HCMC increases Vice Chairman of Commune People's Committee, sharply reduces Deputy Director of Department
Ho Chi Minh City has implemented the election of 83 additional Vice Chairmen of Ward and Commune People's Committees, while reducing dozens of Deputy Directors of departments.
83 communes and wards are supplemented with Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has just issued documents to departments, branches, People's Committees of communes, wards, and special zones, specifying the number of deputy heads at specialized agencies under the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee; the number of Vice Chairmen of commune-level People's Committees.
There are 83 commune-level administrative units eligible to have one more Vice Chairman of the People's Committee, bringing the total to 3 Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee.
The additional criteria include: Population of 50,000 or more people; wards with a natural area of 5.5 km2 or more, communes with 30 km2 or more and are key areas with complex security and order.
The remaining 84 commune-level administrative units will continue to retain the 2 Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee according to current regulations. Thanh An commune alone is currently arranged with 3 Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee because a professional department has not been established. After completing the organizational structure, the People's Committee of Thanh An commune is responsible for rearranging to ensure the correct framework of the 2 Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee.
Regarding the personnel supplementation process, People's Committees of communes and wards subject to additional Vice Chairmen must report to the Standing Committee of the Party Committee at the same level to request approval. On that basis, the locality conducts a comprehensive review and assessment of the staff, determining the criteria for selecting on-site qualified and standard personnel.
In case there are personnel meeting the requirements, the People's Committee at the commune level shall report to the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and send a document to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee (through the Department of Home Affairs) no later than January 31. The Department of Home Affairs will synthesize and submit to the Standing Committee of the City People's Committee Party Committee to report to the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee for consideration and decision.
If there is no suitable on-site human resource, the People's Committees at the commune level must also report according to the correct process and deadline for the competent authority to consider the policy of strengthening and transferring cadres from other places. After the conclusion, the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level will introduce personnel for the People's Council at the same level to elect according to regulations.
Sharp reduction of Deputy Director of the Department, to be completed in 2026
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee assigned the Department of Home Affairs to preside over and coordinate with heads of specialized agencies under the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to review and advise on the plan and roadmap for arranging deputy cap, submit to the Standing Committee of the City People's Committee Party Committee to report to the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, striving to complete in 2026.
According to the new allocation framework, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Office is arranged with a maximum of 10 deputy heads.
Some departments have a maximum framework of 8 deputy levels including: Department of Finance, Department of Agriculture and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City, Department of Construction, Department of Home Affairs.
The Departments of Education and Training, Health, Culture and Sports and the Ho Chi Minh City Inspectorate are arranged to have no more than 6 deputy levels.
The group of departments and branches has a maximum of 5 deputy levels including: Department of Justice, Department of Industry and Trade, Department of Science and Technology.
The Departments of Planning - Architecture, Tourism, Ethnic Minorities and Religion are arranged with a maximum of 3 deputy levels, while the Department of Food Safety does not exceed 2 deputy levels.
With the new regulatory framework, many departments in Ho Chi Minh City will have to significantly reduce the number of Deputy Directors.
For example, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City currently has 16 Deputy Directors, which will be reduced to 8. The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction currently has 11 Deputy Directors, expected to decrease to 8.
The Department of Culture and Sports currently has 11 Deputy Directors, which must be reduced to 6; The Department of Industry and Trade currently has 8 Deputy Directors, which will be reduced to 5 according to regulations...
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