Jeon Dong-pyeong, Yeongam County Governor, Receives Top National Rating for Pledge Fulfillment Two Years in a Row

Manifesto Practice Headquarters Hosts, Ranked Best Nationwide in Evaluation of 7th Local Government Term Promises
Rated as the Best in Fulfilling Promises to Residents Across the Country

Yeongam-gun was selected as the highest grade in the "Evaluation of the Fulfillment of Promises and Information Disclosure by Basic Local Government Heads in the 7th Local Election" hosted by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters. (Photo by Yeongam-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Jeon Dong-pyeong) announced on the 26th that it was selected as the highest grade (SA) in the 'Evaluation of Fulfillment of Election Promises and Information Disclosure of Basic Local Government Heads in the 7th Local Government' organized by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters.

This evaluation was conducted by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters to conduct a mid-term evaluation of the fulfillment of election promises by basic local government heads in the 7th local government and to set the direction for the second half of the term.

The evaluation process involved a first stage where a manifesto evaluation team composed of experts analyzed the fulfillment information of election promises and materials posted on the websites of 226 city, county, and district heads over three months starting from March, regarding the local governments' self-assessment of promise fulfillment and information disclosure on their websites. This was followed by a second stage evaluating explanatory materials submitted by local governments addressing pointed issues, culminating in the final selection announcement.

The detailed evaluation items included five major areas: promise fulfillment completion (100 points), 2019 goal achievement (100 points), resident communication (100 points), web communication (Pass/Fail), and promise consistency (Pass/Fail). Based on a comprehensive evaluation of these five areas, grades were assigned on a five-level scale (SA, A, B, C, D). As a result, the county scored over 65 points in total across the five evaluation items and was selected for the highest grade, SA.

Under the motto of the 7th local government term, "Citizens are Hope," the county collected and reflected opinions from residents and expatriates several times to create election promise projects that truly meet the residents' wishes. To ensure strict and objective fulfillment of election promises, expert advice was received from the Manifesto Practice Headquarters, and the appropriateness of adjusting 25 promises was reviewed through meetings of the 'Promise Fulfillment Resident Jury,' randomly selected according to gender and age population ratios.

The 7th local government election promise projects of Yeongam-gun aim to build a first-class Yeongam where everyone lives well together by promoting great harmony among residents and recovering the stagnant local economy. The projects consist of 58 projects in seven areas: 15 projects for building a happy welfare Yeongam for all residents, 4 projects for job creation and revitalizing the vibrant local economy, 14 projects leading life industries and cutting-edge agriculture, 4 projects for activating automobile tuning and aviation industries, 7 projects focusing on fostering historical cultural tourism and sports industries, 8 projects for creating a clean and pleasant first-class Yeongam, and 6 projects for harmonious and vibrant regional balanced development.

Jeon Dong-pyeong, Governor of Yeongam-gun, said, "Following the highest grade (SA) selection in the 6th local government promise evaluation organized by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters, we have achieved the highest national grade (SA) for two consecutive years in the 7th local government promise project evaluation. We will continue to do our best to fulfill our promises to the residents."

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