Park Seung-won, the mayor of Gwangmyeong, stated on August 9, "If the 7th and 8th civil elections were a time for citizens to cultivate new possibilities in Gwangmyeong, the 9th civil election is a time to realize the results of accumulated changes that citizens can feel."
On this day, Mayor Park emphasized that the core of the 9th civil election administration is focused on 'tangible results' and 'enhanced policy execution,' leading to the first organizational restructuring.
He noted, "To swiftly advance key pledges and priority projects in the 9th civil election, including transportation, youth, and care, we have implemented personnel changes following the organizational restructuring."
This restructuring is significant as it aims to transform the changes and achievements pursued during the 7th and 8th civil elections into policies that citizens can directly experience in their daily lives.
Since the start of the 9th civil election, Mayor Park has been proactively responding to new administrative demands arising from Gwangmyeong's urban growth, focusing administrative efforts on translating core policies promised to citizens into actual results.
One of the most notable changes is the establishment of a 'Transportation Bureau.' As large-scale urban development projects, including the construction of the Gwangmyeong-Siheung New Town and redevelopment efforts, gain momentum, transportation issues have emerged as a key concern for Gwangmyeong's future. Mayor Park's decision to elevate the transportation sector to a separate bureau has been positively received.
The railway policy division will oversee railway projects and metropolitan transportation policies, while the public transportation division will handle issues closely related to citizens' daily lives, such as buses, taxis, freight, and parking.
Additionally, the road facilities and road management divisions will operate separately to enhance expertise in road construction, maintenance, underground safety, and pedestrian environments. Mayor Park's vision is to secure transportation infrastructure proactively, moving away from the previous approach of 'development first, transportation measures later' to align with Gwangmyeong's urban changes.
Youth policy is another area where Mayor Park is focusing efforts in the 9th civil election. A youth policy officer has been established under the direct supervision of the deputy mayor, consolidating youth policy, job creation, and self-support functions.
The plan is to comprehensively manage youth policies from planning to execution and government project responses, creating policies that young people can genuinely feel.
In the care sector, Mayor Park is strengthening the community-centered integrated care system he has emphasized. The existing integrated care division will be separated into a welfare policy division and an integrated care division, while a new medical care division will be established within the health center. This restructuring aims to connect welfare, medical care, health, and support services, allowing citizens to receive necessary services in their local areas.
Balanced growth across the city is also a major task reflected in the organizational changes for the 9th civil election. The new town development bureau will be restructured into a balanced development bureau to promote both new town development and the revitalization of old city centers. This change aims to ensure that urban transformation in Gwangmyeong does not concentrate in specific areas, allowing both the old and new city centers to grow together.
In the safety sector, the local administration bureau will be restructured into an administrative safety bureau to link administrative functions with disaster and safety response systems. The AI strategy function will be transferred to the planning and coordination office, where an AI strategy team will be newly established to support administrative innovation based on artificial intelligence.
New teams for suicide prevention and joint housing audits will be created, and the learning cooperation team will be restructured into a democratic citizenship education team to respond to changing citizen demands.
With this restructuring, Gwangmyeong's executive organization will change to one office, six bureaus, 72 divisions, and 267 teams. The workforce is expected to increase by 17, including 16 in the executive organization and one policy support officer in the city council's secretariat.
Public officials view this restructuring as clarifying the dedicated functions necessary to implement the policies of the 9th civil election. In particular, the establishment of the transportation bureau, youth policy officer, and medical care division has made Mayor Park's policy direction for the 9th civil election clearer.
Citizens are also focused on how much their daily lives will change as a result of these organizational changes, particularly in areas directly affecting their lives, such as transportation issues, balanced development of new and old city centers, youth employment and independence, and the expansion of care services.
Ultimately, this organizational restructuring appears to be a new engine for Mayor Park to effectively implement the policies of the 9th civil election.
Meanwhile, Mayor Park Seung-won added, "Based on the capabilities and execution power of the organization, we will fulfill our promises to citizens without fail, creating a better future and tangible changes."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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