Muan County, located in the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City, is accelerating the establishment of an ethical organizational culture by expanding the role of integrity communication officers, aimed at promoting exemplary behavior among senior officials and enhancing communication among staff.
On August 3, during a regular meeting held in the county office conference room, Muan County announced the appointment of two additional senior officials as integrity communication officers, following personnel changes made on July 6.
This appointment was necessary to maintain continuity in organizational operations after one of the existing integrity communication officers entered a period of retirement. As a result, five senior officials, including the Planning Director, the New City Support Division Head, the Health Center Director, the Agricultural Technology Center Director, and the Muan-eup Head, will now serve as integrity communication officers.
The integrity communication officers are tasked with leading the spread of an integrity culture and fostering a fair and trustworthy organizational environment through communication with employees. They will collect diverse opinions from staff and serve as a link between the field and administration in the process of improving organizational culture and implementing integrity policies.
Immediately following the appointment ceremony, the Planning Division held its first meeting with all five integrity communication officers to share operational directions and roles.
During the meeting, various suggestions were exchanged regarding ways to enhance communication with employees, promote integrity culture within the organization, improve unreasonable systems and practices, and implement effective integrity policies. The officers agreed to strengthen field-centered integrity activities.
Muan County plans to continue ongoing communication and improvement activities centered around the integrity communication officers to ensure that integrity policies are not just one-time events but are firmly established throughout the organization.
County Mayor Kim San stated, "Integrity begins with the exemplary behavior of senior officials and active communication. I urge the integrity communication officers to faithfully fulfill their role as a communication channel between employees and the organization, leading to the spread of integrity culture and the realization of trustworthy governance for the citizens."
Meanwhile, Muan County is working to enhance public trust and establish a culture of integrity in the public service by implementing various integrity initiatives, including integrity happy talks, integrity suggestion boxes, one department one integrity policy, self-learning on integrity, and anti-corruption and integrity education, with the goal of achieving a top rating in overall integrity.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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