Hwaseong City Holds Inauguration Ceremony for 6th Citizen Participatory Budget Committee

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Gi-ho] Hwaseong City held the '6th Hwaseong City Citizen Participatory Budget Committee Inauguration Ceremony' at YBM Training Center on the 4th.

The Citizen Participatory Budget system is a system introduced in 2011 to enhance transparency in local finances and realize fiscal democracy through citizen participation.

This year, a total of 56 citizens have been appointed as committee members and will serve for two years until March 2025, taking charge of △reviewing the feasibility of citizen-proposed projects in Hwaseong City △submitting opinions on the budget process △promoting the Citizen Participatory Budget system, and other duties.

At the inauguration ceremony, Mayor Jeong Myeong-keun personally presented appointment letters to 56 Citizen Participatory Budget Committee members, followed by committee member training for efficient operation of the system and the election of officers.

Mayor Jeong Myeong-keun said, "Since the citizen-proposed projects proposed by residents and selected by Citizen Participatory Budget Committee members contribute to resolving citizens' inconveniences and improving quality of life, I will carefully monitor and attend to these projects as mayor."

Meanwhile, Hwaseong City has budgeted 58 citizen-proposed projects totaling 5.1 billion won and 199 citizen priority projects totaling 8.3 billion won in its 2023 fiscal year budget.