Guri City Inaugurates Citizen Evaluation Panel for Policy Pledges

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Guri City held the 'Eighth Popularly Elected Term Policy Pledge Citizen Evaluation Panel Inauguration Ceremony' on the 28th in the situation room on the third floor of City Hall.

On that day, Mayor Baek Gyeong-hyun presented appointment certificates to a total of 24 citizen panelists, including 22 who were re-appointed and 2 newly appointed. Kim Seok-joong, former chair of the Guri City Residents Autonomy Council, was elected as the panel chair, and Song Gyu-young, secretary-general of the Korea Freedom Federation Guri City Branch, was elected as vice chair.

In the subsequent deliberation meeting, a comprehensive evaluation was conducted on the current status of Guri City's policy pledge project implementation. According to the evaluation results, 104 out of 142 total policy pledge projects, or 73.2%, have been completed, with the implementation status receiving an assessment of 'appropriate.'

Meanwhile, the Policy Pledge Citizen Evaluation Panel serves the role of directly inspecting the pledge promotion process from citizens' perspectives and presenting opinions. The city plans to further strengthen accountable administration with citizen participation across all aspects of pledge implementation through substantive panel operations.

Mayor Baek Gyeong-hyun stated, "Now that we are crossing the midpoint of the eighth popularly elected term and moving toward the second half, this is an important time to turn our promises to citizens into results." He added, "Together with the citizen evaluation panel, we will enhance the completion of pledge projects and realize the city administration goal of 'Pleasant Change, More Happy Guri City.'"