Muan-gun Implements 'Organizational Restructuring' to Meet Administrative Demand in Namaak New Town

Abolition of 2 Districts and 3 Branch Offices... Promotion of Public Health Centers to Grade 4 to Respond to COVID-19

Focus on Creating a 'Future-Oriented Muan-gun Administration' for Residents' Happiness

Muan-gun Government Office Exterior / Photo by Asia Economy

[Muan＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, is drawing attention by announcing the legislative notice of the “Muan-gun Administrative Organization Establishment Ordinance Full Revision Ordinance” on the 10th, aiming for new changes in the public service sector, including improving organizational structure through administrative organization and restructuring.

According to the county on the 21st, the main content of the restructuring plan is to abolish two existing bureaus, the Welfare and Culture Bureau and the Economic Construction Bureau, and three business offices.

To respond to the urban-rural complex administrative demands following the development of Namak and Oryong districts, which account for more than 40,000 people, half of the total Muan population, a New Town Support Group will be newly established directly under the county governor, and the head of the health center will be promoted to grade 4 to strengthen public medical service functions such as COVID-19 response, with two new divisions established.

The New Town Support Group will be led by a director of grade 4 to 5 and will operate seven teams: Urban Administration, Urban Management, Welfare Support, Integrated Health, Traffic Management, Architecture Management, and Park Operation.

The Health Administration Division will include the newly established Infectious Disease Response Team along with the existing Health Administration, Sanitation, Infection Control, and Medical Teams, while the Health Promotion Division will be composed of Health Promotion, Visiting Health, Mental Health, and Dementia Relief Teams.

In this restructuring plan, three business offices except for the Water and Sewage Business Office and the Muan Ecological Tidal Flat Business Office will be abolished.

Instead, the Tourism and Culture Division will be split into the Culture and Sports Division and the Tourism Division. The Sports Facilities Business Office will be transferred to the Culture and Sports Division, and the New Town Business Office’s duties will be moved to the newly established New Town Support Group.

The Hoisan Baekryeonji Business Office will also be abolished, with its duties absorbed by the Tourism Division. The Future Strategy Division will be renamed the Future Growth Division, with the Youth AI and Job Teams reinforced.

A county official explained, “The organizational restructuring suited to the times focuses on securing organizational and personnel efficiency through functional and personnel reallocation for the activation of culture, sports, and tourism in response to population and administrative environment changes, creating a future-oriented Muan-gun administration for the happiness of residents.”

He added, “There is an aspect of increasing administrative efficiency by reallocating tasks mainly to divisions rather than bureaus,” and said, “Overall, there will be no change in the number of grade 4 and 5 positions.”

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