Yongin Announces First Organizational Restructuring of Ninth Popularly-Elected Administration with 2 New Departments and 39 Teams

Yongin Special City (Mayor Lee Sang-il) has decided to implement the ninth popularly-elected administration's first organizational restructuring by establishing 2 new departments and 39 teams, while also increasing the civil servant quota by 131 positions.

The city announced on the 29th that it had given preliminary legislative notice of the organizational restructuring plan for the ninth popularly-elected administration's first term in response to rapid urban growth and continuously increasing administrative demands.

The organizational restructuring plan focuses on strengthening policy and strategic functions in future growth sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors, as well as public asset development and external cooperation, and reinforcing welfare organizations in eup, myeon, and dong.

The city will establish 2 new departments and 39 new teams, and abolish 1 team, restructuring into ▲City Hall 2 Offices, 13 Bureaus, 67 Departments, 288 Teams ▲4 Affiliated Institutions, 9 Departments, 40 Teams ▲5 Business Divisions, 14 Departments, 67 Teams ▲3 Districts, 39 Departments, 170 Teams ▲5 Eup, 2 Myeon, 32 Dong, 117 Teams.

The current organizational structure consists of ▲City Hall 2 Offices, 13 Bureaus, 66 Departments, 276 Teams ▲4 Affiliated Institutions, 9 Departments, 39 Teams ▲5 Business Divisions, 14 Departments, 66 Teams ▲3 Districts, 38 Departments, 166 Teams ▲5 Eup, 2 Myeon, 32 Dong, 97 Teams.

Due to new department establishments and other changes, the civil servant quota will increase from the current 3,474 to 3,605, an increase of 131 positions.

Following the preliminary legislative notice period, the city will gather opinions from residents and related organizations before confirming the organizational restructuring plan through related procedures including the Ordinance and Regulation Deliberation Committee.

The city plans to submit the ordinance bill to the 308th Second Regular Session of the City Council in November, and implement the restructured organization in January 2027 following subsequent procedures including deliberation and vote by the city council and amendments to municipal regulations.

According to the restructuring plan, the city will establish 2 new departments including the "External Relations and Cooperation Department" and "Suji District Office Road Department," and create 12 new teams at City Hall: ▲Self-Governance and Community Department Community Team ▲External Relations and Cooperation Department External Cooperation Team ▲Civil Service Passport Department Civil Complaint Adjustment Team ▲Integrated Care Department Care Support Team ▲Child Care Department Child Abuse Response Team ▲Urban Policy Department Public Contribution Operations Team ▲Architecture Department Advanced Industry Licensing Team ▲Public Architecture Department Public Architecture Planning Team ▲Construction Policy Department Construction Safety Team ▲Road Construction Department Road Facility Planning Team ▲Road Structure Department Road Tunnel Team ▲AI Smart Strategy Department AI Strategy Team.

Some department names will also be changed. Departments undergoing name changes include ▲AI Smart Strategy Department (formerly 4th Industrial Convergence Department) ▲Suji District Construction Department (formerly Construction and Road Department) ▲People's Economy Department People's Economy Policy Team (formerly Small Business Policy Team), Social Solidarity Economy Team (formerly Social Economy Team) ▲Future City Department Public Development Team (formerly Future City Administration Team) ▲Public Architecture Department Public Architecture 1 Team (formerly Public Office Building Team), Public Architecture 2 Team (formerly Public Architecture Team) ▲Rural Theme Department Healing Agriculture Team (formerly Experience Agriculture Team) ▲Water Facility Department Water Maintenance Team (formerly Water Leak Management Team).

Specifically, the city will establish a new "External Relations and Cooperation Department" in the Planning and Coordination Office, and create a new "External Cooperation Team" within the department to handle policy consultations with the central government and the National Assembly, as well as major issue responses.

The city will restructure the "4th Industrial Convergence Department" in the Future City Planning Bureau into the "AI Smart Strategy Department." Within the "AI Smart Strategy Department," an "AI Strategy Team" will be newly established to comprehensively plan and coordinate artificial intelligence (AI) policies while strengthening related industry development and convergence project promotion functions.

To support swift licensing and approvals in advanced industries such as semiconductors, an "Advanced Industry Licensing Team" will be newly established and operated, and a "Public Contribution Operations Team" will be newly organized to systematically consult and manage public contributions arising during large-scale development projects.

In particular, the city plans to deploy 121 people, or 57.3% of the 211 total new positions, to affiliated institutions, business divisions, each district, and eup, myeon, and dong.

Mayor Lee Sang-il stated, "Yongin is simultaneously undergoing future advanced industry development including the semiconductor industry and large-scale urban development, leading to continuously increasing administrative demands. As of the end of August this year, Yongin's population was 1,112,301, and compared to the number of civil servants (3,474), the number of residents per civil servant exceeds 320, making organizational restructuring necessary to provide better administrative services to citizens."