Suwon City Presents Certificates to New Members of Regulatory Reform Committee

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City held a 'Appointment Ceremony for New Members of the Suwon City Regulatory Reform Committee' at the City Hall Situation Room on the 7th, presenting appointment certificates to eight new members.

The term of office is two years, and new members can be reappointed once. The new members consist of university professors, certified public accountants, and personnel from public institutions and civic organizations.

The Suwon City Regulatory Reform Committee, chaired by First Vice Mayor Jo Chung-sik, comprises seven ex-officio members including the Director of Planning and Coordination and the Director of Urban Policy, and nine appointed members.

The Regulatory Reform Committee, presided over by First Vice Mayor Jo Chung-sik on this day, conducted regulatory reform reviews on three matters: ▲Partial amendment to Suwon City Urban Planning Ordinance ▲Partial amendment to Suwon City Construction Ordinance ▲Review of validity regarding regulatory improvement and retention of autonomous legal ordinances based on departmental examination results (30 of 119 autonomous legal ordinances to be repealed or eased), and passed the resolutions as originally proposed.

The Suwon City Regulatory Reform Committee deliberates and resolves on newly established regulations and advises on regulatory policies. Over the past five years, the committee held 26 meetings and reviewed 130 regulatory reform tasks including ▲improvement of recruitment system for epidemiological investigators at basic local government level ▲improvement of tap water supply regulations ▲expansion of high-tech industry designations.

Of the 130 review matters, 109 were approved as originally proposed, 13 were approved with modifications, 6 were held pending, and 2 were rejected.

The City plans to open a window on the Suwon City website in August to allow regulatory verification requests to be filed online.

Meanwhile, the City is implementing the 'Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Promotion Plan for Suwon City 2020.'