Guro-gu, Inauguration of the 1st Youth Council

Composed of 45 Members... Capable of Policy Discovery and Proposal

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Guro-gu (Mayor Lee Seong) has inaugurated the 1st Youth Council and held its launching ceremony.

On the 3rd, Guro-gu announced that it established the Youth Council to expand the participation and autonomy rights of young people, enabling them to independently discover and propose policies needed in the local community.

The Youth Council consists of 45 youths aged 13 to 18 who either reside in the district or attend schools located within the district.

They were selected through an open recruitment and recommendations from youth-related organizations, with a one-year term. There is no limit on reappointment.

The council engages in activities such as discovering youth-related agendas, proposing policies, member training, specialized legislative education, and council visits. Benefits include member IDs, badges, awards for outstanding activities, and recognition of volunteer hours.

The Youth Council is composed of the chair group (1 chairperson, 1 vice-chairperson), standing committees, advisory group, support group, and secretariat.

The standing committees are organized by themes such as education, culture, daily life, career, human rights, and clubs.

The advisory group consists of standing committee members of the Guro-gu Council who provide advice on activities of youth standing committees with similar themes. The support group operates as a public-private cooperation working group in the youth sector. It holds monthly meetings to create an atmosphere for agenda submission and plays roles in collecting and coordinating policy opinions. The secretariat is managed by the Guro Youth Culture House, a specialized youth institution, overseeing overall operations.

Guro-gu held the launching ceremony on the 3rd. The event, held in the district office auditorium, strictly followed COVID-19 prevention measures such as frequent disinfection of the venue, mask-wearing, temperature checks for attendees, and maintaining attendance records.

The event was attended by 45 Youth Council members, Mayor Lee Seong, and Guro-gu Council Chairperson Dongwoong Park, among others.

After the award ceremony, the Youth Council members finalized the standing committees that will lead the council. They established plans for each committee and elected chairpersons and secretaries.

Guro-gu plans to hold regular council meetings in August, advisory group meetings in September, a mock council regular session in October, and another regular meeting in November. Orientation training was also conducted in May and June.

A Guro-gu official stated, “We hope this will be a good opportunity for youths, the future democratic citizens, to learn democracy and strengthen their individual capabilities through the process of independently establishing and deciding policies.”

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