Yeongdeungpo-gu Resident Participatory Budget Project Resident Voting in Progress

Selecting '2021 Resident Participation Budget Projects' by the 25th... Total 1.2 Billion KRW Projects Selected... Seoul City eVoting Site and eVoting App for Contactless Electronic Voting... Voting for Total 6 Projects

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Chae Hyun-il) will conduct a resident vote for the selection of the ‘2021 Resident Participatory Budget Projects’ over a total of 5 days from the 21st to the 25th.

This is to expand resident participation in the 2021 budget formulation process, reflect opinions in district administration, and secure transparency and reliability in financial management.

This year’s resident participatory budget amount was set at 1.2 billion KRW, an increase of 100 million KRW from last year’s 1.1 billion KRW.

The projects mainly include ▲ those related to resident safety such as residents’ lives and bodies ▲ projects with effects on revitalizing the local economy ▲ projects for socially vulnerable groups (elderly, children, disabled, etc.) ▲ projects that benefit a majority of residents.

To capture the vivid voices of residents, the district received a total of 90 project applications through direct resident applications via the district website, mail, and visits, as well as proposals from neighborhood meetings, over 17 days starting July 27.

After thorough review by the responsible departments on project feasibility, effectiveness, and legal compliance, the Resident Participation Committee selected a total of 31 candidate projects: 25 resident-proposed projects and 6 neighborhood meeting projects.

The selected candidate projects include ‘Filling the mind’s nourishment with a literature vending machine,’ ‘Children’s pop-up playground we create,’ and ‘Installation of auxiliary batteries in the resident center civil service office.’

Any Yeongdeungpo-gu resident can freely vote for the projects they want. By installing the ‘M-Voting’ app on a smartphone or accessing the ‘Seoul M-Voting website,’ residents can participate in the ‘2020 Yeongdeungpo-gu Resident Participatory Budget Project Vote.’

Each person can select a total of 6 projects, voting for 4 resident-proposed projects and 2 neighborhood meeting projects.

The final projects will be decided by combining the resident vote results and the Resident Participatory Budget Committee’s voting results, and will be submitted for the district council’s budget review for the 2021 budget formulation scheduled for December this year.

For more details regarding the 2021 Yeongdeungpo-gu Resident Participatory Budget, visit the Yeongdeungpo-gu website or contact the Planning and Budget Division.

Meanwhile, as a result of the 2020 resident participatory budget vote, a total of 20 projects such as ‘On dark and rainy days, lane markings are hard to see! (Lane repainting project)’ and ‘This is a non-smoking area even on dark nights’ have been selected and are actively being implemented.

Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, stated, “Resident participatory budgeting is the essence of communication and cooperative administration that guarantees resident participation in the financial management process,” and added, “We ask for residents’ great interest and voting so that their opinions can be actively reflected in next year’s budget formulation.”

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