SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE ON THE OPERATION OF THE CITIZEN AUDIT OMBUDSMAN COMMITTEE AND RESIDENTS’ AUDIT PETITION
- Enactment No. 6007, Oct. 08, 2015
- Partial Amendment No. 7035, Mar. 28, 2019
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 7046, Mar. 28, 2019
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 7156, May. 16, 2019
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 7217, Jul. 18, 2019
- Whole Amendment No. 7283, Sep. 26, 2019
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 7423, Dec. 31, 2019
- Partial Amendment No. 7776, Dec. 31, 2020
- Partial Amendment No. 7906, Mar. 25, 2021
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 7912, Mar. 25, 2021
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 8127, Sep. 30, 2021
Partial Amendment No. 7776, Dec. 31, 2020 | Partial Amendment No. 7906, Mar. 25, 2021 |
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CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of this Ordinance is to define matters required to establish and operate the Citizen Audit Ombudsman Committee of the Seoul Metropolitan Government to monitor the city administration and investigate grievance petitions under Article 5 of the Act on Public Sector Audits and Article 32 of the Act on the Prevention of Corruption and the Establishment and Management of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission and matters delegated to the Ordinance with regard to Resident Audit Petitions and matters required for its enforcement under Article 16 of the Local Autonomy Act and Article 26 of the Enforcement Decree thereof.
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Article 2 (Definitions) 1. "Grievance petition" means civil petition for grievance under Article 2.1.b of the Civil Petitions Treatment Act;
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CHAPTER 2. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE CITIZEN AUDIT OMBUDSMAN COMMITTEE
Article 3 (Establishment and Function of the Citizen Audit Ombudsman Committee) ① The Citizen Audit Ombudsman Committee of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee"), a collegial administrative agency, shall be established under the Mayor of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Mayor") to monitor the city administration, investigate grievance petitions, and conduct audits requested by Resident Audit Petitions.
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Article 4 (Organization of the Citizen Audit Ombudsman Committee) ① The Citizen Audit Ombudsman Committee shall consist of three to seven members (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee Chair and Members").
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Article 5 (Disqualification of Citizen Audit Ombudsmen) 1. Those subject to any of the subparagraphs of Article 31 of the Local Public Officials Act and any of the subparagraphs of Article 15.1 of the Act on Public Sector Audits; and
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Article 6 (Guaranteed Status of Citizen Audit Ombudsmen)
The Mayor shall not terminate the appointment of a Citizen Audit Ombudsman or transfer the Ombudsman to another position against his or her will unless the Ombudsman is applicable to any of the subparagraphs of Article 10 of the Act on Public Sector Audits.
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Article 7 (Roles and Responsibilities of Members) ① Members shall monitor the city administration from the perspective of citizens and protect their interests from any unlawful and unfair administrative action.
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Article 8 (Scope of Authority for Members) 1. Seoul City Hall, direct agencies, offices, and collegial administrative agencies of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "City");
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Article 9 (Committee Meeting) ① The Chair shall convene and chair a meeting of the Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee Meeting") when requested by a majority of the registered Members or deemed necessary by the Chair.
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Article 10 (Dismissal, Recusal, and Abstinence) ① Any Member subject to any of the following subparagraphs shall be dismissed from the concerned activities:
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Article 11 (Secretariat and Its Staff) ① The Committee shall have a secretariat and its staff (hereinafter referred to as the "Auditor") to support its operation and the work of its Members, and the operational rules of the Committee may define the scope of work between Members and the Auditor.
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CHAPTER 3. CITIZEN AUDIT PETITION
Article 12 (Citizen Audit Petition) ① In the event that the administration of any agency or its staff in any of the subparagraphs of Article 8 is considered unlawful and unfair, those in any of the following subparagraphs may file an audit petition (hereinafter referred to as the "Citizen Audit Petition") with the Committee.
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Article 13 (Audit Decision) The Committee shall convene a meeting when there is a Citizen Audit Petition under Article 12.①, decide whether to conduct an audit upon review or confirmation on any of the following subparagraphs, and notify its outcomes to the Petitioner:
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Article 14 (Notification and Disclosure of Audit Outcomes) ① The Committee shall conclude an audit within sixty (60) days from the audit date under Article 13 unless there is any other special reason and notify the audit's outcomes to the representative for Petitioners and the head of an agency or department subject to the audit within ten (10) days thereafter.
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CHAPTER 4. RESIDENT AUDIT PETITION AND AUDIT PETITION REVIEW COMMITTEE
Article 15 (Resident Audit Petition) ① An audit petition filed with the Mayor for business under the authority of an Autonomous Gu and its head pursuant to Article 16 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Resident Audit Petition") shall exceed the number of joint resident signatures defined in the Autonomous Gu's Ordinance.
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Article 16 (Establishment and Function of the Audit Petition Review Committee)
To review and resolve any of the following subparagraphs for a Resident Audit Petition under Article 26 of the Enforcement Decree, the Audit Petition Review Committee of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Review Committee") shall be established under the Mayor:
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Article 17 (Organization of the Review Committee) ① The Review Committee shall consist of nine to 13 Review Members including one Review Chair and one Vice Review Chair.
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Article 18 (Operation of the Review Committee) ① The Review Chair shall convene and chair a meeting for the Review Committee.
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CHAPTER 5. INVESTIGATION INTO GRIEVANCE PETITIONS
Article 19 (Investigation into Grievance Petitions)
① The Committee may launch an investigation into grievance petitions filed with the City if deemed necessary within Members' scope of authority and work under Articles 7 and 8.
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Article 20 (Notification, Check, and Inspection of Outcomes) ① The head of an agency or department shall respect the recommendations or opinions it received under Article 19.③ and notify the Committee of its actions taken for such recommendations or opinions within thirty (30) days upon receiving such recommendations or opinions.
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CHAPTER 6. MONITORING AND EVALUATION FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS
Article 21 (Public Projects Subject to Monitoring and Evaluation)
Members shall monitor and evaluate the ordering, bidding, win-bidding, contracting, and contract compliance of public projects subject to any of the following subparagraphs deemed necessary by the Committee to conduct monitoring and evaluation to ensure fairness and transparency (hereinafter referred to as the "Public Projects Subject to Monitoring and Evaluation"):
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Article 22 (Submission of and Request for Materials) ① The head of an agency or department which enforces public projects in any of the subparagraphs in Article 21 (hereinafter referred to as the "Enforcement Agency/Department") shall submit a list of the public projects to the Committee within one (1) month from the commencement date of every fiscal year.
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Article 23 (Handling of Monitoring and Evaluation) ① The Committee may make recommendations or express opinions in the event that the city administration or systems need to be improved as a result of monitoring and evaluation on public projects.
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CHAPTER 7. EX OFFICIO AUDIT
Article 24 (Ex Officio Audit) ① Members may conduct an ex officio audit after obtaining the Committee's resolution when deemed necessary to carry out such an audit in investigating and addressing grievance petitions and monitoring and evaluating public projects.
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CHAPTER 8. OTHERS
Article 25 (Qualification for the Citizen Participatory Ombudsman) ① The Committee may appoint experts as Citizen Participatory Ombudsmen to strengthen audit, investigation, and monitoring in professional fields for any of the subparagraphs in Article 7.②.
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Article 26 (Citizen Participation in Audit) Members may have civil society organizations and other experts in their respective field in addition to Citizen Participatory Ombudsmen when necessary for audit, investigation, and monitoring.
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Article 27 (Compensation) Compensation or travel expenses may be paid to Review Members under Article 17, Citizen Participatory Ombudsmen under Article 25, and citizens participating in an audit under Article 26 within the budget range pursuant to the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on Committee Compensation and Travel Expense Payment.
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Article 28 (Confidentiality) Anyone involved in the work of the Committee shall not disclose confidential information obtained over the course of such work.
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Article 29 (Reporting) The Committee shall report to the Mayor and the Seoul Council its activities up to the end of June and December by the end of July and January of the next year, respectively.
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Article 30 (Committee Organizational Rules) Other matters required to enforce this Ordinance may be defined in the organizational rules of the Committee by the Committee's resolution.
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