Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Selects 3 Outstanding Public Officials for Proactive Administration

Best Kim Young-kwan, Head of Cleaning Administration Team, Praised for 'Ice Pack Recycling Project'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangsan District, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Samho) announced on the 12th that it has finally selected three outstanding public officials who demonstrated proactive administration for the public interest.

This selection of outstanding public officials was promoted to encourage proactive administration among Gwangsan District public servants and to spread excellent cases.

Among all employees, 14 candidates were nominated through recommendations by department heads and residents, then a first screening was conducted to narrow down to six candidates, followed by a final selection of three through the ‘Gwangsan District Proactive Administration Committee’ review.

The team leader Kim Younggwan (Environmental Grade 6, Cleaning Administration Division), who received the highest evaluation, was highly praised for promoting the project ‘GO GO Challenge, Reduce Landfill Waste! Protect the Global Environment!’ by reusing discarded ice packs.

In the situation where ice pack usage surged due to COVID-19, up to now, 180 tons (about 450,000 units) of ice packs have been reused, resulting in a social and economic cost-saving effect of 160 million KRW. The system of distributing ice pack collection, washing, and supply tasks also created 21 jobs.

Outstanding officer Moon Sunghyun (Administrative Grade 7, Corporate Economy Division) played a central role in policies to revitalize alleyway commercial districts.

He contributed to enhancing the competitiveness of local commercial districts by designating the first alleyway shopping district with support infrastructure equivalent to traditional markets, organizing the Alleyway Commercial District Banzai Challenge, Self-Employed Cider Day, and completing the three-year project of the Boss Academy.

Encouragement awardee Ahn Jeonghwan (Facility Grade 7, Urban Planning Division) was selected as an outstanding public official for the case of ‘Improving work efficiency and budget savings through integrated construction project management service procurement.’

Regarding projects such as the construction of the Hanam 3 District resident complex facility and the construction of sports facilities, instead of issuing separate orders as previously handled, integrated procurement was promoted, saving a budget of 1.2 billion KRW and improving work efficiency.

Gwangsan District plans to provide incentives such as additional points for work performance to the three selected outstanding public officials and promote their cases by producing card news.

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