The Manazuru Town Council passed a partial amendment to the Audit Committee Ordinance at an extraordinary session held on the 17th, abolishing the system of selecting audit committee members from among council members. This is the first such abolition within the prefecture. Previously, the town had one audit committee member from the council and one from outside the council, but from now on, only non-council members will serve. The successor for the council-elected audit committee member will not be appointed this time, and according to the provisions of the Local Autonomy Act, …