Gyeonggi Province to Inspect 4 Redevelopment and Reconstruction Unions This Year for Illegal Private Contracts and Budget Execution

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun, Reporter] Gyeonggi Province will select four redevelopment and reconstruction unions this year to inspect for illegal matters such as unlawful private contracts and non-compliance with information disclosure requirements.

The province announced on the 9th that it plans to select four redevelopment and reconstruction unions from those requested by city and county governments or with multiple civil complaints, and conduct inspections in two phases—two unions in March and two in August.

This inspection plan follows the province's first inspection of the Siheung A Redevelopment Union last year, which confirmed 28 illegal matters including unlawful private contracts. The province explained that it is necessary to expand provincial-level inspections to strengthen transparency in redevelopment union operations.

Accordingly, the province will select inspection target unions in January through February and June through July, and conduct inspections of two unions each in March and August on ▲information disclosure (related to union general meetings) ▲contracts including service work ▲compliance with major legal procedures ▲fund management and budget execution.

Hong Ji-seon, Director of Urban Housing at Gyeonggi Province, stated, "A single redevelopment and reconstruction union often executes project costs exceeding one trillion won over more than 10 years, and the number of contracts such as service work typically exceeds 100," adding "When various disputes and legal lawsuits delay projects and unnecessarily increase project costs, all burdens fall on union members. We will support transparent union operations so that projects proceed without problems."

Meanwhile, the province has produced and distributed inspection reference manuals for city and county governments twice—in January and December 2020—for transparent union operations, and posted online lectures to strengthen self-monitoring functions of union members on the Gyeonggi Province Lifelong Learning Portal 'Giseek (gseek.kr)'. The lectures recorded approximately 63,000 views last year.