Gumi-si Halts Open Recruitment for Economic Planning Director Amid 'Embarrassment'... Violating Administrative Procedures

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gumi City, Gyeongbuk Province, which attempted to recruit an Economic Planning Director from outside, caused controversy by suspending the recruitment due to violating administrative procedures.

Gumi City announced on the 11th that it will temporarily suspend the recruitment of the Economic Planning Director, for which applications were scheduled to be accepted from the 15th to the 19th. This measure came after the Public Officials Union raised issues regarding procedural flaws, pointing out that the recruitment announcement was made before the legislative notice period for the amendment of the administrative organization establishment ordinance enforcement rules had been completed.

The Gumi City Public Officials Union held a rally in front of the city hall main gate on the morning of the same day, with about 20 union members participating, opposing the introduction of an open position. The opposition was due to Gumi City preparing the enforcement rule amendment to recruit the Economic Planning Director as an open position but issuing the appointment announcement five days earlier than the citizen opinion collection deadline of the 8th, on the 3rd.

The Gumi City Council also recommended suspending the recruitment, stating that "issuing the recruitment announcement without going through the period to collect citizens' opinions was a serious mistake." Accordingly, Gumi City decided to suspend the open recruitment for the two-year term Economic Planning Director and to restart the appointment process after amending the rules.

Meanwhile, on the 5th, Gumi City announced through a press release that it would select an Economic Planning Director from outside, with an annual salary of 61 million to 92 million KRW, who will oversee local economy and investment attraction tasks of the Corporate Support Division, New Industry Policy Division, and Job Economy Division.

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