CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMEN

OF THE PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE

Members of the Provincial People's Committee

*/ Responsibilities, scope and methods of handling work of the Provincial People's Committee

1. The Provincial People's Committee handles work according to the functions and tasks prescribed in the Law on Local Government Organization 2015 and other legal documents; collectively discusses and decides by majority on issues specified in Article 21 of the Law on Local Government Organization 2015 and other issues that the law stipulates are under the authority of the Provincial People's Committee.

2. Methods of handling work of the Provincial People's Committee:

a) Discuss and vote on each issue at regular or extraordinary meetings of the Provincial People's Committee; The decision of the Provincial People's Committee must be approved by more than half of the total number of members of the Provincial People's Committee. In case the number of votes in favor and against are equal, the decision shall be based on the opinion of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee;

b) For some issues that are urgent or do not necessarily require a collective discussion, the Provincial People's Committee Office consults with the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to send all documents and written request to each member of the Provincial People's Committee for their opinion;

- If the issue is agreed by more than half of the Provincial People's Committee members, the presiding unit will draft a complete document, send it to the Provincial People's Committee Office for verification, and submit it to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for decision.

- If more than half of the Provincial People's Committee members do not agree, the Provincial People's Committee Office shall report to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for decision to be submitted at the nearest meeting of the Provincial People's Committee for discussion and decision.

Within 05 (five) working days from the date of receiving the request for opinions, members of the Provincial People's Committee shall respond in writing (except in cases where the request requires a specific response date). After the above deadline, if Provincial People's Committee members have no opinions, they will be considered to agree and be responsible to the Provincial People's Committee for the content for which opinions have been requested.

*/ Responsibilities, scope, tasks, and powers of handling work of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee

1. The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee shall handle work according to the tasks, powers, scope and responsibilities prescribed in Article 22 and Article 121 of the Law on Local Government Organization 2015. Direct the handling of work under the authority of the Provincial People's Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee according to the provisions of law; directly direct and manage major, important tasks and strategic, long-term issues of the province.

2. The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assigns work to the Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee and members of the Provincial People's Committee. Depending on the actual situation, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee may adjust the work assignment of the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and members of the Provincial People's Committee.

3. The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee directly directs the resolution or assigns the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to direct the resolution of issues related to many sectors, fields, and localities in the province. If necessary, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee may establish advisory groups to assist the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee in handling work.

4. In the process of handling work within his authority, if deemed necessary, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee shall seek the opinions of the Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee before making a decision.

5. When the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee is absent, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee authorizes a Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to, on behalf of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, lead the work of the Provincial People's Committee and handle the work assigned by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee according to regulations;

6. When the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee is absent, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee shall directly handle the work or assign another Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to handle the work on behalf of the absent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. If necessary, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee may assign another Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to directly direct and resolve specific issues on behalf of the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee who has been assigned to be in charge, to ensure the requirements for performing the general tasks of the Provincial People's Committee.

7. In case it is deemed necessary due to the importance and urgency of the work, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee may directly direct the handling of work assigned to the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; at the same time, assign the Office of the Provincial People's Committee to notify the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

*/ Responsibilities and scope of handling work of the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee

1. The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee handles work within the scope and responsibilities prescribed in Article 122 of the Law on Local Government Organization 2015.

2. Each Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee is assigned by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to assist the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee in directing, operating, and regularly handling work according to specific sectors and fields; to act as Chairman, Vice Chairman of Councils, Head, Deputy Head of Steering Committees according to relevant fields; to direct, monitor activities and maintain regular contact with a number of agencies and units.

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee is personally responsible before the law, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial People's Committee, and the Provincial People's Council for performing assigned tasks; together with other members of the Provincial People's Committee, is collectively responsible for the activities of the Provincial People's Committee.

3. Within the assigned scope and field, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee has the following tasks and powers:

a) Direct, inspect and urge agencies and units to advise on the development and implementation of strategies, planning, programs, schemes, mechanisms, policies and projects for the development of sectors and fields in accordance with the Party's guidelines and policies and the State's laws, in accordance with the directives of superiors and the actual situation of the locality, ensuring feasibility and high efficiency;

b) Direct and inspect agencies, units, and district-level People's Committees in implementing Party guidelines, State policies and laws, and tasks within the assigned scope of responsibility. If agencies, units, district-level People's Councils and district-level People's Committees are found to issue documents or do things contrary to the law or regulations of the provincial People's Committee or the Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, it must report to the Chairman of the provincial People's Committee to suspend the implementation and propose handling measures according to the provisions of law;

c) Direct and handle daily arising issues within the scope of his/her responsibility; research, discover and propose issues regarding development guidelines, orientations, new or supplemented or amended mechanisms and policies in the assigned fields, report to the Provincial People's Committee and the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for consideration and decision;

d) Sign on behalf of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee documents under the authority of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee within the scope of assigned work areas or when authorized;

đ) Carry out and perform other tasks assigned by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee;

e) Monitor, direct, annually review and evaluate the performance of assigned agencies, units and localities.

4. In the process of performing tasks, if there is an issue related to the field of work assigned by the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, coordinate with the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to resolve it. In case the Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee have different opinions, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee who is in charge of handling that work shall report to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for consideration and decision. If important and sensitive issues arise in the field of responsibility, related issues or in the field directly under the responsibility of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, issues arising outside the plan, issues not yet regulated, issues that need to be discussed at the Provincial People's Committee meeting, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee must be promptly reported.

*/ Responsibilities and scope of handling work of the Provincial People's Committee members

The Provincial People's Committee members handle work within the scope and responsibilities prescribed in Article 123 of the Law on Local Government Organization 2015 and perform the tasks and powers prescribed in Article 8 of this Regulation; in addition, the Provincial People's Committee members are responsible for:

1. Research, advise, propose and participate in handling work of the Provincial People's Committee; discuss and decide with the Provincial People's Committee on issues within the tasks and powers of the Provincial People's Committee.

2. Attend all meetings of the Provincial People's Committee and respond fully and on time to the contents of requests for opinions sent by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to the Provincial People's Committee Office, according to the provisions of Point b, Clause 2, Article 3 of this Regulation; the response must clearly state one of the following contents: Agree; agree but with additions or amendments; disagree; other opinions.

3. Handle specific tasks as assigned or authorized by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and be responsible before the law, the Provincial People's Committee, and the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for assigned or authorized tasks.

4. The Provincial People's Committee members can receive and send information, documents, petitions, meeting invitations, and exchange opinions on related work via the official email box or the Executive Document Management System of their agency or unit.

5. The Provincial People's Committee members are not allowed to say or do anything contrary to the decisions of the Provincial People's Committee and the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. In case of having different opinions from those regulations, they must still comply but can continue to present their opinions to the collective People's Committee and the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee./.

(Source: Decision No. 56/2021/QD-UBND dated December 09, 2021 of the People's Committee of Nghe An province promulgating the Working Regulations of the People's Committee of Nghe An province for the 2021-2026 tenure)