Yongin Special City Proceeds with Organizational Restructuring to Build Administrative System Befitting Metropolitan-Level City

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Yongin Special City announced on the 24th that it will proceed with organizational restructuring to establish an administrative system befitting a metropolitan-level city.

This is aimed at preparing a customized organizational restructuring plan to respond to rapid urban changes and successfully advance large-scale projects such as semiconductors.

To this end, the city plans to present an organizational restructuring plan containing the creation of 2 bureaus, 3 divisions, and 1 new dong to the '292nd Yongin City Council Special Session' to be held in April.

The city established the organizational restructuring plan in accordance with the sharp increase in administrative demand following metropolitan-level city scale. In response to administrative needs stemming from population growth and various development projects such as semiconductors, the city prepared an organizational restructuring plan focusing on establishing a more efficient administrative environment to enhance speed and expertise in administrative services and alleviate the work burden on city employees.

Once the organizational restructuring plan is passed, a Media Relations Division and Disaster Response Division will be newly established.

The Media Relations Division will be newly created to strengthen communication with citizens and the press in line with the changing public relations environment. Through the production of promotional content utilizing various channels, it is expected to play a role in accurately conveying the city's policies and administration to citizens.

The Disaster Response Division will take charge of swift initial response and recovery in the event of disasters and establish a systematic response system to conduct administration to protect citizens' lives and property.

To enhance the efficiency of administrative services and strengthen the coordination function of the organization, the detailed departments of the Planning and Coordination Office will also be reorganized. The Planning and Coordination Office will be newly restructured into a system handling △policy △budget △personnel △legal affairs functions.

Additionally, in accordance with the expanded authority of local governments, an Autonomous Administration Bureau will be newly established, and the Education, Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau will be separated into △Education, Youth and Women Bureau △Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau to enhance role division and specialized capabilities.

After separating operations, the city plans to establish a collaboration system between departments to ensure continuity and efficiency for projects implemented since before the organizational restructuring and policies to be pursued in the future.

A division of Yurim-dong will also be made to improve accessibility to administration and provide customized welfare services to residents.

The city has amended the 'Yongin City Legal Dong and Ri Nomenclature and Jurisdiction Ordinance' containing provisions for dividing Yurim-dong, which has exceeded a population of 50,000, into Yurim 1-dong and Yurim 2-dong. Accordingly, the newly established Yurim 2-dong is expected to provide more accessible and convenient administrative services to local residents.

Mayor Lee Sang-il stated, "As Yongin City is on a journey to becoming a metropolitan city, administrative demand continues to increase and become more diverse," and explained, "We have decided to proceed with organizational restructuring to provide more effective and substantial administrative services to citizens and strengthen communication with citizens and the press."