Gimhae City Undertakes Organizational Restructuring to Actively Address Current Issues

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gimhae City, Gyeongnam Province, will implement an organizational restructuring effective January 1 to actively respond to current projects and enhance organizational efficiency.

Through this restructuring, four new departments will be established, one department will be abolished, and nine new teams will be created.

To strengthen economic functions and unify external cooperation tasks, the Investment Attraction Department and the Autonomous Administration Department will be newly established.

Additionally, to address the increasing workload related to women and children and new demands in livestock administration, the Women and Children Department will be divided into the Women and Family Department and the Childcare Department, and the Agriculture and Livestock Department will be split into the Agricultural Policy Department and the Livestock Department.

Currently, the Permit Department and the Civil Communication Department operate in the same space handling civil service counters; to adjust and integrate these tasks, the Permit Department will be expanded and reorganized into the Permit and Civil Affairs Department, and the Civil Communication Department will be abolished.

Along with this, to actively prevent and efficiently respond to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an Epidemiological Investigation Team will be established within the Public Health Center, and to oversee support policies for the largest number of foreign residents in the province, a Foreign Resident Support Team will be newly created within the Women and Family Department, thereby proactively responding to changes in administrative demands.

Mayor Heo Seong-gon stated, “This organizational restructuring is expected to accelerate the promotion of current projects, and together with the staff, we will smoothly operate the reorganized organization to lead the development of city administration.”

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