Local autonomy is the control or government of a district by elected people or organization in some local district rather than by others. Accordingly, the success of local autonomy depends on the three subjects' roles in local autonomy-residents, local council and local government head. Exactly speaking, their effective role performance ability can bring local autonomy development. Also in addition to this, so as to develop local autonomy and to realize right democracy, it is very necessary for three main bodies to communicate with one another.
By the way, according to local autonomy law, local council and local government head must be separated to keep a rule-check and balance. Due to this structural reason, it is possible to bring about conflicts and confrontations between local council and local government head.
On the other hand, check and balance rule has a positive influence on reasonable and effective local autonomy by preventing power misuse and dividing administration functions. This contributes to fulfilling ultimate purpose-the improvement of residents welfare.
However, in korea, generally an executive organ has a strong power rather than local council. By examining judicial cases in the Supreme Court, practically many cases of local government head's power misuse are found. This is the cause of hindering local autonomy development.
To overcome this problem, the system must be set up to adjust and solve the problems caused by conflicts and confrontations between local council and local government head. This solution is to keep adequate tension relation in independent position to check each other. As a result, two organizations can sometimes prevent power misuse and can sometimes improve cooperation.
In order to establish desirable relationship between local council and local government head,
First, it is necessary to enforce local council power to balance local government head. Ultimately it is necessary for local council and local government head to balance in power.
Second, to keep productive relation between local council and local government head, it is necessary to restrain the power if either local council or local government head doesn't perform his duty.
Third, to prevent conflicts and confrontations in advance between local council and local government head, it is necessary to make standing legislature conference that adjusts the problems faced by conflicts and confrontation.
Fourth, to check legislature by residents, it is necessary to introduce the system for residents to take part in local autonomy thoughtfully.
In conclusion, it is very important for local council and local government head to harmonize in succeeding local autonomy. It is natural to keep the rule, "Check and balance". Further local council and local government head should cooperate and help each other to set up right local autonomy system. This helps democracy develop more and more.