Chapter 3846

If village work stagnated, it would naturally affect the township and affect a county. These were all chain reactions. The final result was still having to change village cadres.

Qian Jianan had also worked at the grassroots level and was very clear about the tricks involved. He knew this situation wouldn't work.

Then what other methods could solve this problem? Qian Jianan couldn't think of any.

Qian Jianan said, "Xinghui, if you have any ideas, just tell me. After we discuss it, we will take it to the Standing Committee for discussion. Let's gather wisdom."

Su Xinghui said, "During the assembly, I also consulted some elders on this issue. They also have rich experience in grassroots party building work. An elder told me that we can set up a village affairs supervision committee in the village. The members of this committee can be three to five people, also elected by villagers, to supervise the work of the village two committees."

Qian Jianan had heard of the saying of a village affairs supervision committee. He also knew that this kind of supervision committee first appeared in Zhedong. Since Su Xinghui said he asked one of his elders, it should be the former Zhedong Provincial Party Secretary Ke Zhifang.

Village affairs supervision committees first appeared in Zhedong, but they had not yet been popularized nationwide. Because previously, there were no provisions regarding village affairs supervision committees in the "Organic Law of Villagers' Committees," so setting up this kind of village affairs supervision committee was illegal.

But was a village affairs supervision committee useful? Of course, it was still useful. At the very least, it could implement democratic supervision over the work of the village two committees. Regardless, having an extra supervision procedure would always be beneficial.

Therefore, after this new form of village affairs supervision committee appeared, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the "Opinions on Improving and Perfecting the System of Village Affairs Disclosure and Democratic Management," which mentioned strengthening the supervision and restraint mechanism of village affairs management and setting up village affairs disclosure supervision groups. The issuance of this document provided a basis for the establishment of village affairs supervision committees.

However, until now, it had not been popularized nationwide. Only some cities and counties in Zhedong Province had institutions like village affairs supervision committees. It could be said that it was still in the pilot stage.

Of course, if this method could effectively solve the problem of village-level corruption, Qian Jianan wouldn't mind trying it, because the main responsibility for this problem lay with him, so he naturally didn't dare to take it lightly. However, after thinking about it, he came up with some drawbacks.

Qian Jianan said, "If the members of the village affairs supervision committee are also elected by villagers, wouldn't that be the same as the election of village cadres, changing the medicine but not the ingredients? Wouldn't it still be possible to be controlled by those major surnames?"

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Secretary Qian, you have thought very thoroughly. I have also thought about this problem, but I think we can solve it with a recusal system. That is to say, members of the village affairs supervision committee must not have close kinship with members of the village two committees. This should be able to solve this problem to some extent."

Qian Jianan nodded slightly. Su Xinghui's method was still quite effective, because there were conditions for the tenure of members of the village affairs supervision committee. There were not many people who met these conditions, and they also couldn't have close kinship with members of the village two committees, so this condition was relatively strict. It was estimated that people from major surnames wouldn't be elected again.

Qian Jianan said, "I think your recusal system is quite good. But do members of the village affairs supervision committee get paid? How much salary do they get?"

Su Xinghui said, "We should still give some appropriate remuneration; we can't make others do voluntary labor entirely. But of course, the salary shouldn't be too high, about one thousand a year is fine."

About one thousand a year—this salary standard was naturally very low. But members of the village affairs supervision committee shouldn't be doing it for money in the first place. People who did this for money were also easily bought off. Moreover, the village affairs supervision committee was not a full-time job. They could still carry out their own livelihoods in their spare time, and they only had work when there were affairs that needed supervision.

Therefore, about one thousand a year was a relatively appropriate figure for members of the village affairs supervision committee. They had an extra income, but it wasn't much. Perhaps what truly supported them in continuing was their heart for seeking welfare for the villagers.

Qian Jianan nodded and said, "Hmm, your consideration is still very thorough. But can this village affairs supervision committee really solve the problem of grassroots corruption?"

Su Xinghui said, "Secretary Qian, relying solely on the system of a village affairs supervision committee to solve the corruption problem is unrealistic. People on the supervision committee are also human and can also be bought off, or even become a mere formality and decoration. This requires us to use multiple systems, working in tandem, to minimize the possibility of corruption at the grassroots level. In addition, our party building education cannot be left behind."

Qian Jianan also fell into deep thought. In the past, our party attached great importance to grassroots party building education work. Even in a village, party group meetings would often be held to study the Party Constitution and the spirit of higher-level documents. But now, this kind of system was probably already a mere formality. Everyone was thinking about how to make money and neglected learning. Was this also an important reason for this situation?

Qian Jianan nodded slowly and said, "Good, we will take these suggestions you raised to the Standing Committee for discussion as soon as possible. I hope our grassroots party organizations can regain their vitality."

Su Xinghui felt very gratified by Qian Jianan's attitude this time. The problem of grassroots party organizations was really a problem worthy of great attention, relating to the future development of Linshan City. Now that they had attracted attention, he hoped that it could really regain its vitality in the future.