The purpose of this study was to raise the residents' right to know and the responsibility and transparency of local assembly's administration, by the analysis of the reality of the proceedings opening system of local assembly and by groping for a plan of activating the opening proceedings.
For the purpose, the theory and significance of the proceedings opening system of local assembly, focusing on Gyeongsangbukdo province assembly, for 22 years from July 1991 when the domestic local assembly was discontinued and restarted to August 2013, was examined systematically. The reality of the aspects of 3 means of the local assembly's proceedings opening such as the announcement of minutes, the hearings of assembly and the report(internet proceedings broadcasting-oriented) was analyzed.
Main problems according to the result of the analysis are the delay of external opening time of local assembly proceedings, the deficient recording due to the allowance of recording method in writing proceedings, the small audience of assembly, the insufficient regulations of local assembly's internet relay broadcasting, and the violation of residents' right to know according to unassigned deadline of opening the secret proceedings. It was analyzed that the basic purpose of the proceedings opening system of local assembly, which was prescribed in article 65, clause 1 of the Local Autonomy Act, was not fully conveyed. Based on the result of analysis, a plan of activating the proceedings opening of local assembly was summarized as follows.
Followings are the measures to expand the residents' participation in and monitoring the local politics and to promote the activation of the proceedings opening of local assembly ; arrangement of the ground of the scope of internet proceedings broadcasting and its expansion, diversification of proceedings opening method by publishing sign language interpretation and voice and braille proceedings, arrangement of the ground regulations for compulsory internet proceedings broadcasting of local assembly's all proceedings, implementation of prompt opening of electric proceedings, implementation of compulsory fast writing in writing proceedings, drive of legislation of the timing of opening proceedings, allowance of free hearings for the public to the committee conference, legislation of the timing of opening the secret proceedings, expansion of convenient hearing facilities to increase assembly's audience, sufficient pre-announcement to the day, place and schedule of conference, regular check and evaluation system to local assembly's achievements of proceedings opening, level of service and satisfaction of residents,
This research will be hopefully help in hauling the development of local autonomy with the raised positive image to local assembly and the operation of local assembly that reflects the public opinion broadly, as the activated proceedings opening of local assembly lets the locals achieve a balanced information to the achievement and activity of the local assembly.
It is expected hereafter that this task of activation of the proceedings opening of local assembly together with the development of domestic local autonomy will continue to more comprehensive and progressive direction by more researchers.