Gwangmyeong City's 9th Civilian-Elected Administration Completes Blueprint for "Prosperous Gwangmyeong Together, City Opening 100 Years of Future"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Yu Je-sung] Gwangmyeong City has completed its administrative blueprint for the 9th civilian-elected administration to advance toward "Prosperous Gwangmyeong Together, City Opening 100 Years of Future."

The city held a Final Report Meeting of the Policy Innovation Planning Group for the 9th civilian-elected administration at the City Hall Conference Room on the 24th, unveiling the 9th administration's policy objectives, 20 citizen pledges, and 100 administrative tasks.

The planning group presented "Prosperous Gwangmyeong Together, City Opening 100 Years of Future" as the administration's objective and established "Livelihood, Peace, and Solidarity" as its core values. Based on this foundation, it proposed 20 citizen pledges and 100 administrative tasks to enhance citizens' quality of life and establish future growth foundations.

First, to ensure all citizens experience improved livelihood through robust economy and comprehensive welfare, the group set citizen pledges including △realizing leading city status in basic society △strengthening integrated care △fostering economic self-sufficiency city attracting businesses and people △expanding quality jobs and new opportunities.

To achieve this, the planning group proposed administrative tasks including expanding life cycle-based basic services, expanding livelihood-focused care, activating Gwangmyeong Love Currency, establishing Gwangmyeong-Siheung Techno Valley as an advanced industry hub, designating Gwangmyeong-Siheung 3rd New City as an economic free zone, fostering youth startup city, and expanding customized jobs by generation.

Additionally, to create a city where citizens enjoy peaceful daily life and prepare for a sustainable future, the group included in its citizen pledges △prioritizing citizen life and safety △achieving faster and more convenient transportation innovation △promoting balanced development between new city and established downtown △making culture, arts, and sports part of daily life △achieving carbon neutrality.

The planning group selected as tasks implementing safe city protection from disasters and accidents, constructing metropolitan-wide railway network connecting southwestern Seoul metropolitan area, establishing AI-based smart traffic system, developing Gwangmyeong-Siheung 3rd New City as future self-sufficient city, improving living environment in established downtown, fostering global culture city centered on K-Arena, and establishing carbon-neutral practice system.

The group also included citizen pledges for realizing △citizen sovereignty city △activating residential community △achieving constitutional alignment city △lifelong learning △fostering education city to implement a government of citizens where residents become owners of administration and create the city's future together.

The planning group proposed as tasks expanding citizen participation and strengthening public-private collaboration, activating resident autonomy, establishing citizen sovereignty systems guaranteeing citizen rights, implementing human rights city, and strengthening foundations for policymaking and implementation together with citizens through creating lifelong learning and future education environment.

On this day, Group Director Lee Jae-jeong delivered the activity report containing these contents to Mayor Park Seung-won, saying "We focused on comprehensively reviewing pledges and citizen policy proposals to incorporate policy directions for preparing Gwangmyeong's future 100 years."

Mayor Park Seung-won stated, "Based on the citizen pledges and tasks proposed by the planning group, I will promote policies where citizens can experience change with momentum," and added "I will lead the 9th administration so that all citizens eat and live well, enjoy peaceful daily life, and create a greater future through mutual solidarity."

The city plans to refine major pledges and administrative tasks for the 9th administration through departmental discussion based on the content presented by the planning group on this day and establish a "4-year Administration Operation Plan."

Once finalized, the administration operation plan will be publicly released through a citizen report meeting.

Meanwhile, the "9th Civilian-Elected Administration Policy Innovation Planning Group," composed of 15 members and 28 advisory members, launched in June and conducted activities for approximately one month.

The planning group was divided into three divisions—△Warm Economy Division (Livelihood) △Peace and Future Division (Peace) △Citizen Sovereignty Division (Solidarity)—and comprehensively reviewed 114 pledges and 133 citizen-proposed policies to discuss the 9th administration's policy objectives, policy directions, and core strategies.

Additionally, former National Assembly members Baek Jae-hyun, Kim Doo-gwan, and Won Hye-young, and former Incheon Nam-gu District Mayor Park Woo-seop and others who have led local self-government and self-governance development over the past 30 years participated as advisory council members, providing consultation on policy directions and implementation methods to enhance policy completeness.