Jeju Provincial Council to Handle Jeju Facility Management Corporation Ordinance at October Extraordinary Session

Jwa Nam-su, Provincial Assembly Speaker, "Plan to Submit to Next Month's Plenary Session After Collecting Opinions from All Members"

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[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Chang-won] The 'Jeju Facility Management Corporation Establishment and Operation Ordinance,' which has been pending in the Jeju Provincial Council due to reasons such as wasteful use of taxpayers' money, is expected to be submitted and processed at the next month's extraordinary session.

According to the Jeju Provincial Council on the 15th, the ordinance for the establishment and operation of the Jeju City Facility Corporation was amended and approved by the Jeju Provincial Council's Administrative Autonomy Committee on December 19 last year. At that time, Chairman Kim Tae-seok postponed the submission to the plenary session, stating, "In a difficult financial situation, it could lead to wasteful use of taxpayers' money and financial pressure," and since then, it has not passed the council's threshold.

The issue of the Facility Management Corporation in the Jeju Provincial Council has seen subtle changes in stance since the launch of the second half of the 11th Provincial Council in July.

This is because Chairman Jwa Nam-su stated, "The ordinance for the Jeju City Facility Management Corporation will be decided at a full council meeting." At his inauguration press conference, Chairman Jwa said, "The previous chairman made the decision after careful consideration, and it is not appropriate for me to submit it," adding, "It is right to decide after consulting the opinions of all members."

Meanwhile, recently, the Jeju Provincial Council's Administrative Autonomy Committee (Chairman Lee Sang-bong) published a 'Facility Management Corporation Q&A' booklet, effectively initiating opinion gathering.

In the foreword, Chairman Lee Sang-bong explained, "All policies can have both positive effects and negative impacts," and "Since various prospects are emerging regarding the Facility Management Corporation, it is necessary to carefully examine the content from a more critical perspective before the plenary session's resolution."

The newly published 'Facility Corporation Q&A' contains answers to various questions about the Facility Management Corporation, including the progress of its promotion, reasons for opposition by the civil servants' union, reasons for the council's postponement of submission, and problems arising after the council's rejection.

Meanwhile, according to the feasibility study for the establishment of the Jeju City Facility Management Corporation conducted by the Local Public Enterprise Evaluation Institute last year, the Jeju Facility Corporation will be responsible for four areas: ▲ automobile transportation business (public buses), ▲ parking facilities, ▲ environmental facilities (such as Dongbok-ri Resource Circulation Center), and ▲ sewage and sanitation treatment facilities.

The workforce is designed to include a total of 1,105 personnel, consisting of 902 regular staff including executives, general employees, and field (public service) positions, and 203 non-regular staff such as contract workers.

The Evaluation Institute predicted that if the corporation is established, it will achieve financial improvement effects over five years of ▲ 403 million KRW in the public bus sector, ▲ 1.556 billion KRW in parking facilities, ▲ 23.82 billion KRW in environmental facilities, and ▲ 181 million KRW in sewage facilities, resulting in a total fiscal savings effect of approximately 10.05 billion KRW.

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