What kind of power does "real power" refer to? In addition to enjoying the highest right to sign, the power to directly participate in and deal with human, financial, material and other aspects of affairs is also one of the important manifestations of real power.
01 Municipal Party Committee Office, Municipal Government Office
The two functions have a different division of responsibilities, but they are similar in nature. The head of the department plays an important role as the secretary and assistant to the secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor.
In the secretarial department system within the "two offices", it is divided into the first secretary, the second secretary and the sixth secretary and the seventh secretary according to the rank, which are responsible for handling the affairs of the city leaders at different levels and the specific work distribution within the office.
In terms of career development, the staff of the Municipal Party Committee Office has obvious advantages. Due to the close ties with the leaders, usually after the transfer of the main leaders, the backbone of the two offices will have a relatively good post arrangement, such as the transfer to the leading positions in the municipal departments, especially at the district and county levels.
However, in return, the intensity and dedication of the two offices is also considerable. From the writing of every speech of the leader, to the exchange of official documents between dozens to hundreds of units, the leader's job title and name and other information must be memorized. Even if the leaders have taken a break from work, it is common for them to work overtime, and even the work mode of 007 and 996 is not surprising. All in all, it's all about getting the job done better, and it's all about showing great performance.
02 Organization Department
The Organization Department is mainly responsible for managing the personnel work within the system. Its core departments include the first cadre section, the second cadre section and so on. After the institutional reform, the management functions of civil servants, which were previously the responsibility of the human resources and social security departments, were centrally managed by the Organization Department. Even departments such as the Establishment Department, which used to be part of the Party committee, are now under the jurisdiction of the Organization Department.
This means that whether you are a leading cadre at or above the section level or an ordinary section member, as long as you work within the system, you will be fully managed by the organization department. The Organization Department has great decision-making power at all levels such as organizational setup, establishment constraints, personnel allocation, and the setting and allocation of leadership positions.
However, from the point of view of selecting cadres, most of the staff of the Organization Department, including the section chief, do not actually have much say in the matter. Their main task is to strictly enforce the organization's decisions, and what exactly the organization thinks about is a matter of absolute confidentiality. Despite this, the Organization Department still has unshakable authority in obtaining information on the selection of cadres and the transfer of personnel.
03 National Development and Reform Commission
It is better to have a project than to have a fund, and it is better to have a policy than a project. Indeed, in many cases, money may not be able to solve all problems, such as in the process of investment project approval, land use approval, site selection and planning, etc., many steps cannot be settled by money. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is an institution that combines the advantages of funds, projects and policies.
Large-scale industrial projects need to be verified and approved by the National Development and Reform Commission, and if they fail to pass the review, it is impossible to implement all subsequent plans. The NDRC is responsible for evaluating and planning government-invested projects, tracking and confirming the availability of funds, and other key links.
The power and career development path of the NDRC are extremely extensive, whether it is to serve as a senior member of the local government or to serve in a department directly under the city, there is a broad space for development.
04 Finance Bureau
Within the Finance Bureau, the Budget Division and the Treasury Division are the two core functional departments. Broadly speaking, budget management is responsible for controlling expenditures, while the treasury is in charge of revenue. In actual operations, budget authority is particularly critical.
Although the relevant regulations have long made it clear that all matters involving the approval and disbursement of funds are subject to collective decision-making, and even require the signature of the director or deputy director (for smaller applications, the section chief also has the right to make decisions), in the actual business process, the expenditure requests of each unit still need to be reviewed by the budget section first, and if irregularities are found, they will be returned for revision.
As to when the vetted application will reach the Under Secretary or the Chairman, and how quickly the appropriation will be made after the Deputy Secretary or the Chair has signed, depends on the efficiency and personal wishes of the responsible person.