Osan City Hosts 2013 Civic Auditor Operating Performance Evaluation Meeting

Osan City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Gwak Sang-wook) announced on the 19th that it held the '2013 Civic Auditor Operating Performance Evaluation Meeting' at the city hall situation room.

Held for the second time following last year, the civic auditor operating performance evaluation meeting was organized as part of the initiative to activate the civic auditor system operations that Osan City is implementing to raise the temperature of communication with citizens.

The evaluation meeting was attended by 15 out of a total of 20 civic auditors, and proceeded in order with the presentation of appointment certificates to newly appointed civic auditors, reports on this year's civic auditor civic participation activities and results, measures taken on fourth-quarter policy suggestions and reports, Facebook group activity updates, opinions gathered on next year's civic auditor activity plans and activation strategies, and concluding remarks.

This year's operational achievements accomplished through the direct efforts of civic auditors included study sessions, field tours of major business sites and facilities, case presentations of civic participation activities, operation of four team-based case study meetings, participation in comprehensive audits, participation in Facebook relay days, and constant activities of inspection mobile units.

Through these activities, the number of policy suggestions and reports tripled from 52 cases last year to 151 cases this year, demonstrating the outstanding performance of the civic auditors.

Additionally, real-time policy suggestions and reports are being made through Facebook, and as various issues closely related to residents' daily lives such as construction, traffic, green space and parks, environment, and sanitation are being resolved promptly, the evaluation indicates that satisfaction with city administration is also increasing.

Mayor Gwak Sang-wook, who attended the evaluation meeting, said in his concluding remarks, "I express my gratitude to the civic auditors for your efforts in diligently resolving citizens' inconveniences by taking to the streets," and added, "I hope you will continue to represent the citizens' positions and work hard with a sense of mission and responsibility."

Civic Auditor Jung Ui-joon said, "I believe the role of civic auditors is to represent citizens' inconveniences and handle them promptly," and added, "I will continue to take pride in my role as a civic auditor and make efforts to faithfully perform the role of civic auditors through various policy suggestions and reports."

Planning and Audit Inspector Yang Deok-ryeol also said, "This year's civic participation activities results have tripled compared to last year, showing the hot passion of the civic auditors," and added, "We will continue to make efforts to activate the audit system operations next year."