Hwaseong Special City Achieves 'Excellent Grade' in Comprehensive Integrity Evaluation of Public Institutions

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Hwaseong Special City announced on the 23rd that it achieved an excellent grade (Grade 2), up one level from the previous year, in the '2025 Comprehensive Integrity Evaluation of Public Institutions' conducted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (hereinafter Commission).

The Comprehensive Integrity Evaluation of Public Institutions measures the integrity perception, anti-corruption efforts, and corruption status of 453 public institutions including central government agencies, metropolitan local governments, basic local governments, provincial education offices, and public sector-related organizations to calculate the overall integrity grade.

The city achieved excellent results despite unfavorable conditions including rapid population growth and urban expansion, which resulted in a large number of licensing and development-related operations.

In particular, in the 'anti-corruption efforts' category, which evaluates the implementation of anti-corruption work and the effectiveness of anti-corruption policies, the city received perfect scores on all evaluation items including △establishing and implementing anti-corruption promotion plans △improving the effectiveness of anti-corruption and integrity education △addressing factors that lead to corruption △individual institutional efforts to prevent leakage of public finances, significantly exceeding the average scores of basic local governments (cities).

The city has implemented a total of 25 integrity initiatives including new policies such as △operating a '더 청렴' (More Integrity) council led by the head of the institution △obtaining Anti-Corruption Management System (ISO37001) certification △enacting ordinances on integrity improvement and anti-corruption foundations △providing tailored integrity education throughout civil service career cycles △holding integrity exhibitions, working to establish an integrity-oriented organizational culture.

Mayor Jung Myung-geun said, "This evaluation result is an achievement accomplished through the joint efforts of all staff members," and added, "Going forward, we will continue to build a trustworthy and clean Hwaseong through transparent and fair administration that meets citizens' expectations."