Haenam-gun Enhances Pledge Fulfillment Quality Through Resident Participation

Pledge Fulfillment Citizen Evaluation Group Holds 1st Evaluation Meeting on the 18th

Haenam County held the first meeting of the Citizen Evaluation Group for Pledge Implementation, where residents directly inspected and evaluated the progress of the 7th local government administration's campaign pledges. (Photo by Haenam County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan) announced on the 20th that it held the first meeting of the Citizen Evaluation Group for Pledge Implementation on the 18th, where residents directly inspected and evaluated the implementation status of the pledges made during the 7th local government administration.

The Citizen Evaluation Group for Pledge Implementation is operated to expand the objectivity and transparency of decision-making in the process of pledge implementation through direct participation of residents.

It consists of a total of 35 residents aged 19 or older, randomly selected by gender, age, and region through ARS and telephone interviews. To ensure objectivity, members were selected through the professional organization Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters, and it plans to inspect and evaluate the overall pledge implementation of Haenam-gun through three meetings.

In the first evaluation meeting, after general education on the role of the evaluation group and the manifesto movement, subcommittees were formed, and a total of 20 focused evaluation agenda items, 4 per subcommittee, were selected from the 7th local government administration period.

In the second and third meetings, final recommendations on pledge implementation will be prepared based on proposal explanations from the persons in charge of each pledge project, Q&A sessions with the evaluation group, and subcommittee discussion results.

Since the launch of the 7th local government administration, 38 out of 65 pledge projects in Haenam-gun have been completed, achieving a 58.5% pledge implementation rate. Moreover, Haenam-gun has achieved remarkable results in fulfilling promises to residents, including receiving the highest SA grade in the Manifesto Pledge Implementation Evaluation for two consecutive years, winning the top prize for regional culture revitalization and excellence in newsletter and broadcasting categories at the 2020 Manifesto Best Practice Competition, and being the only local government in Jeollanam-do to receive awards in two categories.

A county official stated, “We expect that direct participation of residents will enhance fairness and objectivity in the implementation of the 7th local government administration pledges and lay the foundation for high-quality pledge implementation,” and added, “Opinions derived through the Citizen Evaluation Group will be actively reflected in county administration, and the final recommendations will be disclosed on the Open Governor’s Office pledge page on the Haenam-gun website.”

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