Jin Sung-won, Yeongdeungpo 3-dong Residents' Autonomy Council Chair, Takes Office as 3rd Suwon City Residents' Autonomy Council Chair

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Jin Sung-won, chair of the Residents' Autonomy Council in Yeongdeungpo 3-dong, Suwon Special City, took office as the 3rd Suwon City Residents' Autonomy Council Chair.

The city held a 'Suwon City Residents' Autonomy Council Chair Inauguration and Succession Ceremony' in the Grand Hall of City Hall on the 10th.

The Suwon City Residents' Autonomy Council held a regular meeting on December 12 last year and elected Jin Sung-won, chair of the Yeongdeungpo 3-dong Residents' Autonomy Council, as the new council chair.

At the inauguration and succession ceremony, Mayor Lee Jae-jun of Suwon City presented a certificate of appreciation to Kim Beom-sik, the outgoing council chair who served as the 1st and 2nd Suwon City Residents' Autonomy Council Chair for the past two years.

Kim Beom-sik, outgoing chair (chair of the Geum-gok-dong Residents' Autonomy Council), was elected as the 1st chair in January 2023. After all 44 dongs in Suwon City converted to Residents' Autonomy Councils in December 2022, Kim Beom-sik took office and focused on promoting new projects including residents' general assemblies, establishment of village autonomy plans, resident autonomy activation projects, and village living lab projects.

Outgoing Chair Kim Beom-sik said, "I hope the Suwon City Residents' Autonomy Council becomes the center of the community and takes a leap forward under the leadership of newly appointed Chair Jin Sung-won."

New Chair Jin Sung-won expressed his aspirations in his inaugural address, saying, "Following the path well-paved by the outgoing chair, I will strive to ensure that the Residents' Autonomy Council develops further this year," and "Based on accumulated experience and capabilities, I will take a new leap forward with Residents' Autonomy Councils operated with independent thinking." He added, "I will join hands with the 44 dongs' members and work hard for the development of Residents' Autonomy Councils."

Mayor Lee said, "I thank Chair Kim Beom-sik for leading the Residents' Autonomy Council over the past two years, and I extend my congratulations to Chair Jin Sung-won on taking office. We will move forward toward a great transformation of Suwon together with the Suwon City Residents' Autonomy Council."