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Legal grounds for local autonomous business
- Local Self-governing Law ( http://www.moleg.go.kr) [(Law 7362 modified 2005.1.27 ] Section 3, Article 9
Business range of local self-governing body
- A local self-governing body shall handle businesses that belong to the local self-governing body in accordance with the autonomous business and law of the jurisdiction.
- The following are examples of businesses of the local self-governing body according to the number 1 regulation. However, if a law defines differently, the law shall be followed.
Businesses regarding jurisdiction, organization, and administration of the local self-governing body
- Adjusting name, location, and district of the administrative district in the jurisdiction
- Establishing and scraping of rules and regulations, and its operation and management
- Managing subordinate administrative bodies
- Guiding and directing subordinate administrative bodies
- Personnel, welfare, and education of public officials
- Levying and collecting local taxes and other income
- Budget planning and operation, audit inspection and property management
- Management of administrative equipment, administrative computerization, and improvement of administrative management
- Mutual property management
- Family registration and resident registration management
- Surveys and creating statistics which are necessary for the local self-governing body
Businesses regarding resident's welfare
- Businesses for resident's welfare
- Installation, operation and management of social welfare facilities
- Protection and support of the needy
- Protection and welfare for the elderly, children, the handicapped, teenagers, and women
- Installation and operation of health care facilities
- Prevention of infectious diseases and other diseases
- Operation and management of burial plots (tombs), cremation facilities, and charnel houses
- Regulations for sanitation in restaurants
- Cleaning, collection and treatment of waste10) Establishment and operation of local public corporations
Businesses regarding industry promotion: agriculture, commerce and industry
- Installation and management of agricultural water facilities
- Support for production and distribution of agriculture, livestock and fisheries
- Management of agricultural equipment
- Operation and regulation of income business other than agriculture
- Promotion farm's subsidiary businesses
- Management of public forests of
- Livestock development and dairy farming promotion
- Prevention of livestock infectious diseases
- Promotion and support of local industry
- Consumer protection and promotion of conservation
- Promotion of small and medium businesses
- Development, promotion, and support of local specialty industries
- Development of superior local products and development of folk crafts
Businesses regarding local development and the installation and management of resident's living facilities
- Local development projects
- Implementation of local public works and construction projects
- Implementation of city improvement projects
- Building, repairing, and maintaining local roads and city streets
- Support of living condition improvement
- Repairing farm village housing and improvement of community environment
- Nature protection activities
- Management of streams and rivers
- Installation and management of water supply and sewage
- Installation and management of public water supply facilities
- Installation and management of parks, green areas, tourist & leisure facilities
- Management of local railroad businesses
- Installation and management of transportation facilities including parking lots and traffic signs
- Planning and execution of natural disaster prevention
- Promotion and support of the local economy
Businesses regarding the promotion of education, sports, culture, and art
- Establishment, operation, and regulation of various schools: nurseries, preschools, kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools
- Establishment and management of libraries, playgrounds, plazas, gymnasiums, museums, performance halls, galleries, concert halls, public education, sports, cultural facilities, etc.
- Designation, preservation, and management of local cultural properties
- Promotion of local culture and art
- Nurturing local culture and art organization
Businesses regarding local civil defense and fire prevention
- Organizing, operating, guiding, and supervising local and corporate civil defense organizations (including volunteer fire departments)
- Fire prevention and protection