[Suwon Ilbo=So Dong-young Reporter] Osan City announced on the 9th that it received a Grade 2 rating in the 'Public Institution Integrity Evaluation for 2020' conducted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission targeting 580 public institutions nationwide, achieving Grade 2 or higher integrity for 10 consecutive years.
The integrity evaluation is announced annually by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission by comprehensively assessing external integrity evaluated by general citizens and internal integrity evaluated by staff members working at the institution.
Osan City received Grade 2 in both external integrity and internal integrity categories, and Grade 2 in comprehensive integrity. Considering that there is no Grade 1 institution among 75 basic local governments at the city level nationwide this year, it is effectively the highest rating.
As a result, Osan City has achieved the remarkable feat of maintaining Grade 2 or higher integrity for 10 consecutive years, including achieving Grade 1 for three consecutive years from 2012 to 2014 following the Grade 2 achievement in 2011.
The comprehensive integrity and external integrity grades are the same as the previous year, but internal integrity rose by one level based on improvements in the anti-corruption system and significant enhancement of fairness in personnel affairs.
The city implemented various policies to promote integrity culture including ▲strict internal audits ▲integrity assessment of senior officials ▲departmental integrity training programs ▲integrity education for new public officials.
Osan Mayor Gwak Sang-wook stated, "It was possible to maintain the highest level of integrity from the fifth popular election term to the present thanks to all public officials rejecting corruption and misconduct and implementing transparent administration," and added, "Next year, we will supplement areas of deficiency and work together with public officials and citizens to achieve Grade 1."
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