Gyeonggi Province to Increase Government Employees by 499

The Gyeonggi Province government employee establishment will increase by 499 positions due to the establishment of new fire stations and expansion of organizational structures.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 23rd that it has submitted a revision to the Gyeonggi Province Local Government Employee Establishment Ordinance to the Provincial Assembly, which includes an increase of 499 civil servants: 470 fire service positions and 29 general administrative positions.

If the ordinance passes during the 240th Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly extraordinary session held from the 27th through next month's 7th, the Gyeonggi Province government employee establishment will increase from 7,269 to 7,768.

For general administrative positions, four new divisions will be established: Gwanggyo Development Section in the New City Development Support Group, Bio-research Support Section in the Livestock Department, Advertisement Management Section in the Housing Department, and Technical Audit Section in the Second Government Complex Audit Office. This will result in an increase of four section chiefs and 25 positions of grade 6 and below.

The increase in fire service positions is due to the establishment of new fire stations in Ilsan and Namyangju.