Gokseong-gun Receives SA Grade for Two Consecutive Years in Pledge Fulfillment Evaluation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] The 7th term Gokseong County under direct election has been evaluated for firmly keeping its promises to the residents.

On the 26th, the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Manifesto Headquarters’) announced the results of the ‘2020 Evaluation of Pledge Fulfillment and Information Disclosure of Nationwide Basic Local Government Heads of the 7th Term Direct Election,’ and Gokseong County received the highest grade, SA, among the five total grades (SA, A, B, C, D).

Governor Yoo also received an SA grade in last year’s pledge implementation plan evaluation. By receiving SA in this implementation evaluation as well, the county has received excellent evaluations from planning to pledge fulfillment.

This evaluation was conducted over approximately 120 days based on objective data using five evaluation criteria (▲Pledge Fulfillment Completion Field, ▲2019 Goal Achievement Field, ▲Resident Communication Field, ▲Web Communication Field, ▲Pledge Consistency Field).

Gokseong County received good evaluations across all five categories in this evaluation, and it was analyzed that especially high scores were obtained in the resident communication field.

The 7th term Gokseong County has been continuously monitoring the achievement of annual goals for 71 pledge projects across five fields, and it appears that 27 projects have been completed so far. The pledge implementation process is disclosed in detail to residents through the county website or the media.

In particular, it is notable that regarding pledge fulfillment, the county pursues practicality by flexibly responding according to the conditions and situations of the local government without being dogmatic.

No matter how much a pledge is made, if it is judged through professional research services that there is a lack of feasibility or that the effectiveness is significantly low compared to the investment, the project is not pursued despite criticism.

Examples include the child safety return home system, expansion of public dementia-specialized facilities, and installation of public livestock manure treatment facilities. Also, if a project is difficult to promote due to low feasibility but is considered necessary, it is overcome with a plan suitable to the circumstances.

A representative example is changing the tram construction project to a trolley bus. Furthermore, these processes and results are thoroughly communicated to the residents to gain their sympathy.

Governor Yoo Geun-gi said, “The center of Gokseong County is the ‘residents.’ Pledges cannot come before the residents,” emphasizing that rather than pushing forward recklessly just because it is a pledge, careful consideration should be given to avoid budget waste or burdens on the region and residents.

He added, “I express joy at being selected as the highest grade for two consecutive years, and I will work with the residents to promote the century-long plan of Gokseong County contained in the 71 pledges and create ‘Gokseong, No.1 in Resident Happiness Index.’”

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