Gwangmyeong City Enters Vice Mayor Choi Hye-min's Acting Mayor System

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Yu Je-sung] Gwangmyeong City announced that it will transition to an acting mayor system under Vice Mayor Choi Hye-min starting June 2, as Mayor Park Seung-won has registered as a preliminary candidate for the 9th National Simultaneous Local Elections.

Article 124 of the current Local Autonomy Act stipulates that from the date a local government head registers as a candidate in an election until election day, the deputy head shall exercise the authority on their behalf.

Accordingly, Acting Mayor Choi will oversee overall city affairs and perform mayoral duties from June 2 until midnight on June 3.

Acting Mayor Choi announced that, concurrent with the transition to the acting mayor system, she has set energy price management and economic stabilization for ordinary citizens in response to the ongoing high oil price situation as key tasks during the acting term.

During the acting term, the city plans to continuously implement stable organizational management and effective livelihood administration through △promoting people-oriented measures in response to high oil prices and price instability △implementing statutory affairs without interruption △and proactively preventing disasters and safety accidents.

Acting Mayor Choi Hye-min emphasized, "Strict electoral neutrality among public officials is fundamental, and most importantly, I will concentrate all administrative capabilities on stabilizing the people's economy so that citizens' lives, which are suffering from high inflation, do not waver."

She continued, "We will strengthen energy conservation measures in response to high oil prices and on-site inspections to stabilize grocery prices," and urged, "All public officials should take responsibility and remain faithful to their duties so that a vacuum in city administration does not lead to inconvenience for citizens."