About function enhancement of ward

The administrative districts of designated cities are different from those of Tokyo's special wards, which have the legal status and election Director General as special local governments. Director General is appointed by the mayor and performs office work as an auxiliary body of the mayor and office work entrusted by the mayor and law. In addition, the budget of the ward office is distributed from the city (bureau), and in the execution of office work, it is supervised and supervised by the mayor except for commissioned work.
In Yokohama City, while maintaining the unity as a city, in order to respond quickly and accurately to the needs of citizens and local issues, expansion of office work performed by the ward office, organization and execution of budgets, planning and drafting business, etc. We are working to strengthen functions and authority.

1. Establishment of Director General Office and Coordinator
   Development of coordination and planning functions to expand the authority of Director General, expand projects planned and implemented by the ward, and strengthen liaison and coordination with office offices of the bureau.
2. Reorganization and reinforcement of citizen's section (installation of person in charge of social welfare, person in charge of community promotion, person in charge of social education)
   Improvement of citizen services and realization of measures according to the actual conditions of the region
3. Planned construction of a general government building
   A comprehensive government building that collects welfare offices, public health centers, fire departments, etc. in one place is planned.
   
4. Administrative District Reorganization
   New construction of Konan, Asahi, Midori and Seya Ward (to the 14th ward)
   

Establishment of administrative liaison and coordination expenses (500,000 yen per ward)

Establishment of inhabitant of a ward meeting (citizen participation in municipal administration, place of public hearing)

Establishment of ward activity expenses (submitted by ward main event execution group)
Contributions to events conducted by each ward executive committee (1 million yen per ward)

Introduction of ward request reflection system
Reflect ward requests in the bureau budget to resolve ward administration priority issues

Ward activity expenses << ward independent operating expenses default >> (1.8 million yen per ward)

Integration of vertically divided administrative agencies (outside agencies) in the region <June 10>

1. 2-part system of ward administration department, welfare department
   Enhancement of coordination and functions for each ward administration and welfare administration
   
2. Establishment of General Affairs Division
   Centralization of information and addition of comprehensive adjustment functions
3. Transfer of building offices (equivalent to departments) and welfare offices (equivalent to sections) to ward offices
   ※The building office was separated from the ward office in 1999 and reorganized into four offices in the city. In 2006, it was integrated as the Building Residential Building Guidance Center.

Establishment of Ward Administration Promotion Division
Securing planning and coordination functions that can demonstrate the independence and uniqueness of the ward

(1) Enhancement and enhancement of public information public hearing consultation function (inhabitant of a ward consultation room)
(2) Enhancement and enhancement of planning and coordination functions (Coordinator)

Establishment of "Rules on Promotion of Comprehensive Administration in Ward"
Specify the overall coordination authority of the ward in regional administration

1. Establishment of administrative service corner (equivalent to person in charge)
   Providing information in places close to citizens
2. Ward activity expenses “Reservation of ward voluntary business expenses” (total of 7 million yen)

Administrative District Reorganization

Establishment of Sakae and Izumi Ward (to the 16th ward) <November 3>

Ward activity fee “for creating a distinctive ward” (total of 80 million yen in all cities)

1. Establishment of promotion expenses for the creation of a unique ward
   Budget backing to make ward function enhancement substantial
   (1) Voluntary planning
   The budget that can be executed under the responsibility of each ward has been significantly increased to 100 million yen per ward.
   (2) General portion
   The distribution budget from the bureau to the ward is roughly divided into ward budgets. Director General's discretionary execution is possible
2. Budgeting in the ward
   Determine the allocation within the budget frame that combines the general portion and the voluntary plan for each ward.
3. Change of name from ward administration to General Affairs Department <July 1>
   (1) Establishment of a person in charge of accounting, etc.
   Supervision of accounting affairs in the ward
   (2) Strengthening and enhancing Ward Administration Promotion Division
   Information provision function (Public Relations Section), planning and coordination function for ward administration in general (Planning and Adjustment Section)
   (3) Establishment of Regional Promotion Division
   Support for local activities, support for voluntary activities, central management and operation of facilities for residents of the city
   (4) Establishment of beautification in the city
   Promotion of illegal dumping measures, recycling activities, etc.

   

4. Transfer of public health centers (equivalent to departments) <July 1>
   Cooperation of welfare and health in the community
5. Establishment of Health and Welfare Service Division and Community Welfare Division in the Ministry of Welfare <July 1>
   (1) Consultation and service provision services in cooperation with public health centers in the Health and Welfare Service Division
   (2) Aggregation and strengthening of office work in the welfare section in the community welfare section
6. Administrative District Reorganization
   New establishment of Aoba and Tsuzuki Ward   (to the 18th ward) <November 6>
7. Start of lifelong learning support center business (provision of learning information and consultation)
   Promotion of lifelong learning in ward

Strengthening regional disaster prevention functions

(1) Establishment of a person in charge of strengthening disaster countermeasures (concurrently serving as general affairs section manager)
(2) Promote regional disaster prevention measures such as the formulation of distinction disaster preparedness plan and the operation of evacuation shelter

Promotion of partnerships experimental project (FY1998)

Establishment of Child and Family Support Centers
Strengthening child care support functions (imminent consultation desks on child care)

Improvement of window services
Expansion of lunchtime service (all operations at Family Registry Division and Insurance and Pension Division and tax certification issuance)

Final report by "Citizenship Promotion Exploratory Committee"

Enforcement of the "Citizenship Promotion Ordinance"

Establishment of "Citizens' Activities Support Center"

Improvement of window in Family Registry Division (trial implementation of family register certification issuance window)
Installed in Kohoku Ward, Naka Ward to reduce waiting time and create easy-to-understand windows.

Establishment of Health and Welfare Center on January 1, 2002
Response to citizen needs related to welfare and health in an integrated manner from consultation to service provision

(1) Integrate the welfare department (welfare office) and the organization of health centers and reorganize them according to target persons such as the elderly, disabled, children, etc.
(2) Strengthen comprehensiveness of consultation service functions (Service Division General Consultation Service)
(3) Established “Business Planning Section” to conduct comprehensive planning.

1. Revision of "Rules on Promotion of General Administration in Ward"
   Director General has established a system for coordinating business operations within the area.
   (1) Formulation and publication of ward administration policy
   Clarification of priority measures of ward
   (2) Establishment of a ward-building management meeting
   Positioning the conventional ward administration promotion meeting as an organization that coordinates and decides important matters of the ward, and publishing the outline of the meeting to the citizens.
2. Implementation of a system to reflect local needs for budgeting for the next fiscal year
   In conjunction with the review of the city-wide budgeting system, we will strengthen the conventional ward requests and operate it as a "local needs reflection system" so that the ward's intentions based on the needs of the ward can be further reflected in the bureau budget Start
3. Trial of budget request by the ward
   Conducted a trial budget request directly from the ward to the Finance Bureau
4. Individual ward development promotion expenses Review of the budgeting method for voluntary planning operating expenses
   From the budget of 100 million yen per ward, the basic amount will be 80 million yen, and in addition to this, a review will be made to budget “new operating expenses” according to the contents of the business plan of each ward.
5. (Policy) Establishment of chief in charge and establishment of Budget Adjustment Section
   Promotion of priority measures based on the ward administration policy and strengthening of the ward's budget adjustment function

1. Establishment of a section manager in charge of zero waste promotion (concurrently serving as director of the Environmental Business Bureau office) and section chief
   Establishment of zero waste promotion system in ward
2. Establishment of a section manager in charge of school support and cooperation (concurrently serving as section manager in Board of Education Secretariat)
   Strengthen cooperation with local communities, schools, and wards
3. Establishment of section manager in charge of town development support (also serving as deputy director of Public Works Office)
   Technical support for town development functions in the city

1. Strengthening management functions
   (1) Appointment of Director General
   Appointed employees with innovative and bold ideas and capable of executing them to Director General through public recruitment within the agency.
   (2) Establishment of Deputy Director General
   Established the Deputy Director General to assist Director General in cross-sectional duties related to ward administration in general.
   (3) Recombination of autonomous organization by Director General
   Under the administrative district system, the Director General implements its own execution system tailored to local conditions as necessary.
2. Expansion of regional administrative functions (nursery schools and community development)
   (1) Strengthening the management and operation authority of daycare centers
   Establishment of ward "Chief in charge of childcare". Transfer municipal nursery schools (121 locations) from the welfare bureau to the ward
   (2) Establishment of planning, support, and consultation counters for town
   Promotion at ward office about consultation, support, enlightenment duties about the making of rule of imminent town by city planning and building agreement
   (3) The Public Works Office in Road and Highway Bureau and the Greenery Office in the Green Administration Bureau also serve as a ward office.
   
3. City version of social movement support center establishment (Kanagawa, Minami, Aoba, Tsuzuki, Seya)
4. Formulation of “Basic Guidelines for Promoting Collaboration”

1. Reform of ward office budget system
   (1) Increased the number of resources that can be organized autonomously from 1.8 billion yen to 2.7 billion yen, and introduced financial resource allocation indicators according to population and ward initiatives.
   (2) Establishment of priority policy costs (budget to be allocated after evaluating each ward's proposal projects for priority policy issues in the city)
   (3) Establishment of ward bureau cooperation business
   Establishment of a system in which the ward can request the bureau to carry out the project and provide financial resources to the bureau (approximately 160 million yen)
   (4) Improvement of budget distribution to ward (collected by bureau as much as possible, batch distribution at the beginning of the fiscal year)
2. Transfer maintenance functions such as roads, sewers, rivers, and nearby parks to the ward
   Public Works Office was transferred to the ward office to provide more comprehensive services to the maintenance and management functions of roads, sewers, rivers, and nearby parks, in response to local requests.
3. Establishment of Chief Public Relations Section
   Chief Public Relations Section was established in Ward Administration Promotion Division to promote community-based consultation and coordination and environmental measures, and to clarify coordination and coordination with relevant bureaus.
   
4. Improvement of citizen services
   (1) Preparation for Computerization of family register
   (2) Expansion of Family Registry Division Certificate Issuance Desk
   In addition to the 16 wards up to 2004, certification issuance windows have been developed in 2 wards (Isoko / Sakae), and maintenance has been completed in all wards (from May).
   (3) One-stop tax certification
   In addition to the 8 wards up to 2004, certification issuance counters were integrated in 10 wards (Tsurumi, Kanagawa, West, Naka, Hodogaya, Asahi, Isoko, Kohoku, Tozuka, Sakae) and completed in all wards (from August to order)
   (4) Expansion of functions of administrative service corners
   Expand the time zone for immediate issuance of certificates
   (5) Transfer from the municipal tax special collection office to Finance Bureau

1. After-school kids club business transferred from the bureau to the ward
2. Transfer from the office tax office to the office
3. Transfer from the bureau of the social welfare corporation-type disability community activity home management business to the ward
4. Financial resources and utilization in the ward regarding specific financial resources secured by the ingenuity of each ward

1. Development of all wards of open agency on Saturday
   Some operations of the Family Registry Division Insurance and Pension Division Service Division commenced on the second and fourth Saturday of all wards.
2. Create an attractive window for experimental project
   Ward and bureau cooperate and approach for improvement of window environment, window correspondence. Conducted in the two wards of Asahi and Kohoku
3. Establishment of the “Policy Coordination Managers' Meeting on Regional Needs Reflecting System” for the next fiscal year's budget formulation
   Discussion and coordination of proposals from the ward from a city-wide perspective
4. Strengthening Health Crisis Management Functions
   Transition from 18 public health centers to 1 public health centers and 18 public health centers
5. Enhancement of crisis management systems
   (1) Establishment of a manager in charge of safety management and a section manager in charge of safety management (also serving as fire chief and deputy chief of the safety management bureau)
   (2) Establishment of Chief Risk Management Subdivision (also serving as Chief of Crisis Management Office, Safety Management Bureau)
   In fiscal 2007, it was established in six wards. Completed the establishment of all wards in fiscal 2009 (three years)
6. Establishment of Tax Division
   Integrate taxation and tax payment sections to improve operational efficiency
7. Assignment of Strategic Planning Officers and Strategic Planning Officers
   ※Full-time assignment: Konan Ward Strategic Planning Officer, concurrently assigned: Strategic Planning Officer Aoba Ward
8. Start of “experimental project, a familiar area and spirit”
   Recognize and support districts that promote citizen-based community management. 3 district certification

1. Expansion of ward bureau cooperation business
   Expand priority policy frameworks (approximately 380 million yen) to respond to regional issues with large budget scale.
2. Expansion of “experimental project in Familiar Areas and Energies” (19 districts)
3. Placement of members of the regional spirit promotion
   Support areas that promote area management through “experimental project, a familiar area”
   Placed in 5 wards (Konan, Asahi, Isoko, Tozuka, Izumi)
4. Trial of ward administration coordination headquarters meeting (tentative name)
   Trials for full-scale implementation in FY2009 in order to strengthen the function of the “Policy Coordination Managers Meeting on Regional Needs Reflecting System”
5. Computerization of family register administration
   Data of original family register and tag

1. Strengthening regional support functions in the ward
   (1) Establishment of Planning and Adjustment Section
   The Planning and Adjustment Section was established in General Affairs Department to promote the improvement of regional power to resolve issues through community-based management and collaboration. Units composed of section managers (concurrently with Ward Administration Promotion Division, Regional Promotion Division, and section managers in charge of school support and cooperation), section chiefs, in charge, and regional spirit promotion staff
   (2) Increase in the number of local energy promotion members
   Expanded to 10 wards (Middle, South, Konan, Asahi, Isoko, Tsuzuki, Tozuka, Sakae, Izumi, Seya)
2. Strengthening Health and Welfare Center's service provision functions
   (1) Strengthening health crisis management
   A. Clarification of Health Crisis Management System
   The Health Risk Management Subdivision was established in Health and Welfare Center to respond more smoothly and quickly to the event of a health crisis such as infectious diseases and food poisoning. Mr. Health and Welfare Division and Mr. Health Sanitation Division are in charge of this division.
   Public health center Health and Welfare Division Health Promotion Section also serves as public health center Health Sanitation Division
   (2) Reorganization of Service Division
   The division was reorganized into three sections: Elderly and Disabled Support Division, Children and Families Support Division, and Public Welfare Division, stabilizing from professional consultation to service provision and clarifying the management span of section managers.
   
   
3. Establishment of ward administration coordination manager meeting
   Strengthened the “Policy Coordination Managers' Meeting on Regional Needs Reflection System” and established the “District Administration Coordination Headquarters Meeting”.
   Presidency of the Director General Conference was newly appointed as Vice Chair. Discuss and coordinate issues related to ward administration from a city-wide perspective
4. Consolidation of tax affairs
   Transfer of levy collection work of corporation municipal tax from ward to bureau
5. Concurrently serving as Tax Division Delinquency Clearing and Insurance and Pension Division Tax Receipt Section
6. Changed Family Registry Division to chief in charge

1. Strengthening regional support functions in the ward
   (1) Expand the entire Planning and Adjustment Section area
   (Nishi, Hodogaya, Kanazawa, Midori, Aoba) and assignment of full-time Planning and Adjustment Section section manager (Konan, Izumi)
   (2) Development of all districts of regional energy promotion members
   8 new wards (Tsurumi, Kanagawa, West, Hodogaya, Kanazawa, Kohoku, Green, Aoba)
2. Review the allocation of financial resources for independent planning project expenses
   Increase the allocation ratio based on regional characteristics from 10% to 25%, and introduce new indicators (preschool age population ratio, aging rate, non-Japanese registration population, etc.). The priority policy project will be the autonomous budget of the ward, not the proposal type.
3. Review of budget categories
   The general operating expenses integrated from the ward distribution to the ward development promotion expenses are verified from the viewpoint of the ward's discretion, and according to the nature, they are organized into independent planning operating expenses and bureau budgets, and the general operating expenses are budgeted. Abolished
4. Measures to Enhance Revenue Securing
   In order to be able to concentrate on delinquencies and to further advance delinquencies, the chief in charge of delinquencies and part-time workers are modeled at National Health Insurance Section Insurance and Pension Division (FY2022-23, Tsurumi Ward and Naka Ward).
5. Response to the elimination of children on standby at daycare centers
   Child and Youth Bureau assigned a chief in charge of emergency childcare measures in Ward Administration Promotion Division, a chief in charge of emergency childcare measures, with the aim of developing effective measures that integrate the ward and bureaus based on regional characteristics.
   (8th ward: Tsurumi Ward, Kanagawa Ward, Nishi Ward, Konan Ward, Isogo Ward, Kohoku Ward, Aoba Ward, Totsuka Ward)
6. Strengthening the system to reflect local needs
   Before the bureau's budget formulation for the next fiscal year, set up a place where Director General can explain measures and business proposals to the mayor and deputy mayor to address the priority issues identified by the ward.
7. Holding teleconferences
   We held a telephone conference between the mayor and 18 Director General to promote administrative services through hospitality.

1. Function enhancement of ward office meeting << examination result by "2010" station reorganization project ">"
   (1) In order to make it easier to reflect the intentions of the ward office in the bureau, it is clarified that matters to be consulted with the coordination meeting will be consulted in advance with the ward office meeting.
   (2) In order to strengthen the functions of the Director General Conference, the Director General Association Project, which was established in fiscal 2010, was clarified and the secretariat system was strengthened.
2. Clarification of consultation departments <Results of examination by the “Reorganization Project” in FY2010 >>
   For each section of the ward office, a window section is set up on the bureau side, and not only individual business connections, but also consultations on matters whose consultation destination is unknown, thereby strengthening further cooperation between ward bureaus
3. Strengthening the ward office system
   (1) Measures to Enhance Revenue Securing
   In order to be able to concentrate on delinquencies and proceed with delinquencies, a chief in charge of delinquencies and a part-time worker will be assigned to National Health Insurance Section Insurance and Pension Division.
   (FY2012 to FY2011 (model implementation): Tsurumi Ward and Naka Ward)
   (From FY2011 to: Kanagawa Ward, Asahi Ward, Kohoku Ward)
   (2) Response to the elimination of children on standby at daycare centers
   Based on regional characteristics, with the aim of developing effective measures that integrate the ward and bureaus, a chief in charge was assigned to the Ward Administration Promotion Division (Child and Youth Bureau Child Care Support Division, Emergency Childcare Measures Section)
   (8 wards in 2010 → 18 wards in 2011)
4. Strengthening support functions (foundation of regional management subsidies (enhanced community development promotion project))
   Establish a subsidy system to promote cooperation between groups and support local activities so that the community can independently and continuously work on solving problems.

1. Enhance community development Promotion Business
   In order to promote support for local autonomy through participation and collaboration, the ward office plans assistance and provision of information to initiatives in cooperation with local organizations, dispatches coordinators, discovers and fosters human resources, and provides comprehensive regional support. Expand the vibrant community development promotion business so that we can provide
2. Strengthening the ward office system
   (1) Child abuse response
   Public health nurses are assigned to strengthen the system for inappropriate child care and child abuse.
   (Kanagawa Ward, Konan Ward, Asahi Ward, Aoba Ward, Tsuzuki Ward  , Totsuka Ward, Sakae Ward, Izumi Ward)
   (2) Improvement of nursery school entrance management
   The staff in charge of entrance affairs will be switched from welfare to office work, and administrative staff will be supported and assigned, and part of the office work will be consolidated.
   (model implementation zones: Tsurumi Ward, Naka Ward, Minami Ward, Hodogaya Ward, Kohoku Ward, Midori Ward)
   (3) Strengthening the Public Welfare Division Public Welfare Section
   All districts of Public Welfare Division Education Support Specialist who provides support to junior and senior high school students in households receiving social security

1. Strengthening the ward office system
   (1) Child abuse response
   Public health nurses are assigned to all wards to strengthen the system for inappropriate child care and child abuse.
   (8 wards in 2012 → 18 wards in 2013)
   (2) Improvement of nursery school entrance management
   Implemented office work improvement (transformation of office work from welfare to office work, support placement of office staff, consolidation of office work) modelly implemented in 2012 in all wards (6 wards in 2012 → 18 wards in 2013) )
   (3) Strengthen disaster prevention and antidisaster measure
   In order to clarify that we will focus on disaster prevention and reduce disaster damage operations centered on the self support and community support, we have established a Regional Disaster Prevention Support Section (also serving as Chief of General Affairs Section, General Affairs Section, and Chief of Risk Management Subdivision).
   (4) Partial transfer and strengthening of children's guidance office operations
   In accordance with the revised Child Welfare Law, disability consultation services for disabled children and persons at home in children's guidance office will be transferred to the ward and welfare staff will be assigned to all wards.
2. Strengthen cooperation between welfare services and employment support through cooperation with Hello Work
   Established Jobs Pot, a employment support window, and started employment support to provide employment placement to social security recipients.
   (Opened in fiscal 2013: Tsurumi Ward, Naka Ward, Isogo Ward, Aoba Ward, Tsuzuki Ward  , Totsuka Ward, Izumi Ward and Seya Ward)
3. Consolidation of tax affairs
   Transfer from the internal office of tax payment to the office

1. Strengthening the system for measures for waiting-list children at daycare centers and the “New System for Supporting Children and Child Care”
   Increased the number of administrative staff and part-time staff in Children and Families Support Division to continue measures for waiting-list children in daycare centers and to respond to the new system for supporting children and child care, which will be enforced in April 2015.
2. Strengthen cooperation between welfare services and employment support through cooperation with Hello Work
   Expansion of Jobs Pot, a employment support window that began to be established in 2013.
   (Opened in FY2014: Kanagawa Ward, Hodogaya Ward, Asahi Ward, Kohoku Ward and Sakae Ward)
3. Strengthen collaboration with City Library
   In order for the ward office and libraries in each ward to cooperate and promote citizens' reading activities, a section manager in charge of promoting reading activities, such as the library director, is assigned to each ward Regional Promotion Division.

1. Uninterrupted support from infancy to school age
   The Regional Promotion Division section manager in charge of school support and cooperation was transferred to Children and Families Support Division to provide seamless support from infancy to school age, including elementary school studenｔ. At the same time, the elementary school studenｔ Training Program was transferred after school, and a new chief in charge of the Board of Education Secretariat School Education Office was assigned.
2. Response to the “Independence Support System for the Needy of Life”
   In line with the launch of the "Independence Support System for the Independence of the Living Needs," the names of Public Welfare Division and Public Welfare Section (Public Welfare Administration Section and social security) were changed to "Life Support Section," "Clerical Section," and "Life Support Section," respectively, to support the poor from a broad perspective. In addition, in order to build a network to develop support in cooperation with the local community, a new chief in charge of life support, who also serves as the ward office life support section and the Health and Social Welfare Bureau life support section, has been newly assigned (three people share 18 wards).
3. Strengthen cooperation between welfare services and employment support through cooperation with Hello Work
   Expansion of Jobs Pot, a employment support window that began to be established in 2013.
   (Opened in FY2015: Nishi Ward, Minami Ward, Konan Ward, Kanazawa Ward and Midori Ward)

1. Enforcement of "Yokohama-shi ward office affairs division regulations" and "rules about promotion of general administration in ward"
   The ordinance stipulates the office work divided by the ward office, and clearly defines the role of the ward office and the coordination and coordination functions of the ward office.
2. Promotion of a comprehensive community care system
   In order to build a “comprehensive community care system” that provides medical care, nursing care, prevention, and life support in an integrated manner, the chief in charge of community-based comprehensive care promotion is assigned.
3. Strengthening regional disaster prevention functions
   In order to promote crisis management operations in the event of a disaster and daily regional disaster prevention activities in an integrated manner, "Chief of Risk Management Subdivision" was renamed "Chief of Crisis Management and Regional Disaster Prevention" and increased the number of chiefs or staff in all wards.
4. Strengthening support for the independence of the poor in life
   In implementing the “Independence Support System for the Independence of the Living Needs,” the number of chiefs in charge of support for the Living Needs in Health and Social Welfare Bureau, who also serves as the ward office, has been increased (5 people share 18 wards).
5. Establishment of "ward proposal reflection system"
   With the enforcement of the "Yokohama City Ward Office Administrative Division Ordinance", from the fiscal year 2017 budget compilation, the ward bureau will work more closely on issues that are difficult to solve with the ward alone. Establish a "ward proposal reflection system" that proposes and reflects
   (Reference) Until the budget formulation for FY2016, implementation as a “local needs reflection system”

Strengthening support for the independence of the poor in life
In implementing the “Independence Support System for the Independence of Living Needs,” the number of chiefs in charge of support for the poor in Health and Social Welfare Bureau, who also serves as the ward office, has been increased in order to strengthen network construction with the community.

Enhance the Children and Families Support Division System
In response to child abuse, etc., increase the number of chiefs in charge to 5 wards to enhance the Children and Families Support Division system.　

1. Enhance the Children and Families Support Division System
   Based on the situation of child abuse response, etc., increase the number of chiefs in charge to three wards to enhance the Children and Families Support Division system.
2. Strengthening regional disaster prevention functions
   Increased the number of Chief in charge of crisis management and regional disaster prevention to four wards in order to promote crisis management operations in the event of a disaster and daily regional disaster prevention activities in an integrated manner.
3. Individual ward development promotion expenses Improvement of voluntary planning operating expenses
   In order for the ward to demonstrate more independence, the total amount of self-planning project expenses will be increased by approximately 300 million yen.

Enhance the Children and Families Support Division System
In response to child abuse, etc., increase the number of chiefs in charge to 2 wards to enhance the Children and Families Support Division system.

1. Strengthen response to COVID-19 infection
   (1) In order to strengthen the system for public health centers related to COVID-19 infection, increase the number of employees at public health centers branch offices (Health and Welfare Division) by 15.
   (2) At the time of expansion of the COVID-19 infection, in addition to the support of staff within the ward office, the bureau also provided staff support to the ward (inter-to-ward support).
2. Development of functions for “Children's Family Support Base”
   In order to provide support to elementary school studenｔ, which has been under the jurisdiction of the children's guidance office, and to enhance the response to consultations from children and families, the Children and Families Support Division established a comprehensive support center for children and families. At the same time, full-time chiefs and specialists are assigned to Children and Families Support Division.

1. Development of functions for “Children's Family Support Base”
   In addition to the 10 wards in fiscal 2021, we established a comprehensive support base for children's families in Children and Families Support Division, eight wards, and completed the installation in all wards. At the same time, full-time chiefs and specialists are assigned to Children and Families Support Division.
2. Promotion of digitalization at ward offices
   (1) Conduct demonstration experiments in the model ward of the Digital Ward Office
   Conducted demonstration experiments on digital technology in the model ward (Nishi Ward, Konan Ward) of the Digital Ward Office, which attempts and promotes ward office services utilizing digital technology.
   (2) Strengthening ICT environment for ward government buildings