Suwon Establishes New Safety and Resident Autonomy Department at Each District Office

Suwon is pursuing organizational restructuring to adjust its structure and workforce in response to changes in the administrative environment.

According to the city on the 12th, the Safety and Resident Autonomy Department will be newly established at the four district offices following the newly established Safety Coordination Department at City Hall.

In preparation for the rapidly increasing demand for social welfare services, the city will increase social welfare personnel at district offices and dong offices with high welfare demands and establish a Public Health Administration Department at each health center.

It will also newly establish an Advanced Transportation Department dedicated to handling metropolitan railways such as the Suwon-Incheon Line and Shinbundang Line as well as the introduction of light rail transit, and a Life Industry Department to oversee modernization projects for agricultural and marine products wholesale markets.

In response to the local fiscal crisis caused by permanent reduction of acquisition tax and decreased national treasury grants, the city will establish a collection unit for tax delinquency at the scale of a municipal office.

Additionally, to address the diverse needs of residents in multi-family housing complexes and civil complaints regarding resident disputes, the existing Housing and Construction Department will be separated and a new Architecture Department will be established.

At the same time, the city will change department names: Urban Regeneration Bureau to Urban Policy Bureau, Policy and Public Relations Officer to Public Information Officer, Audit Officer to Inspector, and Transportation Administration Department to Transportation Policy Department.

The city is reportedly expected to announce the organizational restructuring plan for public comment on the 13th, submit it to the municipal council's extraordinary session, and reflect it in the February regular personnel appointments.