Hanam City Selects 5 Outstanding Public Officials for Proactive Administration in First Half of 2025

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Hanam City held the '2025 First Proactive Administration Committee' at the city hall situation room on the 17th and selected 5 outstanding public officials for proactive administration in the first half of the year (1 top excellence, 2 excellence, 2 encouragement).

The selection process reviewed a total of 22 proactive administration cases recommended by citizens and each department, going through practical evaluation committee review, national online voting, and presentation review by the Proactive Administration Committee with participation from external private members.

Notably, this time citizen online voting participation more than doubled compared to last year, adding significance as cases reflecting citizen-perceived outcomes were ultimately selected.

Park Min-jae, a deputy director of the Road Management Division, received the top excellence award. Park was highly evaluated for being the first in Hanam City to establish a system of stationing specialized snow removal personnel and 14 one-ton trucks at administrative welfare centers, thereby creating a system for rapid snow removal response on back roads with high risk of snow-related accidents.

The initiative reduced the workload on drivers responsible for snow removal at administrative welfare centers and simultaneously solved equipment aging issues. Particularly noteworthy was the completion of rapid measures with no gaps in snow removal operations through close communication with the field during the recent Lunar New Year period when heavy snow fell.

The excellence awards were given to △Park Young-ho, deputy director of the Traffic Policy Division (resolving citizen inconvenience through speed limit relaxation in children's protection zones) and △Kim Ji-ae, deputy director of Elderly and Disabled Welfare Division (introducing preemptive evacuation guidance with risk alarm systems on steep slopes). The encouragement awards went to △Kim Hee-woong, deputy director of the Health Promotion Division (smart integrated operation of smoking cessation projects) and △Lim Ji-eun, deputy director of the Safety Policy Division (promoting health checkup agreements for field workers).

Hanam City Mayor Lee Hyun-jae stated, "The selection of proactive administration excellence cases under the high interest of our citizens holds greater significance," and added, "Going forward, through continued proactive administration, we will do our utmost so that each and every citizen can experience change in their daily lives."