Urban Renewal Project to Be Conducted Transparently Without Misconduct

The Urban Environment Committee of the Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly (Chairman Lim Jong-sung) held a working discussion session on the 18th regarding the ‘Amendment to the Gyeonggi Province Urban and Residential Environment Improvement Ordinance’ in the standing committee meeting room.

This discussion session was arranged in advance of the review of the ‘Amendment to the Gyeonggi Province Urban and Residential Environment Improvement Ordinance’ that stipulates matters related to the public management system.

The public management system outlined in the ordinance bill currently referred to the Urban Environment Committee applies to urban renewal projects where the mayor or county governor recognizes the necessity of public management, from the date the renewal zone is designated and announced until a contractor is selected.

The public management system is a framework in which public managers provide administrative and financial support to maximize the transparency and efficiency of urban renewal projects. However, at urban renewal project sites, there are divergent opinions regarding the introduction of the public management system.

At this session, Councilor An Seung-nam (Democratic Party, Guri) proposed establishing a public management system deliberation committee rather than having mayors and county governors designate target areas for the public management system, while Councilor Lee Ui-yong (Grand National Party, Namyangju) emphasized that the implementation timeline of the public management system should be clearly specified for each urban renewal project.

Additionally, Councilor Lee Jae-jun (Democratic Party, Goyang) argued that the cost burden of the public management system must be clearly specified in the ordinance, while Councilor Choi Chul-gyu (Grand National Party, Hanam) requested that situations where the province controls city and county operations through provincial budget support should not occur.

Committee Chairman Lim Jong-sung (Democratic Party, Gwangju) stated, “Since the public management system is designed to prevent misconduct by unions and contractors, the Urban Environment Committee will conduct in-depth review and examination of the ordinance bill so that it can become a benchmarking model for other provinces in the future,” clarifying the purpose of this discussion session.

Meanwhile, the Urban Environment Committee plans to hold a second seminar next month to gather opinions from experts and officials from cities and counties.