Opening of the 13th Session, Vinh City People's Council, Term XXII

Raise the responsibility of research so that the City People's Council can make decisions in accordance with the law.

Speaking at the opening of the session, comrade Phan Duc Dong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the City People's Council emphasized: At the 13th session, the City People's Council will consider and decide on many important contents.

In which, the City People's Council conducted the procedure to dismiss the duties of the City People's Council delegates of the 22nd term, 2021-2026 term, dismiss the members of the Vinh City People's Committee, term 2021-2026, and conduct the election of additional members of the Vinh City People's Committee, term 2021-2026.

The City People's Council also reviewed 16 reports on the implementation of the socio-economic development plan, budget settlement, public investment in the first 6 months and tasks and solutions for the last 6 months of 2024...; reviewed, discussed and approved 9 resolutions on the city's socio-economy.

The Chairman of the Vinh City People's Council requested that the delegates of the City People's Council, representatives of relevant departments, agencies, units and representatives of voters of Vinh Tan ward and Nghi An commune who were invited to attend uphold their sense of responsibility, promote their intelligence, carefully study the content of the questions, actively discuss in groups and halls, participate in expressing opinions, clearly express their opinions, especially on issues with different and conflicting opinions in order to create high unity so that the City People's Council can make decisions in accordance with the law and in accordance with the practical situation.

Election of additional members to Vinh City People's Committee

The meeting conducted the procedure to dismiss from office the deputy of the 22nd City People's Council, term 2021-2026, and to dismiss the Vinh City People's Committee, term 2021-2026, Mr. Nguyen Duc Cuong - former Head of the City Police, who was transferred to the position of Deputy Director of the Provincial Police.

The meeting also organized the election of additional members of the Vinh City People's Committee for the 2021-2026 term for Mr. Pham Thanh Long - Head of Vinh City Police with 33/33 delegates of the Vinh City People's Council voting in favor, reaching 100%.

Frankly point out limitations and difficulties

Next, the meeting listened to the leaders of the City People's Committee report on socio-economic performance in the first 6 months of the year and tasks and solutions for the last 6 months of 2024.

In particular, focusing on evaluating the drastic direction and management that is both comprehensive and focused in each field of the City People's Committee.

In conjunction with strengthening state management and handling and rectifying outstanding issues; removing difficulties and obstacles, urging and speeding up the implementation of socio-economic development tasks, especially for complicated projects in site clearance or projects with large scale and total investment; infrastructure projects exploiting land funds; resolving collective housing areas, disbursing public investment capital...

The city continues to mobilize and support the conversion of business households into enterprises, with 507 enterprises and 1,956 newly established business households.

Gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth rate in the first 6 months of the year reached 8.18%; total budget revenue reached nearly 3,120 billion VND, reaching 121.4% of the plan assigned by the province, up 112.8% over the same period.

The city has also proactively and actively coordinated with departments and branches to research and propose specific and outstanding mechanisms and policies for Nghe An and Vinh city, which have just been approved by the 15th National Assembly in Resolution No. 137 on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An province.

Actively coordinate the implementation of the Project: "Expanding administrative boundaries and urban space of Vinh city"; "Arranging commune-level administrative units in the period 2023 - 2025 and establishing wards in the city" submitted and recognized by the Prime Minister as "the expanded Vinh city meets the criteria of a type I urban area".

In the first 6 months of 2024, the city attracted investment in 5 projects, with a total registered capital of more than 6,924 billion VND. Urban management, land and basic construction investment, site clearance have many positive changes; breakthroughs in administrative reform; application of information technology, development of digital government, digital transformation.

The socio-cultural field has made progress, the material and spiritual life of the people has gradually improved. The direction and administration of the government has changed positively; national defense and security have been maintained, social order and safety are ensured.

The report also frankly pointed out some shortcomings and limitations in the direction and management from the city leaders to the city's departments, branches and wards and communes; some departments sometimes lack determination, especially the coordination and operation of some cadres are still limited, not really involved and firmly attached to the area, affecting practical effectiveness.

The progress of implementing and carrying out some tasks is still slow, such as: completing the draft Project "Building a city of light in the period of 2024 - 2025, taking into account the year 2030; upgrading the sidewalks of Le Hong Phong and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai streets; compensation and site clearance for the resettlement area project of Le Mao (extended) street, Hai Thuong Lan Ong street; Le Ninh street, resolving collective housing areas...

The transformation of the management model of Quan Lau market and Vinh market is still difficult (due to legal corridor problems). The construction of economic models according to plans in some wards and communes is not clear.

Mobilization of resources for urban beautification according to the plan is still limited, without any highlights, socialized resources reached 7.51 billion VND/plan of 70 billion VND.

Pollution treatment in canals, ditches, moats of the Citadel, Goong Lake, Vinh Tan Lake, and Kenh Bac Lake still faces many difficulties, people are still upset; waste and environmental sanitation in many places are not clean.

Administrative reform, discipline and order in some agencies and units still need to be rectified and strengthened. There are still many petitions arising, mainly in the fields of land, compensation and site clearance; the progress of inspection and verification in some cases is still slower than the prescribed time.

After the opening session, this morning, the Vinh City People's Council divided into 3 groups to conduct discussions. In which, the City People's Council delegates focused on discussing and proposing key solutions to promote economic development; disburse public investment capital; exploit and increase budget revenue, prevent tax losses; build civilized and commercial streets, create highlights; build schools according to advanced models in line with international integration trends...

The 13th session of the City People's Council continued its work program and closed on the morning of July 16, 2024.