Hwaseong City Selected as Excellent Organization in Ministry of Interior and Safety's 'Comprehensive Evaluation of Local Government Active Administration' for Third Consecutive Year

[Suwon Ilbo=Park Chan-hyuk Reporter] Hwaseong Special City announced on the 25th that it has been selected as an excellent organization for the third consecutive year in the 'Comprehensive Evaluation of Local Government Active Administration' (2025 evaluation based on 2024 performance) under the Ministry of Interior and Safety.

The 'Comprehensive Evaluation of Active Administration,' which has been separated from the government innovation evaluation since 2022, is a system by which the Ministry of Interior and Safety comprehensively evaluates active administration performance achievements for 243 local governments nationwide (17 metropolitan, 226 municipal) including support for promoting and establishing active administration culture in the civil service.

In this evaluation, the city was recognized for its active administration initiatives and performance achievements by scoring highly in various sectors including institutional improvements in active administration, efforts by the organization head, and case studies of active administration committee issues.

Particularly, the city was positively evaluated for its cases of active administration excellence, including the nation's first introduction of a disaster site command vehicle utilizing drone technology to prepare for various disaster situations and strengthen citizen safety, and the abolishment of a 30-year-old regulatory shadow by improving internal and external systems to allow water supply construction applications even during winter months.

Meanwhile, the city has achieved multiple excellent results including △Selection as an excellent organization in the Comprehensive Evaluation of Active Administration in 2022 and 2023 △Winning the 'Grand Prize' at the 2024 Gyeonggi Province Active Administration Excellence Showcase Competition △Selection as an excellent organization in the 2024 Local Regulatory Innovation Performance Evaluation.

Mayor Jung Myung-geun stated, "At this new juncture as a special city, all civil servants of Hwaseong City will work in concert to implement proactive administration befitting the status of a special city, raising its dignity and prestige, creating a city that brings hope to citizens' lives."