Suwon City to Recruit Citizen Participation Budget Proposal Projects Worth 4.8 Billion Won

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon City announced on the 21st that it plans to promote 'Citizen Participation Budget Proposal Projects' for the 2023 budget formulation by investing 4.8 billion won, including 800 million won in municipal affairs and 4 billion won in regional development, and will recruit projects from citizens until May 31.

The Citizen Participation Budget Proposal Projects include small-scale projects that improve inconveniences felt by residents in their daily lives, resident-led autonomous projects tailored to village characteristics, and projects that enhance resident welfare and quality of life that are intended to be reflected in Suwon City's budget formulation.

The recruitment categories consist of 2 themes and 3 types of projects: 'Municipal Policy Participation Type (Municipal Affairs Sector)' and 'District Policy Participation Type and Neighborhood Unit Autonomous Planning Type (Regional Sector)'.

The 'Municipal Policy Participation Type' is for projects benefiting citizens. In the 'District Policy Participation Type' and 'Neighborhood Unit Autonomous Planning Type,' residents can propose community-oriented projects aimed at improving inconveniences for residents in their respective districts and pilot neighborhood residents, as well as community joint projects and neighborhood autonomous community projects tailored to regional characteristics.

Suwon City plans to select citizen participation budget projects to be implemented next year through 'Department review of proposed projects and collection of local resident opinions (May-June)' and 'Suwon City Citizen Participation Budget Committee deliberation and adjustment (July-August)' based on ideas proposed by citizens.

Applications can be submitted through Suwon City's website (https://www.suwon.go.kr) under 'Citizen Participation → Citizen Participation Budget Project Proposals' or by completing and submitting a project proposal form at the civil petition service desk of the city, district, or neighborhood office.

Projects for the 2023 budget formulation will only be recruited until May 31, and proposals submitted after that will be reviewed next year.

Meanwhile, the Citizen Participation Budget System is a system that legally and institutionally guarantees resident participation in the budget formulation process. Suwon City enacted the 'Suwon City Citizen Participation Budget System Operating Ordinance' in 2009, completely revised the ordinance in 2010 after the launch of the fifth elected administration, and has been implementing the system in earnest since 2011.