365-Day Open Night Supply Office ... Busan Gijang-gun Selected as Excellent Institution in Ministry of the Interior and Safety's 'Public Participation Level Evaluation'

Gijang County Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Trainee Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Busan Gijang-gun was selected as an 'Excellent Institution' in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's 2021 National Participation Level Evaluation and received the Minister's Award.

The 'National Participation Level Evaluation' is a system that allows self-assessment of the level of public participation activation and improvement of participation policies.

After being piloted in cities and provinces in 2020, the evaluation target was expanded from this year to include central administrative agencies and basic cities, counties, and districts. The evaluation was conducted on all 288 administrative agencies.

Among local governments, Gijang-gun, Anyang-si, and Suncheon-si were selected as excellent institutions, along with five central administrative agencies including the Military Manpower Administration and Statistics Korea.

Gijang-gun stated, "The operation of the '365 Nighttime County Office,' where the county governor meets residents daily and takes the lead in resolving civil complaints without suppressing them, received high evaluation."

The '365 Nighttime County Office,' operating since July 2010, is open every day including Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.

As of November 21 this year, the cumulative number of visitors is 23,793, with a total of 10,106 civil complaints.

To accommodate residents who find it difficult to visit the county office during working hours due to their livelihoods, the county office is open at night and on weekends.

Governor Oh meets residents, listens to their complaints, conducts on-site inspections afterward, and establishes preventive measures for complaints to reflect in policies.

In addition, Gijang-gun operates online opinion collection channels such as 'Requests to the County Governor' and 'Online Surveys' on its website, as well as youth policy councils, youth participation committees, and resident participation budget systems.

Oh Gyu-seok, Governor of Gijang-gun, said, "We will further strengthen participatory administration that communicates with residents and finds answers on the ground."

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