Suwon City Transfers 20 Administrative Functions from City Hall to District Offices

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] On the 21st, Suwon Special City held the ‘Review Committee for Innovation Transfer of Administrative Districts at Autonomous District Level’ at the city hall situation room and decided to transfer 20 administrative functions from Suwon City Hall to four district offices.

The meeting, chaired by Kim Hyun-soo, First Vice Mayor of Suwon City and chair of the Transfer Review Committee, was attended by Park Sa-seung, Director of Planning and Coordination (Vice Chair), and heads of the four district offices.

The administrative functions decided to be transferred on this day include: △support and management of community children's centers, △management of parking prohibition zones for electric vehicle charging facilities, △coordination and support of integrated care services, △management of community autonomy committee members, △operation and support of community sharing facilities, △citizen safety education by life cycle, △approval of temporary workers, and 20 other tasks.

The ‘innovation of administrative districts at autonomous district level’ is a promised project of the 8th popular election term. The goal is to enhance the functions of four administrative districts—Jang-an, Gwonseon, Paldal, and Yeongtong—to streamline administration and realize ‘Suwon-style decentralization of autonomy.’

The innovation of administrative districts at autonomous district level will proceed in three phases. In phase 1, simple, on-site, and civil petition contact functions will be transferred. In phase 2 (2024), organizational and budget-linked functions (authority) are scheduled to be transferred. Phase 3 (2025) involves evaluating the innovation of administrative districts as felt by citizens.

The 20 phase 1 transfer tasks approved on this day are scheduled to be implemented by district offices after the regular personnel reshuffle in January next year, following administrative procedures such as revision of ordinances and regulations.

First Vice Mayor Kim Hyun-soo said, “By strengthening the functions and autonomy of district offices at the autonomous district level, we will provide more efficient and prompt administrative services to citizens,” and “We hope this will help district offices implement customized policies suited to local characteristics.”