The Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council exchanged experiences in organizing thematic meetings.

Solutions to improve the quality of thematic meetings

Attending the conference were the Standing Committee of the People's Councils of Yen Thanh, Quynh Luu, Nghia Dan, Quy Hop, Quy Chau, Que Phong, Tan Ky districts and Hoang Mai town and Thai Hoa town.

Participating in discussions and exchanges at the conference, delegates emphasized that the role and authority of People's Councils at all levels as prescribed by the Law on Organization of Local Government have been enhanced; including the authority to consider and decide on contents in the fields of investment - development, finance - budget, economy - society...

In the process of operating, directing and managing the State, there are many urgent and frequently arising issues that need to be considered and decided immediately by the People's Council. If we wait until the regular annual meetings (mid-year and year-end meetings), there will be delays in implementation, leading to results that are not as expected.

From the authority and practical requirements, delegates all agreed that organizing sessions of People's Councils at all levels is necessary and must be concerned to find solutions to improve the quality and effectiveness of organizing thematic sessions in the coming time.

The opinions presented at the conference focused on a number of contents, such as to improve the quality of the thematic session, it is important to choose the right and timely contents to consider and decide in order to create favorable conditions for the management and direction of the socio-economic situation of the People's Committee at the same level, as well as to remove and resolve urgent local issues under their authority.

Once the content and time of the thematic session have been determined, the coordination with the People's Committee at the same level to prepare the content and draft resolution must be careful and methodical; because the issues considered and decided at the thematic session are difficult, complicated, and specialized issues, while the organization time is passive (unpredictable), and the session time is short.

In addition, the role of chairing the session must arouse the intelligence and responsibility of the People's Council delegates to actively contribute to building quality resolutions; at the same time, after the session, after the resolution takes effect, the implementation of the resolution by the competent agencies must be urged and supervised.

In addition to discussing solutions to improve the quality of organizing thematic sessions, within the framework of the conference, delegates also participated in further discussions on solutions to improve the quality of regular sessions; solutions to improve the quality of voter contact, handling of voters' and people's recommendations and reflections; solutions to improve the quality of People's Council delegates at all levels, and solutions to strengthen the coordination relationship of People's Councils at all levels.

Some opinions also proposed a coordination mechanism, improving the quality of public reception, handling petitions, complaints and denunciations, and dialogue activities with the people for the common goal of properly resolving the thoughts, aspirations, and legitimate interests of voters and the people.

Delegates also raised concerns regarding the authority to issue socio-economic development policies and mechanisms of the People's Council at the district level, although there are no regulations and decentralization, but in practice it is very necessary, for example, the reward policy in new rural construction in the locality.

Avoid being passive in organizing meetings

In his concluding remarks at the conference, Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council highly appreciated the spirit, responsibility and quality, practical opinions on skills and experience in organizing sessions and activities of the People's Councils at all levels discussed by delegates at the conference.

The Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council affirmed that, in addition to the two regular annual meetings, it is necessary to determine that organizing thematic meetings of the People's Council is a normal activity to include in the annual work program.

To overcome the passivity and urgency in organizing meetings, which affects the quality of the meetings, the Standing Committee of the People's Council must be proactive from early on, from a distance, and agree with the People's Committee on the program, content, assignment of tasks, and preparation work of the thematic meeting.

The duration of the thematic session is not long, only about 1 day or 1/2 day, so the session's management must have a specific, scientific, focused, flexible and concise script; focus on issues with different opinions, increase exchange, dialogue and debate; conduct group discussions if necessary and organize detailed discussions in the hall.

People's Councils at all levels should be careful to avoid considering the organization of thematic meetings as a necessary procedure, because this will not only lose the role of the People's Council, but also affect the quality and effectiveness of management and direction of the general development of the locality. After the meeting, a resolution must be promptly issued to serve as a basis for implementing the next steps...

The Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council also discussed a number of solutions to improve the quality of the People's Council's activities related to resolving voters' petitions and the decision-making authority of the District People's Council.

Some recommendations of the Standing Committee of the District People's Council related to the reward mechanism for the People's Council and People's Council delegates at all levels; regulations on the establishment of People's Council delegations at the commune level; regulations on the unification of the number of full-time district People's Council delegates; scoring of People's Council delegates... were also specifically answered by comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh.