Seongbuk-gu Samseon-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee Holds 1st Online Residents' General Assembly

You can find videos by searching 'Samseon-dong Resident General Assembly' on YouTube... Currently accepting opinions on 9 planned projects (66 million KRW) for 2021

Lee Seung-ro, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) Samseon-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee will hold the 1st Online Residents' General Assembly.

The Samseon-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee was established on September 1 last year as a resident representative organization of the local community, organized with 50 members selected through group recommendation and public lottery.

Three subcommittees (Village Notification Subcommittee, Village Guardian Subcommittee, Autonomy Hall Operation Subcommittee) aligned with Samseon-dong's vision and strategy have been formed, and all members are active in their respective subcommittees.

The Residents' Autonomy Committee, composed of representative members, selects participatory budget and resident tax projects through a democratic decision-making process and obtains approval at the annual Residents' General Assembly to establish the autonomy plan for the following year.

The 2021 Samseon-dong autonomy plan consists of a total of nine projects (66 million KRW) covering various fields such as safety, culture, and education, including 'Installation of solar road markers on women’s safe return paths,' 'Camping with grandpas at Samseon Children's Park,' and 'Residents' Autonomy Humanities School - Understanding Residents' Autonomy.'

Funding is provided through city and district resident participatory budgets and the resident tax equalization portion.

Originally, the autonomy plan must be approved at a Residents' General Assembly attended by at least 0.5% of Samseon-dong residents, but due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation, the 2020 autonomy plan, approved at the Residents' Autonomy Committee regular meeting, is being shared with residents through the online Residents' General Assembly.

To participate in the Residents' General Assembly, residents can watch the assembly video by searching 'Samseon-dong Residents' General Assembly' on YouTube. Residents with opinions can leave comments, which the Residents' Autonomy Committee will monitor and reflect in next year's project implementation.

Park Gye-seon, Chairperson of the Residents' Autonomy Committee, said, “It is regrettable that we could not hold the 1st Residents' General Assembly in person, but I hope many people watch the video and leave valuable comments. Next year, we will definitely prepare a place where residents can gather in one place and directly decide the village plans.”

Lee Seung-ro, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, said, “The Residents' General Assembly is a public forum where residents discuss necessary village projects and make final decisions on autonomy plans, serving as a venue for direct democracy. Thanks to the residents' efforts for regional development, many projects have been discovered and selected. Starting next year, the Residents' Autonomy Committee will expand to all 20 neighborhoods (dong), and we will actively support Seongbuk-gu to lead residents' autonomy.”

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