Uiwang City Achieves Top Excellence Rating in Civic Service Evaluation for Second Consecutive Year...Secures 60 Million Won in Special Grant

[Suwon Ilbo=Park Chan-hyuk] Uiwang City announced that it has achieved the top excellence rating for the second consecutive year in the 'Comprehensive Civic Service Evaluation for 2024' jointly conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, securing 60 million won in financial incentives (special grant).

The Comprehensive Civic Service Evaluation was conducted on 307 public institutions nationwide (17 metropolitan/provincial, 17 provincial offices of education, and 226 local governments), comprehensively assessing △civic administration systems △statutory petition processing status △civil complaint response △and satisfaction levels.

Uiwang City recorded 94.98 points (a 3.96-point increase from the previous year) and received the Minister of Interior and Safety Award, with particularly high marks for swift petition processing and citizen-friendly civic service improvements.

With this award, the city will secure 60 million won in special grants, which will be allocated to capacity-building projects aimed at improving civic administration service quality and citizen satisfaction in the future.

Mayor Kim Sung-je said this achievement is "the result of all staff's efforts to practice citizen-centered administration" and stated, "We will continue to realize proactive smart administration that citizens can feel."