Welfare Ordinance Enactment Analysis : Focusing on the First Half of the 8th Civil Election and the 9th Local Council in Incheon Region

This study analyzed the level of welfare ordinance legislation based on the premise that the accumulated time of ordinance legislation and the local council's policy support system have led to expectations of professionalism in this area. The research examined the current status and requirements for enacting welfare ordinances. To achieve this, welfare ordinances enacted in Incheon Metropolitan City Hall and ten cities and counties within Incheon Metropolitan City were analyzed from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024, covering the first half of the 8th civil election and the 9th local council. The results indicated that Incheon's total welfare ordinance enactment accounted for 194 cases, approximately 32% of the total ordinance enactment of 606 cases. There were only fiveunique autonomous welfare ordinances nationwide, constituting about 2.6% of the total welfare ordinances, suggesting that approximately 97.4% were imitative. Additionally, there were 29 unique welfare ordinances within the Incheon region, making up about 15% of the total welfare ordinances, along with 16 diffused welfare ordinances, which accounted for approximately 8.3% of the total. Unlike in the past, many ordinances that provide practical benefits to local residents were being enacted, and it was challenging to identify characteristics according to the party affiliations of those who proposed the ordinances. Based on the study's findings, it is suggested that when enacting welfare ordinances, there is a need to create innovative ordinances that leverage regionalcharacteristics, utilize the proposer's experience effectively, and approach the process with heightened sensitivity to the local community.