YouMe Law Firm LLC said: Clause 3, Article 4 of the 2008 Law on Cadres and Civil Servants stipulates:
Commune, ward and town cadres (hereinafter referred to as commune-level cadres) are Vietnamese citizens, elected to hold positions for a term in the Standing Committee of the People's Council, People's Committee, Secretary, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, and head of a socio-political organization;
Commune-level civil servants are Vietnamese citizens recruited to hold a professional title under the People's Committee at the commune level, in the payroll and receiving salaries from the State budget.
The list of cadres of communes, wards and townships is prescribed in Group III of titles, positions under the Party Committee, Party organization, leaders of agencies and units managing the list of titles, leadership positions and the equivalent of the political system from the central to the grassroots level issued together with the conclusion of 35-KL/TW including the titles:
Level 1 - Party Committee Secretary: equivalent to the position of head of the department, department, agency under the district Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee at the district level.
Level 2 - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee; Chairman of the People's Council, People's Committee of communes, wards and towns:equivalent to the position of Deputy Head of the Department, Department, and Agency under the District Party Committee, District People's Committee.
Level 3 - Vice Chairman of the People's Council, People's Committee of communes, wards and towns; Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee and heads of socio-political organizations in communes, wards and towns.
Thus, the list of commune, ward and town cadres according to Conclusion 35.KL/TW includes positions according to the above levels.
