Muan-gun Selected as an 'Excellent City/County' in the 2020 Government Joint Evaluation

12-Step Increase Compared to Last Year, Award Money and Prize Project Expenses Total 57.5 Million Won

Muan-gun Government Office / ? Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Seo Young-seo] Muan County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) announced on the 18th that it achieved a remarkable feat by ranking 9th overall (4th among counties) in the 2020 Government Joint Evaluation Jeollanam-do assessment, receiving the ‘Excellent City/County’ award and simultaneously being selected as the ‘Developing City/County,’ an honor given to the one city or county with the most significant improvement compared to the previous year.

As a result, the county received a total financial incentive of 57.5 million KRW, combining the 7.5 million KRW prize for the Excellent City/County and the 50 million KRW project fund awarded to the Developing City/County.

After overcoming last year’s poor performance, which was the lowest in the province, the county focused on achieving goals through enhanced administrative efficiency. Consequently, Muan County’s quantitative indicator achievement rate reached 70%, rising an impressive 12 ranks to 9th place, thereby shedding the stigma of being an underperforming local government.

A Muan County official stated, “We are doing our best to achieve our goals to obtain even better results in next year’s evaluation,” and added, “For indicators that performed poorly in the evaluation, we will prepare improvement measures through detailed analysis.”

Governor Kim San said, “It is very meaningful that the staff’s efforts to improve administrative quality led to the selection as a ‘Developing City/County,’” and urged, “Do not let your guard down; continue to strive so that excellent administrative achievements benefit the residents and foster pride.”

Meanwhile, the Government Joint Evaluation is conducted jointly by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and related ministries to enhance the integration, efficiency, and accountability of national administration. In Jeollanam-do, 101 indicators that allow comparison of city and county performance are evaluated annually based on goal achievement rates (quantitative indicators) and best practices (qualitative indicators), with awards given to the top 10 cities and counties each year.

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