Seongdong-gu Achieves Highest Manifesto Pledge Fulfillment Rating (SA) for 4 Consecutive Years

Seongdong-gu Ranks First in Resident Trust, Achieves Highest Grade (SA) in 2021 National Basic Local Government Mayor Pledge Fulfillment and Information Disclosure Evaluation... Seongdong-gu Mayor Recognized as a 'Mayor Who Keeps Promises,' Leading Nationwide Local Governments and Government with Innovative Policies Amid COVID-19 Situation

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jeong Won-oh) has received the highest grade ‘SA’ in the ‘2021 Nationwide Basic Local Government Heads Pledge Fulfillment and Information Disclosure Evaluation’ organized by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters.

Accordingly, Jeong Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, has earned the honor of being a ‘trustworthy mayor who faithfully keeps promises’ for four consecutive years by diligently fulfilling the election pledges made to the residents.

Since Jeong Won-oh took office as Mayor of Seongdong-gu in 2014, the district has achieved the highest grade (SA) five times in total and four consecutive years, including the 2015 “6th Local Government Pledge Implementation Plan Evaluation,” the 2018 6th Local Government Pledge Fulfillment and Information Disclosure Evaluation, the 2019 7th Local Government Heads Pledge Implementation Plan Evaluation, the 2020 Nationwide Basic Local Government Heads Pledge Fulfillment and Information Disclosure Evaluation, and again in 2021.

The 2021 Nationwide Basic Local Government Heads Pledge Fulfillment and Information Disclosure Evaluation was conducted by a manifesto evaluation team composed of experts and activists, assessing 226 basic local government heads nationwide.

The evaluation areas included ▲ pledge fulfillment completion rate by December 2020 ▲ achievement of pledge goals in 2020 ▲ resident communication ▲ web communication ▲ pledge consistency, totaling five categories.

The evaluation results were classified into five grades from SA to D, and Seongdong-gu received an overall score of over 70 points, earning the highest grade ‘SA’ in this evaluation.

Seongdong-gu is steadily promoting 163 pledge projects across seven major areas of district administration under the vision of the 7th local government term, ‘Seongdong, a Smart Inclusive City of Happiness Together.’

In particular, ▲ in the economic sector, fostering ‘social ventures’ as alternatives for youth and senior jobs and operating the Future Job Corporation ▲ in education, re-designation of the Seongdong Education Special Zone and support for Seoul’s top-level elementary, middle, and high school education expenses (4.5 billion KRW → 6 billion KRW) ▲ in welfare, establishing the ‘Hyo Sarang Primary Care Physician’ as a public medical welfare model for the aging era, building regional senior welfare centers, expanding public daycare centers (61% utilization rate of national/public daycare centers), and installing the Seongdong Maternal Health Promotion Center.

Also, ▲ in urban development, doubling the apartment support budget (the highest level in Seoul), announcing district unit plans for Majang Station area and Geumho area, improving the environment under the subway Line 2 viaduct, and creating industrial innovation spaces ▲ in safety, expanding Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) safety villages, real-time management of dust-emitting workplaces by introducing IoT, supporting installation of air purifiers and fine dust measuring devices in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms ▲ in culture, expanding operation of the Seongdong Healing Center Rest (休) Yeongwol Camp and establishing a second healing center, expanding public knowledge resting places ‘Chaekmaru,’ creating spaces for multicultural children’s libraries ▲ in communication, constructing the Seongsu 1-ga 2-dong complex community center, installing and operating the Seongdong Sharing Center, completing 136 projects (including ongoing projects after implementation, with an implementation rate of 83.4% as of March 2021).

Additionally, Seongdong-gu has won the grand prize for five consecutive years since 2015 (except for 2018 when the competition was not held) at the ‘National Basic Local Government Heads Manifesto Best Practice Contest,’ which evaluates creative and effective pledge fulfillment cases of basic local governments nationwide.

In 2020, the senior job project ‘Seongdong Future Job Corporation Operation’ won the grand prize in the job and economic sector, and the ‘Fire Truck Ssingssing’ project, which established a system to secure fire truck access roads, won an excellence award in the safety autonomy sector.

In particular, even amid the COVID-19 crisis, the district has demonstrated pioneering administration differentiated from other local governments with a mindset of change and innovation, presenting a role model to the government and local governments nationwide.

It was the first nationwide to introduce the ‘mobile electronic log system,’ leading the government to mandate its adoption, and promoted support policies for essential workers who quietly maintain our daily lives, driving government legislation.

Seongdong-gu’s ranking first in resident trust among Seoul’s 25 districts in the ‘2020 Seoul Survey Urban Policy Indicator’ was made possible by Mayor Jeong Won-oh’s efforts to faithfully fulfill promises to residents across the entire district administration.

Mayor Jeong Won-oh of Seongdong-gu said, “Pledges are promises to sincerely fulfill what residents want,” and added, “Since a local government head is chosen to realize residents’ wishes through policies, receiving the highest grade (SA) for pledge fulfillment for four consecutive years is a great compliment from the residents.”

He also stated, “Based on trust in policies, we will carefully oversee and strengthen the entire district administration so that living in Seongdong becomes a source of pride for residents, realizing a ‘Smart Inclusive City’ where all residents enjoy happiness.”

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