by the competent department.
- Article 5 (Composition)①The Committee shall consist of no more than 15 committee members including one chairman.
- ②The Director General for the Policy and Planning shall be the chairman of the Committee,
and the members of the Committee shall be the Director of Planning and Finance, and persons
who are commissioned or appointed by the Mayor among those who fall under the following
subparagraphs. In this case, the number of appointed members shall be not less than 1/2.
- 1. Public officials of Grade 4 or higher working in the Busan Metropolitan City;
- 2. Two members who are recommended by the Busan Metropolitan Council;
- 3. Persons who have professional knowledge and abundant experience in the field of academic service.
- Article 6 (Terms)
- Appointed members of the Committee holds office for 2 years and the consecutive appointment shall be permitted only once. However, the term of office for a committee member who filled the vacancy shall be the remainder of the predecessor.
- Article 7 (Dismissal)
- The Busan Metropolitan City Mayor may dismiss a member if he/she falls
under the following subparagraphs;
- 1. When a member is unable to perform his/her duties or considered to be difficult to perform his/her duties due to a severe illness, etc that needs a long-term treatment;
- 2. When a member is considered to be not suitable for his/her duties due to his/her misdemeanor or disgraceful behavior.
- Article 8 (Duties of the Chairman)① The chairman shall represent the Committee and exercise the overall control of the Committee.
- ② The committee member designated in advance by the chairman shallact on behalf of the chairman when the chairman inevitably can not perform his/her duties.
- Article 9 (Meeting)① The chairman convokes a meeting and becomes the chairman of the meeting.
- ② The chairman must inform all committee members on matters regarding the date and the place of a meeting, and the agenda to be deliberated in the meeting 7 days before the actual meeting takes place. However, this does not apply in case of emergency.
- ③ The chairman may designate a member to deliberate previously on the certain academic service, or entrust the delibeation to the related organization, institution or professonal for the thorough deliberation.
- ④ The Committee meeting is to start with a majority of the registered Committee members present and shall pass a resolution with a majority vote of the Committee members who are present.
- Article 10 (Executive Secretary)
- The Committee shall have one executive secretary, and the deputy director in charge of academic service deliberation shall be the executive secretary.
- Article 11 (Exclusion and Refrainment of Committee Member)① A Committee member shall be
excluded from the deliberation of the Committee if he/she falls under any of the following
subparagraphs:
- 1. When he/she provides or provided advices or researches regarding the concerned deliberation case;
- 2. When he/she becomes a person interested regarding the concerned deliberation case;
- 3. When he/she has been work for the recent 3 years at an organizaition or institution related to the concerned deliberation case.
- ② If a Committee member falls under any cause as prescribed Paragraph 1, or he/she consider he/she can not perform duties impartially, he/she may voluntarily refrain from the deliberation case.
- Article 11 (Exclusion and Refrainment of Committee Member)① A Committee member shall be
excluded from the deliberation of the Committee if he/she falls under any of the following
subparagraphs:
- 1. When he/she provides or provided advices or researches regarding the concerned deliberation case;
- 2. When he/she becomes a person interested regarding the concerned deliberation case;
- 3. When he/she has been work for the recent 3 years at an organizaition or institution related to the concerned deliberation case.
- ② If a Committee member falls under any cause as prescribed Paragraph 1, or he/she consider he/she can not perform duties impartially, he/she may voluntarily refrain from the deliberation case.
- Article 12 (Collecting opinions, etc.)
- The chairman of the Committee may ask relevant civil servants or specialists to be present to say their opinion, or request relevant institutions or specialists to submit materials or opinion.
- Article 13 (Minutes)
- The chairman shll make minutes of every meeting and report the result to the Mayor.
- Article 14 (Allowances, etc)
- Allowances, traveling expenses or examination fee for the deliberation may be provided within the scope of the budget to the appointed committee members and relevant specialists.
- Article 15 (Managerial Rules)
- The chairman shall decide on necessary matters for the management of the Committee other than that regulated in this Ordinance with the consent of the Committee.
