| According to Article 33 of the Local Government Act, town (village/ city) representatives are elected by the locals, are given a term of office of 4 years, and can renew the term of office after being re-elected. The rules regarding the number of representatives are as follows:
• 1. Total number of town (village/ city) representatives:
According to Article 7 of the Criteria of Local Legislative Organization, the total number of town (village/ city) representatives should be the same as the counterpart that were elected on June 13, 1998. Adjustment can be made based on the following rules if more representatives are needed due to an increase of the population. - If the population in a town (village/ city) does not exceed 500 people, 3 representatives can be elected.
- If the population in a town (village/ city) is 500~1,000, one representative can be added per 250 population. Maximum 5 representatives.
- If the population in a town (village/city) is 1,000~10,000, one representative can be added per 4,500 population. Maximum 7 representatives.
In accordance with the above mentioned regulation, we have elected 5 representatives. Due to increased population for the 9th term, one more representative was added. Among the 6 representatives is a female.
• 2. Chairman and vice chairman: Our organization has one chairman and one vice chairman who are elected anonymously. They are elected on the spot after the representatives’ inauguration. • 3. Assembly and Inspection Team: (1)The assembly is the highest decision-making unit of our organization. There are the scheduled
assembly and provisional meeting: - Scheduled assembly: One 12-day long assembly is held every 6 months in every May and November. If no agreements are reached during an assembly, or other reasons are present, the town chief, the chairman, or more than 1/3 of the representatives can request for an extension that exceeds no more than 5 days, and the extension cannot be used for interrogation purposes.
- Provisional meeting: If a request is made by the town chief, chairman, or more than 1/3 of the representatives, or events that meet the definition of Article 39-4 are present, the chairman should hold a provisional meeting (which can be held on national holidays or assembly recess) within 10 days that last up to 3 days and should not be held more than 5 times per 12 months. Events that meet the definition of Article 39-4 are exempted from this rule.
(2)Inspection Team: Due to the few representatives, we only have a comprehensive review team that
deals with tasks related to civil affairs, construction, social affairs, administration, tourism,
comptroller, HR, and janitor teams.
• 4. Our Staff Members:
- The town representative organization was established in 1946/3, with a dedicated secretary who dealt with different asks. In 1970, the Political Affairs Committee announced the charters regarding town representatives, and a part-time secretary and a part-time assistant were assigned. On Nov. 7, 1992, war-time administration was over, and Kinmen became self-governed. On Aug. 19, 1993, after town representative charters were passed, a dedicated secretary and clerk were assigned. One worker was assigned on Oct. 1, 1995. After the Self-government Ordinances and Regulations were approved on Jan. 13, 2000, our staff system was adjusted; the accounting tasks are handled by the town comptroller, and HR tasks are processed by a member of our organization.
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