Anyang City Transitions to Acting Mayor System with Vice Mayor Lee Gye-sam

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Yu Je-sung] Anyang City announced on the 9th that it will operate under an acting mayor system with Vice Mayor Lee Gye-sam, as Mayor Choi Dae-ho has registered as a preliminary candidate for the 9th National Simultaneous Local Elections.

When a local government head runs as a candidate in a local government head election, their duties are suspended from the date of preliminary candidate registration until election day in accordance with Article 124 of the Local Autonomy Act and Article 72 of the same law's enforcement decree, during which the vice mayor assumes the mayor's duties.

Accordingly, Acting Mayor Lee Gye-sam will perform all affairs falling under the mayor's authority in accordance with laws and ordinances.

Simultaneously with the transition to the acting mayor system, the city plans to reiterate the political neutrality obligations of all public officials and establish public service discipline to prevent unnecessary misunderstandings during the election period.

Additionally, all departments plan to work in close cooperation to focus on △stabilizing people's livelihoods and economy with continuous regional economic checks △strengthening disaster and safety management △seamless implementation of major policy initiatives.

Acting Mayor Lee Gye-sam stated, "Given this serious period of the acting mayor system, I will concentrate all administrative capacity to ensure there is no governance vacuum," and added, "I will do my best in responsible city administration so that citizens do not experience inconvenience or confusion in their daily lives."