Yangcheon-gu Residents' Autonomy Association 2021 'Online' Residents' General Assembly Held

From the 14th, 2021 Online Resident General Assembly Held for Residents of 11 Pilot Neighborhoods... Realizing 'Grassroots Democracy' Where Any Neighborhood Resident Exercises Practical Authority over Policies and Budgets through Voting

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) announced that starting from the 14th, it will hold the 2021 Yangcheon-gu Residents' General Assembly online for residents of 11 pilot neighborhoods of the Residents' Autonomy Committee.

The Residents' General Assembly is the highest decision-making body at the neighborhood level that deliberates on autonomous plans containing solutions to daily life issues closely related to residents' lives and development measures, and makes final decisions through voting. Any resident living or active in the neighborhood can participate.

The Yangcheon-gu Residents' Autonomy Committee began in 2019 with 5 pilot neighborhoods (Mok 2-dong, Mok 3-dong, Sinwol 5-dong, Sinjeong 3-dong, Sinjeong 4-dong), and this year added 6 more neighborhoods (Mok 5-dong, Sinwol 1·3·4-dong, Sinjeong 2·7-dong), currently operating in 11 neighborhoods. Next year, it is planned to operate in all 18 neighborhoods of Yangcheon-gu.

Each neighborhood's Residents' Autonomy Committee has established autonomous plans reflecting the village's development direction through establishing operational rules, forming committees, capacity-building education, and agenda development workshops since early this year.

At the 2021 Residents' General Assembly starting on the 14th, the core agendas of these autonomous plans from each neighborhood will be finalized.

Residents wishing to participate in the 2021 Residents' General Assembly can attend the online assembly non-face-to-face via real-time live broadcasts on YouTube and Zoom to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, "I hope that the Residents' Autonomy Committee will become the cornerstone of stronger autonomous decentralization in the future, and that the 450,000 residents of Yangcheon-gu will actively exercise their rights as decision-makers of village policies and budgets through this Residents' General Assembly."

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