Hanam City Holds First Monthly Meeting of 9th Mayoral Term

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Hanam City held the "July 2026 Monthly Meeting" on the 8th at the main hall of the municipal government annex with attendance from city employees and residents.

The monthly meeting, held for the first time since the launch of the 9th mayoral term, was organized to encourage public officials who contributed to city administration development through proactive administration and regulatory reform, and to share outstanding administrative cases with citizens.

Gamil Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Project Secures 23.5 Billion Won in Polluter-Pays Contributions

The city distributed a total of 57.8 million won in performance awards to 24 cases across 19 departments after performance award review.

Among these, the Sewerage Department's "Securing Polluter-Pays Contributions for Gamil Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Project" received 30 million won in recognition of securing 23.5 billion won in payments from LH (Korea Land and Housing Corporation) by the end of 2025 for cost increases on wastewater treatment plant construction that had been pending for over seven years.

This award amount represents the highest ever for a single case since the city introduced the performance award system in 2017, and the award will be distributed among four contributors including the director of the eco-friendly business division.

The city proactively reflected the amendment to the Administrative Safety Ministry's "Regulations on the Operation and Innovation of Administrative Affairs" (January 2026, maximum performance bonus of 30 million won) and fully revised the "Hanam City Performance Management and Evaluation Rules" (May 2026), establishing the basis for disbursement.

Gyeonggi Province Improves Development Restriction Zone Exemption Guidelines... Camp Humphreys Development Obstacles Removed

The case of "Removing Camp Humphreys Development Obstacles" was also introduced as a best practice.

Camp Humphreys faced difficulties in securing private developer participation due to poor business viability as Gyeonggi Province's development restriction zone exemption guidelines required 50% of public rental housing. However, after Hanam City's continued recommendations to Gyeonggi Province, the required public rental housing ratio was adjusted downward from 50% to 35%, improving business viability. The project, which had been stalled for 20 years, is now proceeding smoothly with private developer selection completed and preliminary negotiations finalized.

This case was selected as the top award winner in Gyeonggi Province's regulatory innovation competition and received 15 million won in awards.

Selected as Outstanding Organization in 2025 Gyeonggi Province City and County Comprehensive Evaluation, Secures 200 Million Won in Awards

As a result of continuing performance-focused administration, the city was selected as an outstanding organization in the 2025 Gyeonggi Province city and county comprehensive evaluation and secured 200 million won in awards.

According to Gyeonggi Province guidelines, the city plans to utilize 50% of the award for 2026 city and county comprehensive evaluation response projects and distribute the remainder as incentives to staff who contributed to achieving outstanding performance.

Mayor Lee Hyun-jae stated, "This monthly meeting is the first official occasion where we will put in full operation the five major goals to realize our 9th term vision of 'Hanam, the premier metropolitan city that leads the future with tomorrow to look forward to,'" and called on all public officials to "create changes that citizens can feel in their daily lives based on performance and collaboration."

He continued, "An organizational culture where hardworking public officials receive fair compensation will ultimately lead to better administrative services and citizen satisfaction," and emphasized that "the best practices introduced today must spread throughout all departments and translate into administrative innovation that citizens can feel."