Lee Seong-in Takes Office as 31st Vice Mayor of Uijeongbu City

Uijeongbu City held the inaugural ceremony for Lee Seong-in, the 31st Vice Mayor, at the City Hall Grand Hall on the 2nd.

Vice Mayor Lee stated in his inaugural address, "Based on my 37 years of public service experience in both central and local government, I will make efforts to ensure the Mayor's administrative philosophy permeates every corner of the city administration," and urged staff members on six key matters.

First, civil servants are unlimited servers for citizens. I believe it is important for all staff members to work with one heart and one mind centered on the Mayor, focusing solely on citizens. I think our role is to serve citizens with comfort and care.

Second, creating a warm workplace atmosphere. Only when our civil servants feel fulfillment and happiness at work can we provide the best administrative services for citizens. For this, the workplace atmosphere of our staff is more important than anything else. We need candid communication and information sharing among employees, and we need to break down barriers between departments to cooperate organically and closely.

Third, fair and transparent work practices. When our civil servants deal with citizens, I ask that you respond with warmth as if they were your own family. Additionally, all work should be carried out with an active stance based on laws and regulations, and all procedures must be handled transparently and fairly.

Fourth, promoting field-oriented administration through active engagement. You have likely heard many times that the answers lie in the field. I ask that you traverse the field thoroughly and communicate candidly with citizens to ensure that citizen opinions are sufficiently reflected in city administration.

Fifth, cultivating information and knowledge necessary for your respective responsibilities. I urge all staff members to maintain a professional spirit regarding the work you are assigned and become the top expert in that field. This requires efforts to benchmark excellent cases from advanced countries and other local governments and apply them in ways suited to our city's circumstances.

Sixth, let us create an organization that is clean and performs well. Integrity is a virtue that all civil servants must practice, and it cannot be overemphasized. We will aim to achieve first place in the integrity evaluation overseen by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission and the city and county evaluation overseen by Gyeonggi Province. This will require meticulous planning by index from the beginning of the year and strategic approaches such as monthly check-in meetings.

Meanwhile, Vice Mayor Lee Seong-in entered public service on November 16, 1978, and has served as a team leader for personnel management at the Ministry of Interior and Safety, an evaluation officer at the Gyeonggi Province Planning and Coordination Office, Vice Mayor of Guri City (acting with mayoral authority), and director of the overall business division of the Hwanghae Economic Free Zone Authority.