Will the Gwangju Seo-gu Health Center Director Position Vacant for Over 10 Months Be Filled?

Checking disqualification reasons for 1 applicant... Official hiring may begin as early as January next year

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Attention is focused on whether the vacancy for the head of the Seo-gu Public Health Center in Gwangju Metropolitan City, who will lead the frontline response to the COVID-19 crisis, will be filled after more than ten months in October.

According to Seo-gu, Gwangju, on the 16th, Mr. A was selected for the position of public health center director yesterday, and the final procedures are currently underway.

If Mr. A is appointed, the public health center will be fully staffed for the first time in over ten months since the previous Seo-gu Public Health Center director resigned in February.

After the previous director resigned, Seo-gu issued several recruitment announcements but had no applicants, leaving the position vacant.

As the COVID-19 situation worsened and the need for a head of the public health center increased, there was a controversy when news spread about reappointing an internal official who had been demoted and transferred due to past misconduct, causing some turmoil.

In October, the position was announced again, with only Mr. A applying, leading to a re-announcement as per the procedure, which requires a re-announcement if there is only one applicant.

Since Mr. A was the sole applicant even after the re-announcement, Seo-gu proceeded with the hiring process and is currently checking for any disqualifications such as criminal records.

If no special disqualifications are found, Mr. A is expected to be officially hired in January next year.

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