Seodaemun-gu to Hold 2020 Resident Participatory Budget Public-Private Joint Forum

Held to Ensure Resident Participation and Enhance Local Autonomy Capacity in Budgeting Process... Recruiting 2020 Resident Participation Budget Committee Members Until February 19

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) will hold a public-private joint forum on the evening of the 30th at 7 PM in the large conference room on the 3rd floor of the district office to establish the 2020 Resident Participatory Budget Operation Plan.

The district has been implementing the "Resident Participatory Budget System" since 2011 to guarantee resident participation in the budgeting process and to enhance residents' self-governing capabilities, marking its 10th year this year.

The forum is held to gather opinions from various stakeholders including residents, public officials, and district council members from the planning stage of 2020, aiming to build a more effective and practical resident participation system.

The district plans to actively incorporate the opinions derived from the forum into the operation plan to further strengthen the resident-led Resident Participatory Budget System.

Anyone interested, including the district and each neighborhood's Resident Participatory Budget Committee members, general residents, related public officials, and district council members, can attend the forum.

The event will be conducted by the 9th Seodaemun-gu Resident Participatory Budget Committee and will proceed in the order of ▲2019 Resident Participatory Budget System operation performance report ▲2020 Resident Participatory Budget System operation guidance ▲discussion on the operation plan of the Resident Participatory Budget System ▲Q&A session.

Seodaemun-gu will recruit district and neighborhood Resident Participatory Budget Committee members for 2020 until the 19th of next month. Those interested can apply by referring to the announcements posted on the Seodaemun-gu website under ‘Notices’ or at each neighborhood community center.

For more details about the forum and the recruitment of Resident Participatory Budget Committee members, please contact the Planning and Budget Division of Seodaemun-gu Office at (330-1543).

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