Wando-gun Selects Two Outstanding Public Officials for Active Administration in the Second Half of the Year

Unreasonable Regulatory Reform Contributes to Residents' Convenience and Public Interest through Creative Approaches

Wando-gun Office Building Exterior (Photo by Wando-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Shin Woo-cheol) announced on the 18th that it selected two outstanding public officials for proactive administration in the second half of the year on the 17th to boost morale and spread a culture of proactive administration by preferentially selecting and favoring public officials who take the lead in proactive administration.

The outstanding public officials were selected through in-depth evaluations by the Wando-gun Proactive Administration Support Committee based on presentations by the responsible public officials on 10 cases of excellent proactive administration.

Woo Hong-rae, team leader of the Economic and Transportation Division, who was selected as an outstanding public official, led close consultations among Jeollanam-do Marine Bio Research Center, a mask pack company owner, and Wando-gun to expand the consumption of kelp, a local specialty, and create high added value.

As a result, a kelp mask pack manufacturing plant was established in Wando-gun, which produces more than 70% of the kelp nationwide, creating new market opportunities and jobs for local residents.

Additionally, due to the saturation of the pier where the coastal fishing fleet currently docks, a new pier was needed, and the purchase of the former Coast Guard exclusive pier site led to the expansion of a dedicated pier for the fishing fleet.

This achievement received high marks as it contributes to revitalizing the local economy through attracting the coastal fishing fleet and supporting crew members' food purchases and cargo handling fees when the fleet docks.

The other outstanding public official is Kim Hyun-joo, team leader of the Marine Healing Division, who operated a ‘Visiting Marine Healing Program’ targeting five towns and townships to alleviate the physical and mental fatigue of residents due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, thereby addressing blind spots in public services and raising awareness of the marine healing industry.

In particular, by running the program with instructors trained within the county rather than external guest lecturers, it contributed not only to job creation but also to budget savings.

This year, the county discovered 24 cases of excellent proactive administration. Since these cases are valuable outcomes created by public officials to solve residents’ difficulties and develop county administration, the county plans to further develop them and establish proactive administration cases and systems that can confidently compete with other local governments.

Bong Jin-moon, Deputy Governor of Wando-gun and chair of the Proactive Administration Support Committee, emphasized, “Let us continue to select outstanding public officials who contribute to residents’ convenience and public interest by reforming unreasonable regulations and solving problems with creative approaches, thereby inducing proactive administration and spreading a culture of proactive administration that residents can feel.”

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