Sogangseok, Elected Songpa District Mayor, Urges "Reorganization into a Working Organization and Renewal of Public Officials"

Seogangseok, Songpa District Mayor-Elect, Urges Strong Changes in Public Service at Transition Committee's Local Government Briefing on the 16th... "I Will Serve Residents with a Humble Attitude. Public Officials Must Change"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seogangseok, the newly elected mayor of Songpa District, who won the highest number of votes nationwide among basic local governments in the June 1 local elections, has.

On the 16th, the first administrative report of the transition committee was held to prepare the blueprint for the four years following his inauguration.

At this meeting, Mayor Seogangseok stated, “The administration of Songpa District has been delayed so far. To realize ‘Songpa running again! An administration of creativity and innovation,’ we must deeply consider how the approximately 1,700 Songpa public officials can work together to bring about change and development in Songpa District,” signaling a reform in the public service community.

In particular, Mayor Seo said, “Serving the residents with humility is not about administering with the head but with the heart. The power entrusted by the sovereign people must be well understood and repaid through work that reflects the will of the sovereign residents.”

He also presented the basic philosophy of district administration, stating, “Priority care should be given to ▲those who have contributed and dedicated themselves to the Korean community ▲socially vulnerable groups such as the disabled ▲and then, careful attention should be extended to ensure that no ordinary residents are left marginalized.”

He continued, “As the frontline institution for conflict resolution, starting with me as the district mayor, I will approach with humility. This transition committee report will closely examine whether there has been any unnecessary budget waste, review the budget from a zero base, reflect adjustments in the supplementary budget, and through organizational restructuring to create a lively and hardworking organization, I hope this will be a turning point for public officials’ proactive attitude change and renewal of public service mindset to make Songpa a pleasant place to live and a district that runs again,” strongly urging for change.

Prior to this, on the 15th, the first meeting was held along with the appointment ceremony of the Songpa District Mayor Transition Committee (Chairman Hwan Hanpyo), composed of 15 members across six subcommittees.

Chairman Hanpyo Han (former director of the Korea Local Administration Institute) said, “People say the Songpa transition committee is like the Seoul city transition committee. This is because it includes authoritative experts from various fields such as the president of the Korea Land and Housing Institute and the vice president of the Korean Local Finance Association,” adding, “Mayor-elect Seogangseok is the most outstanding urban administration expert with administrative expertise and capabilities among all previous district mayors. Songpa is proud.”

He added, “The members of the transition committee are leaders with expertise and insight who will review unnecessary projects, projects that need to be filled, structural adjustments of projects, wasteful populist projects, and projects with low resident impact. They will discover valuable policies to support Mayor Seo’s philosophy and create a four-year roadmap and compass. Please keep in mind that this is to help open the renaissance of Songpa brightly, and I ask you to dedicate yourselves to this.”

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