Haenam-gun Manages County Affairs Together with Residents

Haenam-gun Office Building Exterior (Photo by Haenam-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 17th that it will accept concentrated proposals for the resident participatory budgeting system until August to incorporate residents' opinions into the budget formulation for the second half of the 7th term of the civilian government and to overcome COVID-19.

The resident participatory budgeting system is a system established to expand transparency in financial management and realize grassroots democracy by allowing residents to directly participate in budget formulation and other processes.

During this concentrated proposal period, opinions will be collected on COVID-19 response measures for livelihood stabilization and regional economic revitalization, plans to improve residents' welfare and increase income, policy proposals in fields such as culture, welfare, education, tourism, and agriculture and fisheries, regional community projects, and other proposals to alleviate daily life inconveniences.

In particular, not only simple projects but also various proposals regarding the county's policies and administrative directions will be accepted. The plan is to broadly expand resident participation for innovation in the second half of the 7th term of the civilian government through budget management that communicates with residents.

Resident project proposals can be submitted by visiting the Planning Office at the county office or the eup/myeon offices, or through the county website, mail, or fax.

However, projects deemed impossible to implement by the county, projects for specific regions or individuals, projects that may cause resident conflicts, and small-scale wish-list projects will be excluded from budget consideration.

Submitted proposals will be reviewed for implementation by the county and, after going through eup/myeon regional meetings and the resident participatory budgeting committee, will be reflected in the 4th supplementary budget of 2020 (scheduled for August) or the next year's main budget depending on the submission time.

In this regard, a visiting eup/myeon budget school will be operated in July and August to provide education to residents about the system, the county’s operational procedures, and how to write proposals.

Myeong Hyun-gwan, the mayor of Haenam-gun, said, “The direct participation of residents in the budgeting process is the first step to creating a Haenam-gun where people want to live,” and added, “We will actively review and reflect fresh and diverse proposals for change and innovation in the second half of the 7th term of the civilian government.”

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