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Glossary
Last update date April 17, 2024
| Terminology | Yeah | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Committee (Committee of Parliament) | I don't know | This meeting is set up to conduct preliminary examinations and investigations of deliberations at the plenary session, and there are the following three types. 1 Standing Committee: Committee that examines bills submitted by the plenary session and investigates office work in the city 2 Special Committees: Committees established as necessary to investigate and review specific issues 3 City Counsil Steering Committee: Committee that conducts investigations and discussions on how to operate the parliament |
| Statement of Position | Keensho | Based on the provisions of Article 99 of the Local Autonomy Law, it is a document summarizing the will of the council as an opinion on matters related to the public interest of the city, and is submitted to the relevant administrative agencies such as the Diet or the country or prefecture. The draft of the statement of position will be submitted by a member of the Diet and will be decided at the plenary session. |
| General questions | Stupid | Members of the Diet ask for reports and explanations from executive organs widely throughout the municipal administration, and asks questions. |
| Dates | Kaiki | The period during which Congress holds a meeting (from the opening date to the closing date). The number of days of the session will be decided upon by resolution after the opening of the plenary session. |
| Party | Hah | A group formed by two or more members of the City Counsil who share the philosophy in order to contribute to policy planning. |
| Proposals | Gian | We say matter that the mayor and committee, member of the Diet submit to get decision of assembly (example: establishment, revision or abolition of the regulations, decision of budget, authorization of settlement of accounts, presentation of statement of position). |
| Decisions | Ghost | Depending on the content of the decision-making, depending on the content of the decision-making, there are the following types. Approved (rejected): Budget, ordinances, contracts, written opinions, resolutions, etc. Certification (non-certified): Financial Results Approval (disapproval): Disposition Consent (unconsent): Human Resources Business Adopted (not adopted): Petition Report that there is no objection: Advisory |
| Negotiating party | This is | A denomination of five or more members can be elected to the City Counsil Steering Committee. |
| Voting | Sagging | This refers to the act of the Chair taking a vote at the plenary session. In the case of a committee, it refers to the act of taking a vote by the chair. |
| Q&A | Next | Refers to eliminating questions before discussing or voting on bills. |
| Executive bodies | Simplicity | Refers to an organization that manages and executes the affairs of local governments. (Mayor, Administrative Committee, etc. (Education Committee, Election Commission, Audit Committee, etc.)) |
| Highlights | Good | Treating as an agenda item at the plenary session is generally referred to as the "upstream". |
| Regulations | Good luck | This is a voluntary law established by local governments based on self-government legislation. The enactment, revision and abolition of the ordinance is, in principle, approved by the resolution of the parliament, and becomes effective by promulgation of the chief. The right to propose a draft ordinance to Congress is given not only to the head, but also to legislators and committees. |
| Deliberation | Shingi | A series of processes, such as listening to explanations, asking questions, discussing, and voting on the case of the plenary session, is called deliberation. |
| Examination | Shinsa | This refers to the process of discussing bills, petition, etc. that have been referred and reaching a conclusion as a committee. |
| Petition | Seigan | It refers to giving opinions and requests to national and local governments. According to the Local Autonomy Law, when petitioning City Counsil, a petition must be submitted by the introduction of a city council member. The submitted petition will be reviewed by the Standing Committee, etc., and the plenary session will decide whether it will be adopted or rejected, and the petitioner will be notified of the result. |
| Council of All Members | I'm so excited | This is a meeting held by all members of the Diet to discuss important municipal issues. It is performed by all members of the Diet, and it is the same as the plenary session, but because it is not based on laws and regulations, we do not discuss and examine bills and receive explanations from executive bodies such as the mayor and state opinions To do. |
| Petition | Chinjo | Unlike petition, those who have an interest in a particular matter appeals to the parliament and request a measure, so unlike a petition, does not require the introduction of a member of the Diet. Of the submitted petition, those requested by the Congress to submit a written opinion to the relevant administrative agencies such as the Diet and the prefecture shall be referred to the Standing Committee, etc., and the results of the examination to the plenary session and notify the petitioner. To do. For petition such as requests to other governments, the chairperson requests the mayor's response and notifies the petitioner to that effect. |
| Quorum | Stupid | In Congress, the number of attendees required to effectively discuss and decide on agenda items is called a quorum. The Local Autonomy Law states that Congress cannot hold a meeting unless at least half of the number of members are present. |
| Regular meeting | I don't know | Meetings of local councils that are convened regularly, regardless of whether or not there is a referral case. According to the Local Autonomy Law, the number of times specified in the ordinance is to be convened every year, and in Yokohama City, the ordinance stipulates that it is four times a year. |
| Answer: | Toben | In plenary session, committee, we say that the mayor and the superintendent of education, related bureau chief give answer or explanation for question, question of member of the Diet. |
| Debate | Torron | At regular meetings, after questions and committee reviews, it means expressing an opinion on whether or not to approve or disagree with the bill before voting. |
| References | Fig | This refers to the conclusion of the questions at the plenary session, etc., and entrusting the examination to the standing committee of the jurisdiction in order to add more detailed examination. |
| Plenary Session | Honkaigi | In regular meetings and extraordinary meetings, it refers to a meeting composed of all members. At the plenary session, deliberations on bills, etc., and the final decision (voting) as a voting body are made. |
| Budget Study Group | Yosan Kenkyukai | We say place where each bureau of Yokohama-shi explains budget bill to member of the Diet in the next year. It will be held prior to the budget deliberation during the first regular meeting where the budget for the next fiscal year will be discussed. |
| Extraordinary Meeting | Linjikai | In addition to regular meetings, in addition to regular meetings, this refers to meetings of local councils that are convened to discuss specific cases that are required at any time. |
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