Uiwang City Introduces Confirmation Hearing Process for Uiwang Urban Corporation President

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Uiwang City and Uiwang City Council (Speaker Yoon Mi-kyung) held an 'Agreement Ceremony for Confirmation Hearing on Candidates for President of Uiwang Urban Corporation' on the 1st in a small conference room at City Hall.

This agreement establishes a system whereby the Municipal Assembly verifies the management capability, expertise, and moral character of the candidate before the mayor appoints the president of Uiwang Urban Corporation. The agreement takes effect immediately upon signing.

Under the agreement, when the mayor requests a confirmation hearing, the Municipal Assembly will establish a 'Special Committee for Confirmation Hearing' within seven days and conduct the confirmation hearing, focusing on verification of the candidate's competence in job performance.

The confirmation hearing will be held in principle as an open session. However, when confidentiality is necessary for matters such as personal privacy, the hearing may be held in closed session by committee resolution. The hearing will proceed in a format where the candidate attends the committee and exchanges questions and answers.

Furthermore, the mayor will make a final decision on the presidential appointment with reference to the confirmation hearing progress report submitted by the speaker, though the progress report will not bind the mayor's appointment authority.

Mayor Kim Sang-don of Uiwang City stated, "Through this agreement, we have further strengthened our cooperative relationship with the Municipal Assembly and secured the legitimacy and transparency of the urban corporation president appointment," and added, "We will appoint a capable president verified through the confirmation hearing to lead management improvements and a new leap forward for Uiwang Urban Corporation."